UMaine mentioned in Ellsworth American article on winter shrimp fishing

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

November 29, 2017 Climate Change, Outreach, UMaine in the News

The University of Maine was mentioned in the Ellsworth American article, “Odds are tiny for a winter shrimp fishing season.” Members of the Atlantic State Marine Fisheries Commission’s Northern Shrimp Section are scheduled to meet Wednesday to establish dates and landings limits for the 2018 winter shrimp fishing season, according to the article. Most evidence suggests the limit, or total allowable catch, will be zero, and there will be no season at all, the article states. Northern shrimp are a coldwater species. Data collected by scientists at UMaine, NOAA Fisheries, the Gulf of Maine Research Institute and elsewhere show that water temperatures in the western Gulf of Maine — prime shrimp habitat — have increased steadily during the past 10 years and, more recently, “reached unprecedented highs,” according to the commission’s recently released status report. Mount Desert Islander also published the Ellsworth American article.