The Island Institute shared information about the Maine Aquaculture Hub’s 2022-2032 Roadmap, which outlines a series of tangible and attainable steps to help meet the rising demand for seafood, particularly seafood that is high in quality and sustainably grown. The report was developed by the Maine Aquaculture Hub, which is a collaboration between Maine Sea […]
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot shared information about an upcoming presentation by University of Maine Ph.D. student Julia Sunnarborg about the principles of environmental DNA. The online webinar will take place at noon on Tuesday, April 19, and is hosted by Merryspring Nature Center.
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The World Ocean Explorer DEEP SEA exhibit, a first-of-its-kind immersive virtual aquarium showcasing deep-sea discoveries, has been launched by the World Ocean Observatory and Schmidt Ocean Institute. The virtual aquarium allows users to explore deep-sea ecosystems that cannot be observed in a traditional aquarium setting, such as hydrothermal vents, whale falls and interactions with 3D […]
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Jeffrey Runge, professor at the School of Marine Sciences, was interviewed by the Portland Press Herald and Sun Journal about how changes in copepod populations in the Gulf of Maine have led to a shift in whale populations, which could be of consequence to lobstering rules and regulations. Runge said that lipid-rich copepods were once […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Diane Kopec, faculty fellow at the George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, about the difference between mercury contamination and PFAS contamination in Maine’s fish. Kopec told the BDN that while mercury tends to collect in fish muscle, PFAS contamination appears to be more widespread throughout the fish, which could […]
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The Canadian-American Center at the University of Maine invites full-time faculty in all relevant disciplines to submit proposals for Canadian Studies course development grants. To be eligible for funding, the course must contribute to the knowledge of Canada or Canada’s relationship with the United States. Courses with the potential to be consistently offered or become […]
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The Associated Press spoke with Walt Golet, research assistant professor at the University of Maine’s School of Marine Sciences, about the impact of Russian sanctions on the global seafood industry. Golet said that the lack of Russian cod could mean pivoting to other foreign sources for U.S. producers of seafood staples, such as fish and […]
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Angela Mech, assistant professor of forest entomology, was interviewed for WGME Portland about Maine currently suffering through the worst infestation of browntail moths since they were first introduced to the state around the turn of the 20th century, more than 100 years ago. The current outbreak, which started in 2015, festered quietly for several years […]
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In an article about China’s monopoly over ocean container production and the potential threat it poses to the U.S. economy, American Shipper highlighted the company Global Secure Shipping, which plans to commercialize a new smart container manufactured using composite shipping materials with technology developed through research by the University of Maine and Georgia Institute of […]
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The Bangor Daily News and Mount Desert Islander reported on a University of Maine and Maine Medical Center study illustrating how Lyme disease-causing ticks have increased in Maine. The researchers suggested that the emergence of blacklegged ticks in the Holt Research Forest could be linked in part to climate change and an increase in the […]
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