The Climate Daily cites Maine Sea Grant role in 2023 National Seaweed Symposium
The Climate Daily podcast noted that Maine Sea Grant will host the 2023 National Seaweed Symposium in Portland.
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WFVX reports on UMaine ocean debris research grant form NOAA
WFVX-TV (Fox 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) reported that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) granted $3.5 million to the University of Maine and other research partners to address the issue of marine debris.
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UMaine receives $3.5M from NOAA Sea Grant to address marine debris
Maine Sea Grant College Program, University of Maine researchers and partners throughout the state will receive funding for three projects that address the prevention and removal of marine debris in the Gulf of Maine. Using Sea Grant’s partnered approach to bring science together with communities for solutions that work, the projects will support transformational research […]
Read moreCivil Eats cites UMaine working waterfront data in article about oyster farmers
In an article about the challenges faced by young oyster farmers as working waterfronts disappear, Civil Eats cited 2019 data from the University of Maine that shows only 20 miles of Maine’s 5,300-mile coastline supports working-waterfront activities, a number that has decreased 20 percent since 2002. The data also show that working waterfronts generate more […]
Read moreMaine Sea Grant co-hosting phytoplankton to fisheries acoustics symposium March 27-30
Maine Sea Grant is co-hosting the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) Fisheries and Plankton Acoustics Symposium with NOAA, ICES, and the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development through March 30 at the Holiday Inn By the Bay in Portland. The aim of this symposium, entitled “From Echosounders to the Cloud: […]
Read moreBisson featured on Maine Public discussing phenology
Beth Bisson, associate director of the Maine Sea Grant College Program and coordinator for Signs of the Seasons program, was a panelist on a segment of Maine Public’s show Maine Calling about how studying phenology reveals the impacts of climate change on nature’s cycles.
Read moreBisson speaks to Maine Monitor about citizen science
Beth Bisson, associate director of Maine Sea Grant and the University of Maine’s phenology program Signs of the Seasons, spoke to the Maine Monitor about how citizen science helps to track the impact of climate change in Maine. “[Researchers] could just never approach anything close to the volume that you can get if people from […]
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UMaine researchers and students share their science at the Maine Fishermen’s Forum
University of Maine students, researchers, Marine Extension Team members and alumni were among the more than 2,000 participants in the 48th Maine Fishermen’s Forum in Rockport, March 2–4. The annual three-day event brings together fishermen, gear suppliers, scientists, government officials and others to share information and collaborate on all things fishing: markets, resource status, regulations, […]
Read moreTasting Table cites UMaine information about lobsters
In an article about the difference between spiny and Maine lobster meat, Tasting Table cited information from the Maine Sea Grant website about Maine lobster, noting that though they are available year round, their numbers spike in late summer and into fall.
Read moreBDN shares Golet research about Atlantic bluefin tuna
The Bangor Daily News reported on a University of Maine study that aims to quantify the number of giant Atlantic bluefin tuna in New England that die after being caught and released led by Walt Golet, a University of Maine assistant professor of marine science. The U.S. Department of Commerce awarded Golet more than $210,800 […]
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