Vancouver Is Awesome cites UMaine-led alternative seafood networks study
Vancouver Is Awesome cited a University of Maine-led alternative seafood network study in a story about how one in the British Columbia-based city is thriving.
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Mainebiz reports on UMaine’s ‘Blue Economy’ program
Mainebiz reported that the University of Maine Darling Marine Center and the Maine Business School have introduced the “UMaine Blue Economy” program to deepen partnerships between science and business experts in the state’s fisheries and aquaculture sectors and other working-waterfront industries. A $50,000 award from the William Procter Scientific Innovation Fund supports the initiative, which seeks […]
Read moreJekielek, Morse talk to NYTimes for story about scallop farming
Phoebe Jekielek, director of research at Hurricane Island Center for Science and Leadership and a Ph.D. student at the University of Maine, and Dana Morse, a UMaine Cooperative Extension scallop specialist with Maine Sea Grant, spoke with the New York Times about scallop aquaculture in Maine. Jekielek is investigating the impact of scallop farming on […]
Read moreBoothbay Register notes symposium hosted by DMC, Downeast Institute
The Boothbay Register noted that the University of Maine Darling Marine Center and Downeast Institute, a marine science field station for the University of Maine at Machias, co-hosted the annual Science for Economic impact and Application (SEA) Fellows Summer Science Symposium virtually on Aug. 10. More than 70 people participated in the virtual event, which […]
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UMaine researchers to develop enhanced fish vaccines with nanocellulose
In an effort to support Maine and the nation’s growing finfish aquaculture industry, University of Maine scientists seek to develop more effective, safe, sustainable and affordable fish vaccines using nanocellulose produced from Maine’s renewable wood pulp industry. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a team of UMaine aquaculture […]
Read moreBrady discusses Maine aquaculture with The Counter
The Counter interviewed Damian Brady about the growth of aquaculture in Maine and concerns surrounding upcoming large-scale operations. Brady, an associate professor of marine sciences, says there could be unintended consequences of an operation like a massive kelp farm, but “the fundamental tension in all this is that it’s up to the stomach of the […]
Read moreGMA talks with Stoll about supporting sustainable fisheries
Good Morning America spoke with Joshua Stoll, a University of Maine assistant professor of marine policy, about the Local Catch Network, a cooperative that supports sustainable fisheries and seeks to link consumers directly with local fishermen. Stoll, who created the seafood finder with colleagues in the Local Catch Network, is encouraging consumers to think about […]
Read more2021 SEA Fellows Summer Science Symposium Aug. 10
Twenty five undergraduate and recent post baccalaureate students from the University of Maine, University of Southern Maine and 10 other institutions will share the results of their summer marine research on Aug. 10 in the virtual 2021 University of Maine SEA Fellows Symposium. The SEA (Science for Economic Impact and Application) Fellows program is coordinated by UMaine’s Darling Marine Center […]
Read moreBoston Globe talks with Stoll about impact of aquaculture on Maine fisheries
The Boston Globe spoke with Joshua Stoll, an assistant professor of marine policy at the University of Maine, about anxiety among fishermen being fueled by efforts to establish large-scale ocean aquaculture facilities in Maine. Stoll, whose work focuses on the “human side” of fisheries, notes that Maine’s coastal towns and small community fisheries may not […]
Read moreThe Irregular, BDN advance Brady talk on impacts of offshore wind
The Irregular and the Bangor Daily News promoted a July 30 webinar by Damian Brady, the Agatha B. Darling Associate Professor of Oceanography at the University of Maine. Brady will offer “Understanding the Wildlife and Marine Impacts of Offshore Wind” at noon as part of the Maine Conservation Voters lunch and learn series. Brady will offer “Understanding the Wildlife and […]
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