University of Maine researchers are participating in a monthlong research voyage in the North Atlantic Ocean to investigate the degree to which the visual characteristics of the upper ocean captured by satellites reveal information about plankton communities residing there, the amount of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere they fix, and the amount of carbon they […]
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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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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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Walt Golet, a research assistant professor in the University of Maine’s School of Marine Sciences, was quoted in a Down East magazine story about the presence of great white sharks off the coast of Maine.
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A Centralmaine.com column by Louise Rosen cited a 2019 University of Maine study of farmed oyster revenue in calling for increased attention and support for the film-making industry in Maine.
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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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The National Post spoke with Joshua Stoll, a University of Maine assistant professor of marine policy, about local seafood networks and community-based approaches to seafood distribution. According to Stoll, alternative seafood networks have thrived during the pandemic.
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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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News Center Maine talked with Robert Steneck, a professor of marine biology at the University of Maine, about the Netflix documentary “Seaspiracy.” According to Steneck, the film lacks balance as it does not address the varied challenges to fishing around the globe or local regulations intended to address sustainability.
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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk about how alternative seafood networks can support resilient fishing communities from 3–4 p.m. on Monday, April 19. Global seafood trade is at an all-time high, with an estimated 36% of seafood worldwide traded across international borders at […]
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