Ph.D. student, Department of Marine Resources scientist featured in Boothbay Register
Boothbay Register published a feature article on Katherine Thompson, a Ph.D. student in marine biology at the University of Maine. In February, the Department of Marine Resources hired Thompson to lead its lobster sampling program. Thompson, a New Harbor native, operates from the DMR lab in West Boothbay, according to the article. She is responsible for coordination, implementation and participation of the program in all seven of the state’s lobster management zones and oversees the department’s juvenile lobster ventless trap survey, the article states. After receiving her undergraduate degree, Thompson completed an internship in lobster research through the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay, focusing on the settlement index survey conducted by Richard Wahle of UMaine’s School of Marine Science. “Growing up around a working waterfront definitely influenced my career,” Thompson said. “I think it was a natural course for me to pursue. I’ve intentionally done research that has directly collaborated with the lobster and scallop industries.”