Steneck to present Maine Marine Fare Conference keynote, Free Press reports

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.

September 12, 2019 Marine Sciences, UMaine in the News

The Free Press reported the Penobscot Marine Museum will host the Maine Marine Fare Conference at Searsport’s Union Hall 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Sept. 28. Experts from around the state will gather to address a variety of fisheries-related topics, according to the article. The central theme is that Maine is diversifying its fisheries: aquaculture is introducing more marketable species; multinational companies are applying for land-based aquaculture permits; traditional bait fish stocks are running short and new sources need to be found; the removal of dams means more fish are returning to the Penobscot Nation’s sovereign waters; and women are breaking into the fish catch and processing arenas, the article states. Sessions include the keynote presentation, “The Current State of the Gulf of Maine Fisheries,” by Bob Steneck, a professor of marine biology and marine policy at the University of Maine; and a land-based aquaculture panel moderated by Steve Eddy, director of UMaine’s Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research. Republican Journal also advanced the conference.