New England Environment

  • Engaging in offshore wind development

        introducing the guide We are delighted to share How to Engage in Offshore Wind Development: A Guide to Values, Questions, Perspectives, and Pathways Forward in Coastal Maine, with you. […]

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  • Reflecting on ecosystem-based management

    Last week, I participated in a symposium at the AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) annual meeting in Boston, Massachusetts. This is an impressive scientific society, including more […]

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  • Sarah presents community shellfish project

    Graduate student Sarah Risley presented the State of the Damariscotta River Estuary report to the Damariscotta Board of Selectmen on Wednesday evening, November 3, 2021. You can watch the video […]

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  • New research on aquaculture

    Congratulations to Melissa on the publication of her Masters thesis research in Marine Policy! https://umaine.edu/news/blog/2021/09/07/new-aquaculture-research-highlights-areas-of-consensus-disagreement/

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  • Damariscotta StoryMap launched

    Melissa Britsch and Heather Leslie have launched a StoryMap focused on research in the Damariscotta River Estuary. They highlight the roles diverse researchers and research stations have played in generating […]

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  • Mitchell Center highlights shellfish research

    Graduate student Sarah Risley, together with Prof. Heather Leslie and Joshua Stoll, received an award from the Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions earlier this spring for her engaged research on […]

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