Aquaculture North America interviewed Ian Bricknell, professor of aquaculture biology at the University of Maine, about emerging parasites among fish. “Aquatic parasites cost global finfish aquaculture around $9.6 billion a year and sea lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis and Caligus rogercresseyi) represent around 11.5% of that,” said Bricknell.
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University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy will welcome more than 150 researchers, policy makers and coastal community partners to a blue economy virtual discussion at 12:30 p.m. on Nov. 18. The event will focus on the challenges and opportunities for Maine in the blue economy and how Maine’s public research university factors into solutions. Heather […]
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WCVB (Channel 5 in Boston) reported on University of Maine-affiliated lobster research. The program explored research conducted at the Wells Reserve at Laudholm that was funded by the UMaine Lobster Institute. It also featured Marin Skincare, a startup founded by UMaine alumni Amber Boutiette and Patrick Breeding that sells a specialty skincare product made with […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Warren Riess, a research professor emeritus of history, anthropology and marine sciences at the University of Maine, about exploring and preserving shipwrecks. “When you approach an archaeology site you have to be more ethical than any other science,” he said. “At an archaeology site, you really have to be guided […]
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The Associated Press reported on University of Maine scientists receiving $400,000 to expand research into baby lobsters. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Sea Grant American Lobster Initiative awarded the funds, which will help researchers, including UMaine Lobster Institute director Rick Wahle, investigate the relationship between baby lobster’s food supply and both changes in ocean […]
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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk about how storytelling can inform collaboration and vice versa from 3–4 p.m. on Nov. 22. Storytelling has been around for as long as human history. While scientists traditionally use storytelling to communicate their findings, it is also […]
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Mainebiz reported on the latest research by Walt Golet, an assistant professor with the University of Maine School of Marine Sciences, to conserve western Atlantic bluefin tuna and explore new marketing efforts to help fishermen sell it.
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The University of Maine MARINE Initiative will host a panel of leaders in the state to define and discuss the Blue Economy in Maine. This event will be held virtually on Nov. 18, at 12:30 p.m. and is open to the public. During the event, UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy will provide remarks. The panel consists […]
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The University of Maine’s collaborative research with the lobster industry will continue thanks to the support of businesses that rely on the fishery. The national restaurant chain Red Lobster, Cranberry Isles Fishermen’s Co-Op in Islesford, Maine, and Ready Seafood Co., a supplier and processor headquartered in Saco, Maine, teamed up to fund this sixth consecutive […]
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A Portland Press Herald article detailing the opportunities and controversies surrounding Maine aquaculture cited a 2016 industry economic impact report from the University of Maine Aquaculture Research Institute. When he spoke with the Press Herald, Sebastian Belle, director of the Maine Aquaculture Association, also noted the institute and UMaine’s Darling Marine Center as two of […]
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