Marine Sciences

Buoy data to contribute to aquaculture research, Phys.org reports

Phys.org carried a University of Maine news release about how UMaine scientists have deployed an ocean-observing buoy at the mouth of the Damariscotta River to help scientists understand how different types and scales of aquaculture can fit into Maine’s multi-use working waterfront. The buoy is part of a National Science Foundation’s Sustainable Ecological Aquaculture Network […]

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Buoy data to inform how aquaculture fits into working waterfront

University of Maine scientists have deployed an ocean-observing buoy at the mouth of the Damariscotta River to help scientists understand how different types and scales of aquaculture can fit into Maine’s multi-use working waterfront. The buoy is part of a National Science Foundation’s Sustainable Ecological Aquaculture Network (SEANET) project geared to assist the aquaculture sector […]

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Darling Marine Center director travels to share ocean science developments

The new director of the University of Maine Darling Marine Center in Walpole will log considerable miles on land and sea Sept. 21–23 to discuss ocean science and ocean stewardship. Sept. 21, Heather Leslie will talk about opportunities and challenges for engaged research on the Maine coast during a Senator George J. Mitchell Center for […]

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Brawley’s periwinkle research cited in Kennebec Journal column

Research by Susan Brawley, a professor of plant biology at the University of Maine, was cited in the Kennebec Journal’s latest Backyard Naturalist column, “Remembering the invasive periwinkles.” Periwinkles belong to a class of mollusks with spiral shells. They have soft bodies and a head inside the permanent univalve shell, as opposed to bivalves such […]

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Aquaculture facilities now included in USDA loan program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Storage Facilities Loan program has been extended to include aquaculture, thanks to efforts by the Maine Farm Service Agency, the Maine Aquaculture Association and the Maine Sea Grant Program at the University of Maine. “This program can provide financing on favorable terms for things such as construction costs and […]

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A lobster boat in the Gulf of Maine

High-performance computer modeling to tackle fisheries future

Timely forecasts of storms and effective management of commercial fishing are essential in the wake of extreme weather events and unprecedented warming in the Gulf of Maine. Damian Brady, University of Maine assistant professor in the School of Marine Sciences at the Darling Marine Center, is working to advance both of those goals. The National […]

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DMC Director to Deliver Talk at Ecological Society of America Meeting

Heather Leslie, director of the University of Maine Darling Marine Center, will share findings developed through an international, interdisciplinary research initiative focused on coastal fisheries at the 100th annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America. Ecological scientists are celebrating the ESA centennial in Baltimore, Maryland with presentations, workshops and musical performances focused on ecology’s […]

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Ph.D. Marine Sciences Student Quoted in Motherboard Article on Research Funding

Motherboard spoke with Katherine Thompson, a  Ph.D. marine science student at the University of Maine, for an article about the challenges researchers face with the current scientific funding system. According to a Massachusetts Institute of Technology study, 4 percent of the 2015 U.S. federal budget was appropriated for scientific research, compared to 10 percent in […]

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Mitchell student receives prestigious fellowship

Citing his innovative work on sustainable fisheries management at the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, Joshua Stoll of Harrington, Maine, a graduate student in the School of Marine Sciences, has been awarded a prestigious yearlong fellowship from the Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation. Read full release.

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