This summer, eight research interns from the University of Maine, Bates College and Brandeis University collaborated with UMaine scientists based at the Darling Marine Center. Some worked remotely, while other students were out in the field and on UMaine research vessels, collecting data on our changing ocean as part of their capstone and thesis projects. […]
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Over the past decade, Maine has seen 2.2% annual growth in aquaculture, which has had an overall economic impact of $140 million annually. Tackling the growing challenges for the sector — from emerging finfish and shellfish diseases to the effects of climate change — is critical. To address these issues facing the industry in Maine […]
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University of Maine marine biologist and National Geographic Explorer Rhian Waller will discuss how she uses mathematical concepts in her research and expeditions during a webinar designed for math educators at 4:30 p.m. Oct. 21. Big Ideas Learning and National Geographic Learning will host the webinar as part of its Spotlight on STEM series, which […]
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Phys.org reported on a study co-authored by Heather Leslie, director of the University of Maine Darling Marine Center, that highlights the importance of formal and informal collaborations in sustainable fisheries management. The study was published in the peer-reviewed journal Marine Policy.
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Integrating local norms and fishermen’s knowledge into fisheries regulations helps increase trust in fisheries management institutions and can make it easier for co-management to work. That was a discovery of University of Maine researchers Kara Pellowe and Heather Leslie, who looked at the interplay between formal and informal institutions and the implications for the co-management […]
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ScienceDaily reported on a study co-authored by Robert Steneck, a professor of oceanography, marine biology and marine policy at the University of Maine, about the effects of predator loss and climate change on the devastation of living reefs in Alaskan kelp forests. According to the report, the red alga Clathromorphum nereostratum built the limestone reefs, […]
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A University of Maine fisheries scientist and the director of the Lobster Institute at UMaine will participate in the second webinar of the Bangor Daily News Climate Conversation series at 4 p.m. Sept. 17. “BDN Climate Conversations: A Warming Gulf of Maine and our Marine Economy,” will feature a panel of experts that include Yong […]
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News Center Maine, WABI (Channel 5), WVII (Channel 7), Mainebiz and New Atlas picked up a University of Maine news story about the Lobster Institute’s efforts to reduce mortality among lobsters as they move through the supply chain from capture to consumer. UMaine researchers are working with scientists at St. Joseph’s College and Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve and with lobster […]
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Editor’s note: Story updated Sept. 1. Miniature fitness trackers for lobsters and devices to monitor the quality of their shipping conditions are being prototyped as part of an initiative to reduce stress points and improve survival in the lobster supply chain for the Maine lobster industry. The University of Maine Lobster Institute leads the initiative […]
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Richard Wahle, director of the Lobster Institute and the Clare S. Darling Professor of Marine Sciences at the University of Maine, led a co-authored chapter on lobster fisheries of the world for the latest volume of the “Natural History of the Crustacea” book series published by Oxford University Press. In 19 chapters the new volume […]
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