Whether it’s through fish stocking, habitat restoration or research, the University of Maine-led Maine Sea Grant is helping the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) conserve Atlantic salmon in the Gulf of Maine — the last wild populations of the species in the U.S. Through a program offered by Maine Sea Grant and NOAA Fisheries […]
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WABI (Channel 5) boosted a request from University of Maine researchers to anglers, asking them to donate their legal striped bass remains after filleting. Researchers, led by UMaine graduate student Abrielle Remick, are using bass remains to analyze and understand the fish’s feeding habits. Remick said findings may help researchers and wildlife management make more […]
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The Portland Press Herald interviewed Walt Golet, assistant professor of marine science at the University of Maine, on the abundance of local bluefish tuna in the Gulf of Maine. “By all accounts, right now, everybody is [in] agreement that bluefin are doing well,” Golet said. “I get this question all the time: ‘Should we eat […]
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At the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center, student researchers have launched a new project this summer to investigate the feeding habits of striped bass along the coast of Maine. The project is led by Abby Remick, a first-year graduate student in the lab of Michelle Staudinger, associate professor of marine sciences. Student researchers will […]
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Editor’s note: This story was updated on July 1. Researchers from the University of Maine and Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences have demonstrated a new approach to understanding the diet of newly hatched American lobsters, opening doors for better understanding the role they play in the Gulf of Maine’s ecosystem. Scientists know little about what […]
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Eco Magazine featured a new study from researchers with Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences and the University of Maine which revealed that food web and energy dynamics have changed in the Gulf of Maine following the collapse of kelp forest and subsequent rise in carpet-like turf algae. “People have studied the importance of kelp forests […]
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WBUR in Boston highlighted a study from Bigelow Laboratory and University of Maine researchers on how turf algae releases potent compounds that kill young kelp, which grow into valuable food and habitat for lobster, fish and other species. UMaine graduate student Shane Farrell was the lead author on the study.
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Maine Public, Portland Press Herald and News Center Maine highlighted research from the University of Maine Darling Marine Center on local shellfish harvesting trends along the Damariscotta and Medomak River estuaries led by graduate student Sarah Risley. “As researchers, we can only be out in the field for a couple months out of the year. […]
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While kelp forests are increasingly dwindling along portions of the Maine coast, those that remain still provide valuable food and habitat for lobster, fish and other species. Yet rapidly proliferating turf algae, which resemble thick mats along the seafloor, are chemically sabotaging kelp forests’ recovery from decades of decline, threatening biodiversity and nutrient systems in […]
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The Portland Press Herald and News Center Maine featured the election of Bob Steneck, University of Maine professor emeritus of oceanography, marine biology and marine policy, to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Steneck helped reshape marine research in Maine during his 41-year career with the university.
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