Eco Magazine featured a new study from researchers with Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences and the University of Maine which revealed that food web and energy dynamics have changed in […]
WBUR in Boston highlighted a study from Bigelow Laboratory and University of Maine researchers on how turf algae releases potent compounds that kill young kelp, which grow into valuable food […]
Maine Public, Portland Press Herald and News Center Maine highlighted research from the University of Maine Darling Marine Center on local shellfish harvesting trends along the Damariscotta and Medomak River […]
While kelp forests are increasingly dwindling along portions of the Maine coast, those that remain still provide valuable food and habitat for lobster, fish and other species. Yet rapidly proliferating […]
The Portland Press Herald and News Center Maine featured the election of Bob Steneck, University of Maine professor emeritus of oceanography, marine biology and marine policy, to the American Academy […]
Aboard the Norwegian tall ship Statsraad Lehmkhul traversing the North Atlantic Ocean, Emmanuel Boss is teaching 50 graduate students from around the world during the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Advanced […]
Bob Steneck, who helped reshape marine research in Maine during his 41-year career at the University of Maine, was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Established just […]
By studying the Damariscotta and Medomak River estuaries, University of Maine researchers have formally documented shifts in shellfish populations, from soft shell clams to oysters. Because Maine’s intertidal mudflats, such […]
The 2025 Presidential Awards recognize outstanding teachers in microbiology and marine biology; applied research in creative blind and low vision technologies; engagement with Maine’s youth through outdoor education; innovation in […]
A new study from the University of Maine’s Aquaculture Research Institute (ARI) and Darling Marine Center is helping to refine best practices for growing Atlantic sea scallops (Placopecten magellanicus), a […]
