Office of Research Development

Principal Investigator: Yong Chen (Department Marine Resources, UMaine) Partners: Maine Department of Marine Resources Larry Jacobson (NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center), Richard Wahle (School of Marine Sciences, UMaine), Andrew Pershing (Gulf of Maine Research Institute) Abstract: American lobster in the Gulf of Maine supports the most valuable fisheries in the USA and state of Maine. The spatio-temporal […]

Principal Investigator: Damian Brady (School of Marine Sciences, UMaine) Partners: Brian Beal (Environmental & Biological Science, UMM), Bridie McGreavy (Communication and Journalism, UMaine) Abstract: The soft-shell clam (Mya arenaria) fishery is the second most valuable resource of all marine species harvested in Maine, with an annual landing value of more than $22 million in 2015 (in […]