Contact: Teresa Johnson, (207) 581-4362 ORONO — A University of Maine School of Marine Sciences researcher has received a $178,000 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for a two-year study on how new fishing regulations in New England affect fishing communities socioeconomically. The research will inform how future fishing policies in New England read more NOAA Grant Funds New Socioeconomic Study of Downeast Fishing Communities