When Bob Steneck came to the University of Maine in 1982, there were few marine ecologists in the state, and none interacted with fishermen. He was among the first in Maine to work with lobstermen on research, traveling with them on their boats, diving to the seafloor to study lobsters and sharing his findings with […]
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Michelle Staudinger, associate professor at the University of Maine School of Marine Sciences and Darling Marine Center, was awarded an honorable mention for the 2023 Climate Adaptation Leadership Award for Natural Resources. Staudinger was recognized in the “Federal Government” category for demonstrating exemplary leadership in reducing climate related threats and promoting adaptation of the nation’s […]
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In a story about fishmongers in France rescuing a blue lobster, CBS News cited a University of Maine Lobster Institute resource with information about shell color. Yahoo! News shared the story.
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CNN interviewed Josh Stoll, University of Maine assistant professor of marine policy, about the health benefits of eating mussels. “Think about it this way: Mussels take about as long to cook as a hot dog but have more than two times more protein as well as a diverse array of micronutrients,” Stoll said. WSILTV (Channel […]
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Mainebiz and Maine Public reported on the University of Maine creating a new training program for graduate students that will support the next generation of marine science and conservation professionals. The program, led by UMaine associate professor of marine policy Joshua Stoll, is supported by a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation.
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Lisa Kerr, associate professor at the University of Maine School of Marine Sciences, received the American Fisheries Society’s 2023 Carl R. Sullivan Fishery Conservation Award at their annual meeting in August in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The award is presented to an individual or organization, professional or nonprofessional, for outstanding contributions to the conservation of fishery […]
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In an article about the recent escape of 50,000 juvenile salmon from a fish farm off Cutler, The Maine Monitor quoted James Gilbert, professor emeritus at the University of Maine Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology, about the impact of the escape on local seals. Gilbert said that coastwide surveys in Maine from 1981 […]
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The Boston Globe, Portland Press Herald and National Fisherman noted the University of Maine’s role in an informal consortium to share observations and data about an unusually large and long-lived algae bloom extending more than 100 miles across the Gulf of Maine. Maine Public, News Center Maine, the New Hampshire Bulletin and WGME-TV (Channel 13 in Portland) […]
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In a story about the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Hurricane Island Center for Science and Leadership, Maine’s newest field research station, the Penobscot Bay Pilot quoted Robert Steneck, professor with the University of Maine School of Marine Sciences, and UMaine doctorate candidate and the center’s lead scientist Phoebe Jekielek. “What I’m seeing now through […]
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The National Fisherman reported on a study co-authored by Andrew Goode, Ph.D. candidate at the University of Maine School of Marine Sciences, that estimates the cost of ropeless lobster gear in Massachusetts.
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