Rick Wahle, a University of Maine research professor with the School of Marine Sciences, was interviewed for a story in Hakai Magazine about testing two new sensor technologies designed to monitor the health of lobsters as they move through the supply chain after capture. Aquatic animal health specialist and assistant professor Deborah Bouchard noted that […]
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Spire: the Maine Journal of Conservation and Sustainability invites submissions for the fifth issue of the online journal planned for spring 2021. Issue 4, released in April 2020, is online. Editor Clinton Spaulding, a University of Maine communication and media ecology doctoral student, says the editorial staff seeks to include voices from a diverse range […]
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Joshua Stoll, University of Maine assistant professor of marine policy, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about a $500,000 grant to the Local Catch Network, based in the School of Marine Sciences. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP) award is intended to enhance integration of seafood into local food systems, and […]
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A scanning electron micrograph taken by University of Maine alumna Charlotte Royer is featured on the cover of the textbook, “Microbiology: An Evolving Science, Fifth Edition,” published in 2020 by W.W. Norton and Company. Royer took the image in 2018 when she was a master’s student in marine sciences advised by UMaine professor of plant […]
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Phys.org picked up a University of Maine news release documenting the diverse community benefits from small, local fisheries. The study by Heather Leslie, director of the Darling Marine Center, and Kara Pellowe, a former UMaine postdoctoral scholar, found that non-fishing families recognized the broader community benefits of the fishing industry in a small town in […]
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The Cooperative Institute for the North Atlantic Region (CINAR) has awarded Joshua Stoll, assistant professor of marine policy in the School of Marine Sciences at the University of Maine, a two-year fellowship in quantitative fisheries and ecosystem science. Funding from the fellowship will be used to support a post-doctoral researcher who will work with Stoll […]
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A French research schooner known for its scientific expeditions in the world’s oceans set sail on another voyage last week, equipped with sensors from the University of Maine’s School of Marine Sciences. Emmanuel Boss, a professor of oceanography, and Lee Karp-Boss, a professor with the School of Marine Sciences, have been serving as coordinators for […]
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The Ellsworth American noted that the University of Maine Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research will assist Sarah Redmond, owner of Springtime Seaweed LLC in South Goldsboro, in her efforts to expand her business. Redmond plans to cultivate green sea urchins year-round. The Mount Desert Islander shared the article.
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A News Center Maine report about an incident that occurred while offloading trash destined for the Penobscot Energy Recovery Company (PERC) mentioned studies of the currents in Penobscot Bay by University of Maine faculty.
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National Fisherman noted that Joshua Stoll, assistant professor of marine policy, will serve on a panel for its webinar about how independent fishermen and small-scale fisheries can directly market their products. Register online to participate.
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