Changing Ocean Conditions Threaten North American Atlantic Salmon
Changing ocean conditions threaten North American Atlantic salmon.
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Holberton Quoted in Article on Puffins
Rebecca Holberton, University of Maine professor of biology and ecology, was quoted in the International Business Times article “Puffins return to Maine for nesting season, but climate peril looms.” Holberton’s quote, “It’s our marine canary in a coal mine, if you will,” came from an Associated Press article in June about the risk of starvation […]
Read moreWLBZ Covers Maine Beaches Conference
WLBZ (Channel 2) covered the Maine Beaches Conference on Friday, July 12 at Southern Maine Community College in South Portland. The conference, coordinated by Maine Sea Grant and a steering committee of public and private partners, focused on the effects of Superstorm Sandy and the lessons Maine can learn from the storm.
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Sensor Buoy to Help Answer Questions About Declining Water Clarity in Acadia National Park
Sensor buoy to help answer questions about declining water clarity in Acadia National Park.
Read moreMedia Previews Maine Beaches Conference
The Sun Journal, Portland Press Herald, WABI (Channel 5) and WLBZ (Channel 2) were among several news organizations to carry an Associated Press report previewing the Maine Beaches Conference. The conference, coordinated by Maine Sea Grant and a steering committee of public and private partners, takes place Friday, July 12 at Southern Maine Community College […]
Read moreMills, Wahle Speak to BDN About Climate Change Prevention
Rick Wahle and Katherine Mills, UMaine researchers who helped co-author a recent article in the scientific publication Oceanography, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about how Maine fisheries can and should be more adaptive to climate change.
Read moreEPA Environmental Merit Award Recognizes ACUPCC
Last month in Boston, University of Maine Sustainability Coordinator Dan Dixon accepted an Environmental Merit Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency New England on behalf of the university. The University of Maine is a charter signatory of the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC), which was initiated in 2007 by Second Nature […]
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Researchers Uncover Lessons for Fisheries Management in Changing Climate
Researchers uncover lessons for fisheries management in changing climate.
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Research Team Looks at the Possibility that Boron Could Have Played a Role in the Origin of Life.
Research team looks at the possibility that boron could have played a role in the origin of life.
Read moreClimate Change Researchers Featured in Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Article
Researchers and students from the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine are featured in an article and video by Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. The report cites work by Climate Change Institute researcher Gordon Bromley and UMaine anthropologist Kurt Rademaker.
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