Marine Sciences

Huntsberger explores growth, aging of Jonah crabs

How can you tell the age of a Jonah crab? Carl Huntsberger knows. The grinding teeth found inside its foregut have a banding pattern — similar to tree rings — that corresponds to its age. Research professor Rick Wahle says Huntsberger’s research is important for fishery scientists to understand population dynamics and ecology of the […]

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Beal quoted in Press Herald article on implications of warming Gulf of Maine

Brian Beal, professor of marine ecology and director of the Marine Science Field Station at the University of Maine at Machias, was quoted in the Portland Press Herald article “Vulnerable waters off the coast of Maine.” Since the record-breaking heat wave of 2012–2013, the Gulf of Maine has continued to warm, seeing its second and […]

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Steneck to present Maine Marine Fare Conference keynote, Free Press reports

The Free Press reported the Penobscot Marine Museum will host the Maine Marine Fare Conference at Searsport’s Union Hall 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Sept. 28. Experts from around the state will gather to address a variety of fisheries-related topics, according to the article. The central theme is that Maine is diversifying its fisheries: aquaculture is introducing […]

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UMaine Honors students travel to Hurricane Island Center for Science and Leadership for community-focused outdoor orientation experience

The University of Maine Honors College recently took 25 incoming Honors students on an inaugural outdoor orientation experience on Hurricane Island Aug. 28–30. The Hurricane Island Center for Science and Leadership, located off of the coast of Rockland, Maine in Penobscot Bay, hosts science education and leadership programs for schools and organizations from around the […]

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Allen an expert source for WVII’s Summit to Shore series

Katherine Allen talked with WVII (Channel 7) for the second part of its Summit to Shore series that focused on the Gulf of Maine, which is warming faster than 99% of the world’s oceans. The assistant professor in the School of Earth and Climate Sciences and Climate Change Institute studies the ocean’s history by analyzing […]

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Leslie invited to deliver Kolshorn Lecture at University of Minnesota

Heather Leslie has been invited to deliver the Kolshorn Lecture at 5 p.m. Sept. 12 at the University of Minnesota. The director of the Darling Marine Center will discuss “Creating resilient coastal communities and ecosystems: Connecting marine conservation science and practice.” Each year, a distinguished scientist or conservationist is invited to give the lecture. The […]

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