Science Magazine interviewed Deborah Bouchard, associate Extension professor and aquatic animal health specialist at the University of Maine, about the advantages and disadvantages of using a sand filter in salmon aquaculture systems. “When operating properly, it’s great. … If sand gets out of your biofilter, then you are in big, big trouble with your pumps, […]
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The Lincoln County News reported that Heather Leslie, professor of marine science and director of the Darling Marine Center at the University of Maine, has been named a 2022 American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow, one of the highest honors in the scientific community.
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The Associated Press interviewed Rick Wahle, director of the Lobster Institute and professor of marine sciences at the University of Maine, about the impact of the rules about the minimum and maximum sizes of lobsters potentially becoming stricter. Wahle said that changing the U.S. measurement standards gives lobsters more opportunity to reproduce, though the change […]
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Rick Wahle, director of the Lobster Institute and professor of marine sciences at the University of Maine, spoke to Maine Public about the continued challenges facing lobstermen even after the Maine lobster fishery secured a six-year pause in a federal spending bill late last year that will buy the industry more time to research and […]
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot and Lincoln County News shared that University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center is recruiting student researchers to contribute to a diversity of marine and environmental research projects this summer. This season, more than 15 paid internships are available for students, thanks to support from friends and donors to the Darling Marine […]
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In an article about the difference between spiny and Maine lobster meat, Tasting Table cited information from the Maine Sea Grant website about Maine lobster, noting that though they are available year round, their numbers spike in late summer and into fall.
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The Bangor Daily News, Courier-Gazette, Phys.org and Hydro Review featured a recent study from the University of Maine that found salmon depleted fat stores while stopped at dams. The scientists found that the tagged fish were delayed on average between 16 and 23 days at the dams and lost between 11% and 22% of their fat reserves, […]
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Restoration of the critically endangered Atlantic salmon is an important issue in the rivers of Maine. Dams on Maine rivers have long been known to impact fish populations, but a new study led by the University of Maine quantifying the time and energy lost by Atlantic salmon stopped by dams indicate that the structures might […]
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News Center Maine featured research from the University of Maine that tracks down sea run rainbow smelt using environmental DNA, or eDNA. “It runs right up against forensics, it’s just, we move outside of crime scenes and into the wild. The nice things about environmental DNA is it only requires somebody to collect a water […]
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Heather Leslie, professor of marine science and director of the Darling Marine Center at the University of Maine, has been named a 2022 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow, one of the highest honors in the scientific community. AAAS Fellows are a group of scientists, engineers and innovators recognized for their achievements […]
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