David Townsend, director of the School of Marine Sciences at the University of Maine, was interviewed for Scientific American about innovative fish farms in Maine. Townsend said that Maine has two important attributes for fish cultivation: cold, nutrient-rich water and extremely vigorous tides that distribute those nutrients throughout the water column. According to Townsend, mussels […]
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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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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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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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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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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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Jeffrey Runge, professor at the School of Marine Sciences, was interviewed by the Portland Press Herald and Sun Journal about how changes in copepod populations in the Gulf of Maine have led to a shift in whale populations, which could be of consequence to lobstering rules and regulations. Runge said that lipid-rich copepods were once […]
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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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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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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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