CAMDEN — For the past two years, Camden author Ali Farrell has poured her all into her second book, a book showcasing the strength of Maine’s female fishermen, entitled Pretty Rugged: True…
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available for preorder, official release mid-december
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine lobstermen have been awarded a total of $36,284,110.12 to date to help offset the financial harm they have experienced due to China’s retaliatory tariffs, according to a…
Originally scheduled for Nov. 12, this online program has been moved to Dec. 10.
The Damariscotta River Estuary is an important driver of the local economy. It represents a livelihood for…
The University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center in Walpole recently welcomed Dr. Meg Estapa, Libra Assistant Professor of Chemical Oceanography in UMaine’s School of Marine Sciences.
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Last month University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy and U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Dana Gartzke visited Walpole for a tour of a waterfront infrastructure…
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U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced Friday that the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay is set to receive a total of $878,514 to conduct research on a new…
The Strand Theatre and Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences will co-host a virtual Q&A with the director of the documentary “Entangled,” David Abel, and a…
Visitors to Whaleback Shell Midden State Historic Site in Damariscotta may notice apple trees starting to re-emerge from a stranglehold of invasive vines. Thanks to a crew of Coastal Rivers…
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Three years ago, the Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association (MCFA) began working with fishermen and local businesses to improve scallop management and give a voice to scallop fishermen on important…
a third of the way through fundraising efforts
ROCKLAND — Maine Maritime Academy grad and former merchant marine Jay Sawyer is using his second career as a sculptor to erect an El Faro memorial in Rockland.
The ambitious…
Council votes Sept. 30 on changing requirements for groundfish monitoring
After returning home for a hot meal and quick snooze following three days alone at sea, Randy Cushman wakes up at 3:30 a.m. to begin the final steps of his fish and data processing in the sleepy,…
The impacts of predator loss and climate change are combining to devastate living reefs that have defined Alaskan kelp forests for centuries, according to new research published in Science.
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Orono, Maine — Maine Sea Grant College Program staff and University of Maine scientists will advance a multimillion-dollar NOAA…
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The Maine Department of Marine Resources has received approximately $100,000 from the 2020 National Sea Grant American Lobster Initiative to improve research into a key indicator of the lobster…
Miniature fitness trackers for lobsters and devices to monitor the quality of their shipping conditions are being prototyped as part of an initiative to reduce stress points and improve survival…
Dr. Jeremy Rich, a University of Maine professor based at the Darling Marine Center in Walpole, was recently promoted to associate professor and awarded tenure. Rich lives in Newcastle and is…
20 passive acoustic receivers to be placed in Maine waters
The Maine Department of Marine Resources will join the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy and the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) in a research effort that will provide information…
Learning online with KELT
The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust invites the public to learn about seaweed in Maine. Join expert Hannah Webber for a live webinar on Thursday, Aug. 20 at 6 p.m.
Hannah grew up in southern…
A 28-year-old woman from Bremen, Maine, sailing single-handed aboard her 27-foot sloop Gecko, has landed safely on a remote island in the South Pacific, as part of her voyage around the…
Engages engaged Rep. Genevieve McDonald as fisheries liaison
Private companies are working with the University of Maine to engineer and erect a demonstration offshore wind power platform two miles south of Monhegan Island in the Gulf of Maine. Proponents of…
New research has revealed a surprise twist in the symbiotic relationship between a type of salamander and the alga that lives inside its eggs. A…
The Maine Aquaculture Association (MAA) and Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association (MCFA) are collaborating on an effort to encourage seafood businesses, industry organizations, restaurants, and…
Researchers have advanced a new way to see into the ocean’s depths, establishing an approach to detect algae and measure key properties using light. A paper published in …
shark yet to be caught or seen again
7/28, 1:30 p.m. Update: Officials identified the shark as a great white shark during a noon press conference in Augusta.
The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) confirmed…
Heather Leslie will present “Climate science and action for Maine’s coast and coastal communities” at 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 7, as a virtual seminar, or webinar, hosted by the University of…
Margaret Estapa will present “Untangling the links between ocean life, the global carbon cycle, and future climate” at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 24, as a virtual seminar, or webinar, hosted by the…
Microplastic fiber pollution in the ocean impacts larval lobsters at each stage of their development, according to new research.…
Robert Steneck will present “Maine's changing lobster fishery: some direct and indirect impacts of climate change” at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 10, as a virtual seminar, or webinar, hosted by the…
On June 24, President Trump issued the following statement, entitled Memorandum on Protecting the United States Lobster Industry. In it, he said: “The lobster industry is a crown jewel of America’…
Darling Marine Center
Dr. Rhian Waller, a University of Maine associate professor based at the Darling Marine Center in Walpole, was recently granted tenure. Waller lives in Jefferson and is a cold-water coral…
The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust and the Midcoast Conservancy invite the public to learn about the lives of turtles in the estuary! Join Karen Robbins, citizen scientist and amateur herpetologist,…
Memorial Day has come and gone without one of Bill Campbell’s Balmy Days Cruises vessels: Balmy Days, Novelty, Bay Lady, or Miss Boothbay, on the water; without the graceful…
Bob Steneck, a University of Maine School of Marine Sciences faculty member, is an internationally recognized marine ecologist whose research expertise ranges from coral reefs and kelp forests to…
Each spring, millions of alewives migrate up Maine’s rivers and streams to spawn, and in the summer, their millions of offspring migrate back to the sea. A talk by Dr. Karen Wilson on June 4 will…
Larry Mayer has long contributed to the mission of the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center and its community. In fall 2019, he retired after 43 years of research and teaching -- but…
When University of Maine alum Joshua Girgis graduated from University of Maine’s College of Engineering in 2018, he never imagined where he would end up next. This Madison, Maine native had…
ROCKLAND — It is with great sadness that Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors has cancelled its 2020 Maine Boat & Home Show in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, said the magazine, in an April 29…
Bigelow Laboratory of Ocean Sciences
A team of international scientists has developed a suite of more than 200 new genetic techniques for using marine microbes to investigate a host of questions in biology. Published in…
The University of New England will share an $860,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) with Hood College in Maryland, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, and the Maine Department…
Bigelow Laboratory of Ocean Sciences
The rich biodiversity of coral reefs even extends to microbial communities within fish, according to…
While Maine lobster exporters are reporting a drop in prices due to lost sales to China, area dealers see a mixed picture of supply and demand at the local level.
“It is not the Chinese…
How people fish matters perhaps as much as the quantity harvested, say University of Maine researchers Kara Pellowe and Heather Leslie.
Their study published in…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District (KLSWCD) is once again sponsoring an annual trout stocking sale for your home or farm pond. We offer two sizes, 5-6” rainbow trout and 7-9”…
Midcoast Conservancy and Maine Department of Marine Resources staff have been braving the cold waters of the Sheepscot River planting Atlantic salmon eggs this month. These eggs will hatch and…
Midcoast Conservancy invites community members to the Sheepscot General Store to learn about the interesting life history and ecological functions provided by alewives, eels, and sea-lamprey. The…
A unique educational opportunity launches on Jan. 24, when a Maine teacher sets sail for the Southern Ocean as part of a Bigelow…
For Jack and Beth McKenna it looks like retirement is going to be busy. The recently retired marine geologist and still working educator have set up a nonprofit introducing kids to the marine…
