University of Maine scientists Bob Steneck and Lindsay Seward dispelled some myths about monogamy in the natural world in the Portland Press Herald’s wildlife Valentine’s Day story. Steneck, a professor of oceanography, said male lobsters may mate with as many as 10 females in a season. Although up to 90% of the world’s nearly 10,000 […]
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Foster’s Daily Democrat covered a recent talk in Wells by Brian Beal, professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine at Machias. Beal shared information about an upcoming project in which wooden recruitment boxes will be used to protect young soft-shell clams on coastal flats from invasive European green crabs. Soft-shell clam landings across […]
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The University of Maine was included in a SeafoodSource story about Gov. Janet Mills’ 10-year strategic economic development plan to grow the state’s economy. Kingfish Zeeland, which is seeking to build a recirculating aquaculture system facility in Jonesport, Maine, recently announced a partnership with the state’s flagship University of Maine campus, according to the story. Kingfish […]
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The Courier in Dundee, Scotland interviewed Walter Golet, a research assistant professor in the University of Maine School of Marine Sciences, about a swordfish recently spotted in Scottish waters by members of an aerial surveying crew. It’s reportedly only the second time a swordfish has been confirmed in the area. “Swordfish have a huge latitudinal […]
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Republican Journal reported the University of Maine still has spots available in two professional development courses: a new aquaculture systems workshop at the Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research in Franklin, and a three-day certificate program in project management at the UMaine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The aquaculture workshop runs 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays […]
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The Penobscot Times shared the University of Maine media release about the free, public exhibit “Maine’s Threatened Shell Middens: Losing a Link to Understanding our Past” in Hudson Museum’s Minsky Culture Lab. For generations, indigenous Wabanki people left heaps of harvested clams and oysters shells along the coast. Materials in the piles provide opportunities to […]
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The Boothbay Register and Penobscot Bay Pilot ran a University of Maine Darling Marine Center media release about climate change and the state’s coastal communities. Marina Cucuzza, a graduate student pursuing a dual degree in marine biology and marine policy, explores the role that municipal comprehensive plans have in preparing communities for environmental change. “Planning […]
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Blue mussels can change patterns of gene expression to make more proteins that help with heat stress and facilitate energy production. This ability makes wild blue mussels (genus Mytilus) somewhat resilient to higher ocean temperature, acidification and less food, says Sarah Kingston, a visiting professor in the School of Marine Sciences at the University of […]
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Darling Marine Center researcher Kara Pellowe and colleagues found very few clams of commercial size (2 inches or larger) last summer in any of the intertidal flats managed by the towns of Damariscotta and Newcastle. Their discovery came during a collaborative project in which they counted shellfish (soft-shell clams, quahogs, razor clams, mussels and oysters) […]
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University of Maine faculty members and students conducted fascinating and impactful research important to Maine and the world in 2019. This roundup of stories from July to December covers 3D printing, eDNA, obesity, lobster resilience, and sustainable aquaculture. And here’s a link to research and news highlights from January to June. All UMaine news stories […]
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