Marine Sciences

International experts discuss land-based Atlantic Salmon aquaculture during conference held at UMaine

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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The Guardian cites UMaine Machias study about green crab impact on clams

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 announces $2.1M to support aquaculture research and Extension in Maine

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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Steneck, Kaczor discuss environmentalism in oyster farming with BDN

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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BDN, Salmon Business feature UMaine work with lumpfish

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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Mitchell Center to host talk on unanticipated consequences of conservation Sept. 26

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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UMaine Marine Sciences student Cole Roxbury with kelp at the Darling Marine Center. Photo by Adam St. Gelais.

UMaine researchers look into how to make kelp aquaculture a better carbon sink

Cost-effective carbon dioxide removal technologies play a key role in combating climate change. A team of researchers at the University of Maine in collaboration with Conscience Bay Research have developed a kelp aquaculture model for the Gulf of Maine that maximizes carbon sequestration and cost effectiveness of this natural carbon sink. Wild macroalgae is one […]

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WESA-FM features Mayewski’s new book

WESA-FM (90.5 in Pittsburgh) featured Paul Mayewski, director and professor of the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine and Distinguished Professor in the Schools of Earth and Climate Sciences, Marine Sciences, Policy and International Affairs, Business School and University of Maine School of Law. The segment featured Mayewski’s new book, “The Ice Chronicles: […]

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