University of Maine students, researchers, Marine Extension Team members and alumni were among the more than 2,000 participants in the 48th Maine Fishermen’s Forum in Rockport, March 2–4. The annual three-day event brings together fishermen, gear suppliers, scientists, government officials and others to share information and collaborate on all things fishing: markets, resource status, regulations, […]
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The Bangor Daily News, Mount Desert Islander and National Fisherman featured a first-ever national assessment of seafood marketing practices in the United States led by the University of Maine with funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and NOAA Fisheries. The American Seafood Harvesters Marketing Practices Survey aims to bring attention to the role that […]
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NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center and the Cooperative Institute for the North Atlantic Region (CINAR) have named Lisa Kerr, associate professor at the University of Maine School of Marine Sciences, as one of four 2023 CINAR Fellows in Quantitative Fisheries and Ecosystems Science. Kerr’s research aims to bring climate information to bear on fishery stock […]
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The Portland Press Herald interviewed Brian Beal and Rick Wahle about the potential to farm lobster in Maine. Beal stated that according to his research, lobsters can be farmed economically. “The reason why there is nothing going on is that the fishery doesn’t want it to happen. They think it will negatively affect their bottom […]
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The University of Maine, with funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and NOAA Fisheries, is launching the first-ever national assessment of seafood marketing practices in the United States. The American Seafood Harvesters Marketing Practices Survey aims to bring attention to the role that seafood harvesters play in the nation’s food systems and, eventually, […]
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Kristina Cammen, assistant professor at the University of Maine School of Marine Sciences, was a panelist on Maine Public’s show Maine Calling for an episode about how to help stranded seals and the health of Maine’s seal population.
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In an article about lobsters using their feet to taste food, Grunge cited information from the University of Maine Lobster Institute explaining that lobsters eat tough seafood like crabs and mussels by using their claws to rip their prey into pieces and break through tough shells and use its limbs to bring the morsel into […]
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On the Water boosted a survey from the Pelagic Fisheries Lab at the University of Maine and the Gulf of Maine Research Institute evaluating post-release mortality on commercial-size Atlantic bluefin tuna. Survey data will be used to inform the tagging portion of the study in hopes of capturing a representative set of the rod and […]
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Phys.org and Maine Public reported on a study led by the University of Maine that captured how entire rockweed beds recover from harvest. The study found that harvest patterns were uneven, creating a mosaic of habitats across the bed. This indicates that harvest has less impact than previous studies, with a smaller scale of focus, reported. […]
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A study led by the University of Maine captured how entire rockweed beds recover from harvest, and the practice has a smaller impact than previously thought. Rockweed wields immense influence over its intertidal habitat. Its tangled branches form the backbone of a rich ecosystem that shelters and feeds an abundance of marine life. Everywhere rockweed […]
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