Two new studies published by University of Maine scientists are putting a long-standing survey of the American lobster’s earliest life stages to its most rigorous test yet as an early warning system for trends in New England’s iconic fishery. The studies point to the role of a warming ocean and local differences in oceanography in […]
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Even with ocean warming, coral bleaching and an intense hurricane, local conservation actions helped a Caribbean coral reef ecosystem rebound in about a decade. Bob Steneck began studying coral reefs off the island of Bonaire, near Venezuela in the Dutch Caribbean in 2002. And for more than 15 years, the University of Maine professor of […]
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University of Maine Semester by the Sea students from the Darling Marine Center ran the touch tank Sept. 29 at the Pemaquid Oyster Festival. The Pemaquid Oyster Com. and Schooner Landing Restaurant host the annual festival in Damariscotta at the restaurant’s Main Street location. The free festival includes educational exhibits, vendors, music and plenty of […]
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The Associated Press, Mainebiz and WABI (Channel 5) reported a $1.6 million grant from NOAA Sea Grant will fund a new research consortium led by Walt Golet at the University of Maine. The Pelagic Ecosystem Research Consortium (PERC) will focus on improving stock assessment, management and sustainability of highly migratory species such as tuna, swordfish […]
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Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper published a University of Maine Darling Marine Center news release about Semester by the Sea students running a touch tank at the Pemaquid Oyster Festival in September. The free festival included educational exhibits, vendors, music and oysters. Each year, the Semester by the Sea volunteers bring the touch tank to the […]
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Improving stock assessment, management and sustainability of highly migratory species such as tuna, swordfish and sharks in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico is the goal of a new research consortium, led by Walt Golet at the University of Maine and funded by a $1.6 million grant from NOAA Sea Grant. Funding to support […]
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A project led by the University of Maine School of Computing and Information Science to develop a high-performance computing instrument has received a $350,000 National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation grant. Roy Turner, associate professor of computer science at UMaine, will lead the project. Deep learning (a subfield of artificial intelligence), modeling and simulation, and […]
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Joshua Stoll, University of Maine assistant professor of marine policy, is a member of the planning committee for the 3rd Local Seafood Summit, Oct. 6–7 in Portland, Oregon. More than 150 people from across North America who are involved in issues relating to the health and sustainability of small-scale fisheries are expected to attend. The summit […]
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Brian Beal, professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine Machias, told the Bangor Daily News that invasive Asian shore crabs are probably a “ticking time bomb.” Beal was interviewed after Acadia National Park officials said a molted shell of an Asian shore crab was found Sept. 19 along the shore near Schoodic Point. […]
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Advancing the understanding of disease dynamics at the intersection of human, animal, plant and environmental health is the focus of a new initiative at the University of Maine. The One Health and the Environment initiative was awarded nearly $3 million from the National Science Foundation Research Traineeship program. “This One Health initiative is exciting because […]
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