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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In a roundup of new hires and promotions around the state, the Portland Press Herald reported on the May appointment of Christina Cash as the assistant director for outreach and communication at the University of Maine’s Lobster Institute.
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National Geographic spoke with Andy Pershing, an associate professor of climate change at the University of Maine, and Robert Steneck, a professor of marine sciences at UMaine about climate change in the Gulf of Maine and the impact on the lobsters and the lobster fishery.
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The Boothbay Register and the Penobscot Bay Pilot shared a University of Maine news release announcing the appointment of Christina Cash as the assistant director of the Lobster Institute. Cash, who will be based at the Darling Marine Center in Walpole, will manage day to day operations at the Lobster Institute, as well as spearhead […]
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The Washington Post interviewed Robert Steneck, a University of Maine professor of marine sciences, about calico lobsters. Steneck said it “might be close to correct” to say there is a 1-in-30-million chance of discovering a calico lobster. Smithsonian Magazine cited the Washington Post article in its report about calico and other unusual lobsters.
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WMME (92 Moose in Augusta) cited statistics from the University of Maine Lobster Institute in a story about rare colored lobsters caught off the coast of Maine and New England.
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