Boothbay Register reports on DMC graduate students’ research
Boothbay Register published a University of Maine news release about University of Maine Darling Marine Center graduate students Carl Huntsberger and Whitley Gilbert. The students want their research to support better management of two of Maine’s most valuable natural resources — clean water and lobsters. Huntsberger conducts research on juvenile and adult lobsters to determine whether the number of rings that form on a part of the stomach called the gastric mill relates to a lobster’s age. Gilbert studies nutrient loading in Casco Bay to better understand water quality. “If we get a better handle on the causes and effects of nutrient loading in Casco Bay, it can help land-use managers make decisions that will keep the water clean,” Gilbert said.