The Maine Seaweed Council has named Susan Brawley, professor emerita of plant biology and marine biology, the first inductee into its Hall of Fame. She was inducted on June 13 during the organization’s 30th anniversary celebration. Visit the council’s website to learn more.
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In an article about blue crab populations increasing in the Gulf of Maine, the Mount Desert Islander cited research from the University of Maine which concluded that blue crabs are beginning to populate coastal areas in Maine, particularly in Casco Bay, at a time when the population in Chesapeake Bay has seen record low numbers. […]
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The Boothbay Register reported on University of Maine students and graduates joining the Boothbay Sea and Science Center’s summer program as marine science and sailing instructors. UMaine students will teach kids of various ages respect for the marine environment through hands-on experiences.
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Damian Brady, professor of marine sciences at the University of Maine, spoke with National Geographic for a story titled “10 best things to do in Maine.” Brady discussed oyster sampling in Maine, saying “the Wabanaki knew that the Damariscotta was a special place for oysters, since they built towering middens, or shell towers, here between […]
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In an article about a rare orange lobster with a missing claw found in Casco Bay and housed at the University of New England, CBS News cited an online resource with information about molting from the University of Maine Lobster Institute. According to the Lobster Institute, molting is a growth process that involves lobsters struggling“out […]
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News Center Maine reported that Sara Redemaker started American Unagi, a company growing and selling eels, as an R&D project at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center.
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In an article about Maine groups that have been tapped for funding from the Saltonstall-Kennedy Competitive Grants Program, The Ellsworth American and Mount Desert Islander noted that NOAA Fisheries recommended around $230,000 in funding to the University of Maine to increase sustainability of the North Atlantic squid fishery “from processing waste to value-added seafood products.”
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The Lincoln County News, Mount Desert Islander, Courier-Gazette and The Ellsworth American highlighted new research about how climate change affects lobster ecology led by University of Maine graduate students Alex Ascher and Evelyn Layland.
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The National Fisherman reported on a national survey about direct marketing practices among U.S. seafood harvesters, developed by the University of Maine, Agricultural Marketing Services of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and National Marine Fisheries Service.
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New information is emerging on how climate change is impacting American lobster populations and their connections to other species in the marine food web in the earliest stages of their life cycle. New research conducted by two graduate students at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center (DMC) has revealed more information about how these […]
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