The New York Times quoted Jaclyn Robidoux, a marine Extension associate with Maine Sea Grant at the University of Maine, in the article “The climate-friendly vegetable you ought to eat.” Kelp is nutritionally dense and actively benefits ocean health by mitigating excess carbon dioxide and nitrogen, and can provide income to small fisheries threatened by […]
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Beth Bisson, associate director and extension program leader of the University of Maine’s Maine Sea Grant, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show focused on nature appreciation, phenology, science education and citizen science, as well as the signs of spring and how to get involved with your natural surroundings.
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The inaugural Maine Seaweed Week will run April 26–May 4 in Portland to celebrate Maine’s seaweed harvest and the versatility and benefits of the variety of marine plants in the state. The weeklong event is presented by Heritage Seaweed and supported through a partnership with Maine Sea Grant, University of New England, Maine Seaweed Council, […]
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Mainebiz reported the UMaine Business Challenge at the University of Maine announced the winners of its eighth annual pitch contest presented by Business Lending Solutions, which awarded $16,000 in cash and prizes to collegiate entrepreneurs. Maxwell Burtis, a UMaine mechanical engineering student, won both the first-place prize of $5,000 and the $10,000 Innovations Prize with […]
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Skylar Bayer’s “Friends in SCUBA” story that she told for SoundBites will air at 7 p.m. March 24 on Maine Public. Soundbites are “true stories told live by local Mainers and nationally recognized tellers.” Bayer, who earned her Ph.D. at the University of Maine, is a marine biologist, producer for The Story Collider, storyteller and science […]
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Mount Desert Islander spoke with Dana Morse, a University of Maine marine Extension associate with Maine Sea Grant and the Darling Marine Center, for the article “Scallop farming’s future looks bright.” Morse has been a leading proselytizer for scallop aquaculture in Maine, seeking out relatively inexpensive materials for spat (juvenile scallop) collection and grow out, […]
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Mainebiz reported University of Maine Sea Grant is a partner in launching the first ever seaweed-focused restaurant week in North America, scheduled for April 26–May 4 in Portland. Seaweed Week will feature sea greens on menus at restaurants, bars, breweries and distilleries, and also will include kelp farm tours, cooking demonstrations and more, the article […]
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The fifth annual Maine Science Festival will be held in Bangor and Orono March 13–17. The University of Maine is one of the major event sponsors. Several members of the UMaine community will lead workshops and participate in the program that draws science, innovation and creative achievement enthusiasts of all ages. “Ask a […]
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Raleigh News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer cited a report from Maine Sea Grant at the University of Maine in articles about sea smoke in North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Columns of smoke were reported rising from the Back Sound as a mass of cold air from the north brought cold rain, sleet and snow […]
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University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias marine experts will give a 90-minute briefing to the 129th Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources during its Jan. 17 meeting that begins at 1 p.m. The intent of the briefing is to provide an overview of the expertise and resources UMaine and UMM have […]
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