The Mount Desert Islander and the Ellsworth American cited a middle school science outreach program initiated by Rick Wahle, the director of the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine, using public grant funds. When grant funds were expended, public companies Ready Seafood and Red Lobster partnered with the Cranberry Isles Fishermen’s Co-op to continue the study […]
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WCVB (Channel 5 in Boston) cited “The Maine Lobster Industry: A History of Culture, Conservation & Commerce,” a 2014 book by Cathy Billings, former assistant director of the University of Maine’s Lobster Institute in a story about the history of lobstering in Maine.
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WCVB (Channel 5 in Boston) cited research conducted by the University of Maine Lobster Institute in a story about Marin Skincare, a healing skin lotion made with lobster protein. Two UMaine alumni launched Marin Skincare in October 2020.
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National Public Radio cited a study from the University of Maine Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions about University of Maine Mitchell Center study of resilience in the lobster fishery in the Northeast in a story about changes in the industry that will also impact the communities that depend on lobstering. WFUV (90.7 […]
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The Portland Press Herald spoke with Cathy Billings, author of “The Maine Lobster Industry: A History of Culture, Conservation & Commerce,” about how the lobster became a symbol of Maine. Billings retired from the University of Maine’s Lobster Institute in September 2020. Centralmaine.com shared the Press Herald story.
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The Boston Globe spoke with Joshua Stoll, an assistant professor of marine policy at the University of Maine, about anxiety among fishermen being fueled by efforts to establish large-scale ocean aquaculture facilities in Maine. Stoll, whose work focuses on the “human side” of fisheries, notes that Maine’s coastal towns and small community fisheries may not […]
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The Bangor Daily News advanced a free public presentation by Rick Wahle, director of the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine, at 6 p.m. on July 28. His talk, “Looking Back and Looking Ahead: The Gulf of Maine’s Lobster Fishery in a Warming Ocean,” will focus on past and current data from the American […]
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The University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center (DMC) will host a series of outdoor public talks on the Walpole campus on the shores of the Damariscotta River on July 23 and 30 and on Aug. 6. Attendees can join up to 15 other adults, in person, to learn about ongoing research at the DMC through […]
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WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) talked with Cassandra Leeman, a marine biology and marine policy master’s student at the University of Maine, about efforts to monitor lobster health and conditions in the shipping crates as the crustaceans travel from trap to market. Sensors that measure temperature, oxygen levels and the lobster’s heart rate are intended […]
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The Seacoast Current cited statistics from the University of Maine Lobster Institute in a story about rare colored lobsters caught in New England waters. Some of the lobsters are on display at Maine and New England institutions.
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