Marine Sciences

Stanley wins President’s Award at 60th annual Northeast Algal Society meeting 

Alexis Stanley, undergraduate laboratory assistant at the University of Maine from Plattsmouth, Nebraska, was awarded the President’s Award at the 60th annual Northeast Algal Society (NEAS) meeting in Burlington, Vermont.  NEAS is a regional phycological society dedicated to furthering algal research and education in the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. The President’s Award is […]

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Boss and Karp-Boss interviewed for Hakai Magazine about phytoplankton survey

Emmanuel Boss and Lee Karp-Boss, professors at the School of Marine Sciences, were interviewed for Hakai Magazine about their role collecting data about ocean microbes on the Tara expedition. From 2009–13, the Tara traversed the globe as scientists aboard sampled the ocean’s microbes and studied how fast those microbes sank. Boss and Karp-Boss have both […]

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UMaine names 2022 valedictorian and salutatorian

Political science major Dominique DiSpirito of Woonsocket, Rhode Island is the 2022 University of Maine valedictorian and Maxwell Burtis of Brunswick, Maine, a mechanical engineering major, is this year’s salutatorian. Both are students in the UMaine Honors College. “Dominique and Maxwell are truly outstanding members of our community and their UMaine student experiences are what […]

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Island Institute highlights Maine Aquaculture Roadmap

The Island Institute shared information about the Maine Aquaculture Hub’s 2022-2032 Roadmap, which outlines a series of tangible and attainable steps to help meet the rising demand for seafood, particularly seafood that is high in quality and sustainably grown. The report was developed by the Maine Aquaculture Hub, which is a collaboration between Maine Sea […]

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CCI research associate, alumnus lead development of World Ocean Explorer Deep Sea Exhibit

The World Ocean Explorer DEEP SEA exhibit, a first-of-its-kind immersive virtual aquarium showcasing deep-sea discoveries, has been launched by the World Ocean Observatory and Schmidt Ocean Institute. The virtual aquarium allows users to explore deep-sea ecosystems that cannot be observed in a traditional aquarium setting, such as hydrothermal vents, whale falls and interactions with 3D […]

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Golet interviewed by AP about impact of Russian sanctions on fishing industry

The Associated Press spoke with Walt Golet, research assistant professor at the University of Maine’s School of Marine Sciences, about the impact of Russian sanctions on the global seafood industry. Golet said that the lack of Russian cod could mean pivoting to other foreign sources for U.S. producers of seafood staples, such as fish and […]

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Thirty-eight faculty members receive tenure and/or promotion

At the University of Maine, 38 faculty members have received tenure and/or promotion this spring. The annual announcement recognizes outstanding achievement in teaching, scholarship and research, and community engagement. Tenure for 28 of the faculty members was approved by the University of Maine System Board of Trustees on March 28. “It’s rewarding to recognize these […]

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Golet named chair of U.S. ICCAT Advisory Committee

Walter Golet, assistant professor in the School of Marine Sciences and sited at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, has been named chair of the U.S. ICCAT Advisory Committee. The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) is one of many regional fisheries management organizations where countries and fishing entities come together to […]

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Phys.org, BDN feature UMaine research about seal and salmon restoration

Phys.org and the Bangor Daily News featured research from the University of Maine that shows river restoration efforts and increasing river herring runs may help lessen the impacts that seals have on salmon. The study shows that restoration focused on ecosystem health can benefit multiple species in ecosystems like the Penobscot River, and can shift […]

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