In an article about the recent release of 300 mature Atlantic salmon into the upper reaches of the East Branch of the Penobscot River for salmon restoration efforts, the Ellsworth American noted that the University of Maine will help track the released salmon as they spawn and make their way out to the ocean, using […]
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In an article about sustainable food options, Planet Forward quoted Denise Skonberg, associate professor of food science in the Food and Agriculture School at the University of Maine, about her research looking at the benefits seaweed and algae can have on a human diet and the environment. “There are thousands of species of seaweeds, and […]
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A memorial service for University of Maine professor emeritus James Acheson, who held a joint appointment in the Anthropology Department and the School of Marine Sciences, will be held at 3 p.m., Oct. 27 in Buchanan Alumni House on campus. A reception will follow. Acheson passed away June 28 at the age of 84.
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Aquaculture experts from across the U.S., South Africa, Norway and Iceland met at the University of Maine for the third annual Recirculating Aquaculture Salmon Network (RAS-N) and first annual Sustainable Aquaculture Systems Supporting Atlantic Salmon (SAS2) conference. During the conference, which was held Sept. 27–29, scientists, communicators and educators shared information and explored current challenges […]
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In an article about how the climate crisis threatens clammers, the Guardian cited research from the Downeast Institute and the University of Maine at Machias in 2018 that found that green crabs feast on clams to such an extent that more than 99% of juvenile clams died before reaching adulthood. Honest Columnist shared the Guardian […]
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NOAA Sea Grant has announced $2.1 million to fund four projects that advance aquaculture research and extension to support sustainable aquaculture in Maine. The projects are part of a larger $14 million NOAA Sea Grant investment to strengthen aquaculture across the United States. Investigators from the University of Maine Aquaculture Research Institute, Maine Aquaculture Innovation […]
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Robert Steneck, a professor in the University of Maine School of Marine Sciences, and Keri Kaczor, the environmental literacy and workforce development program manager at Maine Sea Grant, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for an article titled “The environmentalists at the heart of Maine’s booming oyster business.” Steneck said oysters sequester carbon when they […]
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The Bangor Daily News and Salmon Business featured research at the University of Maine Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research (CCAR) looking at using lumpfish to combat sea lice on salmon farms. Steve Eddy, director of CCAR and lead investigator on the project, said UMaine researchers have been learning to get lumpfish to spawn and then […]
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The Boothbay Register reported that Sarah Risley, a University of Maine graduate student based at the Darling Marine Center, will lead a team of high school students in green crab surveys this fall as part of an ongoing community science research program in the Damariscotta River estuary. The data that students collect will be used […]
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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk about the unanticipated consequences of successful seal conservation in the Gulf of Maine at 3 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 26. In this talk, “Out of Our Depth: Interdisciplinary science for marine mammal conservation,” Kristina Cammen, an assistant […]
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