A new teaching and research vessel at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center is expanding student access to the largest ecosystem on Earth: the open ocean. The new 45-foot […]
The Portland Press Herald, WGME (Channel 13 in Portland), News Center Maine and Mainebiz reported on University of Maine researchers using satellite data to develop an online tool that will […]
Last summer, Sofia Diaz Flint spent her days working on a Maine oyster farm, hauling cages and tending shellfish that would not reach the market for another year. Seeing firsthand […]
Tom Kiffney, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of MaineAquaculture Research Institute, spoke with the the Portland Press Herald about leading the creation of a satellite-driven model to help oyster […]
Gayle Zydlewski, director of the Maine Sea Grant College Program at the University of Maine, was featured in Mount Desert Islander’s article on the approved federal funding for lobster research. […]
The Portland Press Herald interviewed Andrew Goode, a marine researcher at the University of Maine, about the sudden increase in lobster birthrates. “Fluctuating temperatures and the availability of baby lobsters’ […]
University of Maine alumna Camille Ross, who works as an associate research scientist at the New England Aquarium, was featured in Popular Science for her research in improving predictive models […]
More than 70% of Maine’s fishing value comes from American lobster. The fishery has delivered prosperity for decades, but it also leaves coastal communities exposed if lobster populations falter, ocean […]
Catherine Segada, a master’s student in anthropology and environmental policy at the University of Maine, was featured in the Portland Press Herald for her op-ed titled, “Reusable packaging can save […]
Editor’s note: This story was updated on Jan. 30. In Maine’s warmer waters, oysters grow briny and firm, feeding on algae and plankton. Their cycle from hatchery to bay is […]
