School of Marine Sciences

July 5, 2018 University of Maine scientists are part of an interdisciplinary research team equipped with advanced underwater robotics and analytical instrumentation that will set sail in August from Seattle to the northeastern Pacific Ocean. They’ll examine the life and death of plankton — microscopic organisms that are the base of the ocean food web […]

Enjoying a dinner of Sea Vegetables at Dr. Brawley’s home!!

Research led by University of Maine Professor of Oceanography David Townsend is part of NOAA’s newly announced Ocean Acidification Program. Townsend is working in collaboration with UMaine School of Marine Sciences researchers Larry Mayer, Aaron Strong and Damian Brady; Joe Salisbury of the University of New Hampshire; and colleagues from Friends of Casco Bay, Northeast […]

The Maine Sea Grant College Program has awarded funds to faculty at the University of Maine and other research institutions statewide for four new projects representing nearly $1 million in research investment from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and matching sources. Amanda Klemmer and Brian Olsen of UMaine’s School of Biology and Ecology will […]

Arnault Le Brisa, Katherine E. Mills, Richard A. Wahle, Yong Chen, Michael A. Alexander, Andrew J. Allyn,  Justin G. Schuetz, James D. Scott, and Andrew J. Pershing *Gulf of Maine Research Institute, Portland, ME 04101; School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, […]

Despite a bipartisan recognition of a threat to Maine’s shellfish industry, leadership on the issue has fallen to a group of concerned volunteers. Pictured in Bath, Susie Arnold, a marine scientist at the Rockland-based Island Institute, is one of the leaders of the Maine Ocean and Coastal Acidification Partnership, a volunteer effort. Staff photo by […]

Pictured in Bath, Susie Arnold, a marine scientist at the Rockland-based Island Institute, is one of the leaders of the Maine Ocean and Coastal Acidification Partnership, a volunteer effort. Staff photo by Gregory Rec   Despite a bipartisan recognition of a threat to Maine’s shellfish industry, leadership on the issue has fallen to a group […]

Two University of Maine undergraduate researchers spent this past summer on the Schoodic Peninsula working on a project to understand the benefits an ecosystem provides to people. Aly East and Joe Cicero were members of the research team led by Kate Ruskin, a lecturer and undergraduate coordinator in the Ecology and Environmental Sciences Program at […]

C. Bartlett/Maine Sea Grant   Scallops are one of the most profitable fisheries in Maine, with a statewide value of nearly $7 million in 2016. The scallop fishery is also one of the most local, with small “day boats” staying close to shore. Landings (and populations) have fluctuated over the years, with the latest peaks […]