Tune in on Monday, February 22 at 4 p.m. for “Shellfish Harvesting for the Future,” a virtual conversation among harvesters, shellfish wardens, municipal officials, marine resource committee members, and organizations that collaborate with towns on their efforts to conserve and restore wild shellfish populations and intertidal mudflats. Topics will focus on efforts to grow clam […]
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Our Feb. 8 talk with Susan Lessard, Bucksport town manager, on how the town has bounced back after the closure of the Verso paper mill in 2014 drew more than one hundred attendees. It was held via Zoom and covered by MaineBiz and the The Ellsworth American. The talk is part of the Mitchell Center’s […]
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The Maine Shellfish Learning Network (MSLN) is a first-of-its-kind partnership that connects stakeholders from more than twenty-five coastal communities, from Lubec to Yarmouth, to help protect and improve their shellfisheries. It focuses on “building relationships and improving communication between many different participants within Maine and Wabanaki wild clam and mussel fisheries,” which face a range […]
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Mitchell Center community members actively publish their research across a diverse range of academic fields. The following is a sampling of recent publications by Mitchell Center faculty, students, and alumni. A review of chemical and microbial contamination in food: What are the threats to a circular food system? Thakali, A., MacRae, J.D. Environmental Research (2021), […]
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Darren Ranco is quoted in a recent story from News Center Maine on proposed changes to management tactics for the emerald ash borer, an invasive insect that threatens ash trees across the country. It was first found in Maine in 2018. Darren is chair of Native American Programs at UMaine, and an associate professor […]
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Adam Daigneault, E.L. Giddings Assistant Professor of Forest, Conservation and Recreation Policy and Mitchell Center faculty fellow, is quoted in a recent Bangor Daily News story on ways that forest management and carbon offsets can be used in the fight against climate change. Adam leads UMaine’s Natural Climate Solutions initiative and serves as a […]
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Joshua Stoll, assistant professor of marine science and policy and Mitchell Center faculty fellow, has been awarded a two-year fellowship in quantitative fisheries and ecosystem science from the Cooperative Institute for the North Atlantic Region (CINAR). Funding from the fellowship will be used to support a postdoctoral researcher who will conduct research on resilience in the lobster […]
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The Local Catch Network, based in the UMaine School of Marine Sciences, has received a $499,463 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support better integration of seafood into local and regional food systems. Joshua Stoll, assistant professor of marine science and policy and Mitchell Center faculty fellow, co-founded and helps to […]
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A new study led by Kathryn Miller, University of Maine alumna and quantitative ecologist for the National Park Service’s (NPS) Northeast Temperate Network, suggests that undeveloped areas within national parks require capital investments to protect their natural flora. Kathryn Miller and Brian McGill, UMaine professor in the School of Biology and Ecology and the Mitchell […]
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Marine fisheries provide many benefits to coastal communities, including food, employment, and a sense of community and individual identity. University of Maine researchers Heather Leslie and Kara Pellowe are studying the diverse benefits provided by small-scale fisheries in partnership with harvesters and other local experts in multiple regions, including Maine and Mexico. Heather is director […]
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