SEA BEaRS highlighted by News Center
News Center Maine reported on a University of Maine program titled Science Education Addressing the Blue Economy and Rural Success (SEA BEaRS). A joint effort between the School of Marine […]
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New UMaine program to enhance blue economy through education, outreach and tuition assistance
In her first year of full-time employment with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Leah McCluskey taught youth how to make miniature lava lamps. She led the students through an experiment […]
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Media highlight lobster habitat research from UMaine
The Portland Press Herald, Mainebiz, Maine Public, Earth.com, News Center Maine, Penobscot Bay Pilot, WGME (CBS 13 in Portland) and Seacoastonline highlighted a new study by researchers at the University […]
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‘The Maine Question’ dives into Maine’s blue economy
The ocean, the plants and animals that reside in it and the coastline it formed are integral to Maine’s economy and culture. While heritage industries like fishing and shipbuilding have […]
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American lobster population, habitat preferences shifting, study finds
American lobsters along Maine’s coast have relocated to new habitats, while the population simultaneously shrunk in abundance and grew older, according to a new study by University of Maine researchers. […]
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Kerr receives $1.2M for climate-informed fisheries management and modeling project
Warming oceans due to climate change have a significant impact on fish in the Gulf of Maine. Fisheries in the region need to adapt to the shifting dynamics — and […]
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Vox interviews Steneck on importance of protecting parrotfish
Bob Steneck, professor emeritus of oceanography, marine biology and marine policy at the University of Maine, discussed the role parrotfish play in maintaining healthy coral reef ecosystems with Vox. For […]
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Beal discusses sea squirts with BDN
The BDN interviewed Brian Beal, a marine scientist with the University of Maine at Machias and director of the Downeast Institute, about his concerns on the rising populations of invasive […]
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News Center highlights UMaine involvement in coastal research conference in France
News Center Maine covered the Physics of Estuaries and Coastal Seas conference held in September in France, which 10 researchers from the University of Maine attended to gain insights and […]
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AP speaks with Goode, Wahle on strange lobsters
AP News and interviewed Andrew Goode, University of Maine postdoctoral research associate, and Richard Wahle, former director of UMaine’s Lobster Institute, on lobsters with unique shell colors — like orange […]
