Marine Sciences

Press Herald interviews Wahle about lab-grown lobster

The Portland Press Herald spoke with Rick Wahle, director of the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine, about lobsters produced in a laboratory through cell culture competing with wild, live-caught lobsters as a food source. Wahle said he believes that cultured lobsters will not impact the fishery in the near future. Centralmaine.com and the […]

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Washington Post interviews Steneck about calico lobsters

The Washington Post interviewed Robert Steneck, a University of Maine professor of marine sciences, about calico lobsters. Steneck said it “might be close to correct” to say there is a 1-in-30-million chance of discovering a calico lobster. Smithsonian Magazine cited the Washington Post article in its report about calico and other unusual lobsters.

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Wardwell named Outstanding Research Administrator for 2021

Lynn Wardwell, senior grants manager and fiscal officer for Maine Sea Grant at the University of Maine, has been named UMaine’s Outstanding Research Administrator for 2021. This award, which is sponsored by UMaine’s Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School, recognizes distinguished service by staff who support advancement of the university’s research […]

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Stancioff cited in VillageSoup report of efforts to address rising sea levels

VillageSoup cited Esperanza Stancioff, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor, in reporting on efforts to help coastal communities address climate change and rising sea levels in Waldo County. Stancioff is a member of the group Collaborating Toward Climate Solutions (CTCS), which includes researchers from Bowdoin College, the University of Maine at Machias, the Maine […]

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Ellsworth American reports on fitness trackers for lobsters

The Ellsworth American reported on a project led by the University of Maine Lobster Institute to prototype miniature fitness trackers for lobsters and devices to monitor the quality of their shipping conditions as part of an initiative to reduce stress points and improve survival in the lobster supply chain for the Maine lobster industry. “The […]

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Centralmaine.com promotes Leslie’s coastal ecosystems talk April 28

Centralmaine.com advanced a virtual presentation by Heather Leslie, director of the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center, at 6:30 p.m. April 28. The talk, which is hosted by the Bailey Library in Winthrop, is the fourth in a yearlong series celebrating Maine women. More information about the event is online.

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