A study published in Ecology and Society by University of Maine researchers Kara Pellowe and Heather Leslie…
Marine
The rich ecosystem of the Damariscotta River estuary still holds many mysteries. Some of its most visible residents – oysters, alewives, seals and birds – are counted regularly. But until this…
If you want to know the history of Ernestina-Morrissey and the work that has been and is being done on the schooner at Bristol Marine Shipyard in Boothbay Harbor, pick up a copy of the…
A breaking wave
Stonington, the state of Maine’s top fishing port in landed value, is facing seismic change. By mid-century, its lobster fishery could drop by 15 to 20 percent due to warming ocean waters, the…
The same technology that powers facial recognition and self-driving cars may soon help Maine’s shellfish industry protect people from the dangerous effects of harmful algal blooms. A…
In the name of resilience
During Hurricane Sandy in 2012, Hoboken, New Jersey “literally became an island,” recalled its mayor at the time, Dawn Zimmer, during a recent talk she gave in Maine. The city was 80 percent…
Bigelow Laboratory of Ocean Sciences
A single drop of seawater can contain a wide representation of ocean microbes from around the world – revealing novel insights into the ecology, evolution and biotechnology potential of the global…
Skidompha Library welcomes Carla Skinder, chair of the board of Friends of Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge, to speak at Skidompha Library on Thursday, Dec. 12 at 10 a.m. Carla’s…
Heather Leslie and Deborah Bronk lead scientific institutions that are advancing and collaborating on cutting-edge marine research from opposite sides of the Damariscotta River.
Leslie,…
On Sept. 30, 2019, the 1906 schooner Mary E, Maine Maritime Museum’s flagship and the oldest Maine-built fishing schooner still sailing, was entered in the National Register of Historic…
AUGUSTA —The Maine Department of Marine Resources announces the opening of two license lotteries: one for scallop drag licenses and one for scallop dive licenses. Based on licenses retired in 2018…
Bigelow Laboratory in East Boothbay is pleased to offer weekly public tours during the Boothbay Lights season.
From 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. on Thursdays from Nov. 7 through Dec. 19 (except for…
A new $3 million grant will support the efforts of New England scientists to reduce methane emission by cattle – the largest human-caused source of this potent greenhouse gas.…
Atlantic Captains Academy will be conducting a course for those interested in obtaining their U.S Coast Guard Captain’s License at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath, Maine on Thursday evening Oct…
University of Maine Semester by the Sea students from the Darling Marine Center ran the touch tank Sept. 29 at the Pemaquid Oyster Festival.
The Pemaquid Oyster Company and Schooner…
The Schooner Bowdoin, flagship for Maine Maritime Academy, made a two-day visit to Boothbay Harbor …
For six years, Wiscasset resident Kara Pellowe studied the chocolate clam fishery and the coupling of socio-ecological systems in Loreto, Mexico. This summer, she earned a doctorate in ecology and…
The important nutrient phosphate may be less abundant in the global ocean than previously thought, according to a…
With some ledge and the abutment gone from Alna’s Head Tide Dam, project manager Maranda Nemeth said Friday, she can already picture how the water and fish will likely travel the channel the work…
A globally important ocean algae is mysteriously scarce in one of the most productive regions of the Atlantic Ocean, according to a…
A $20 million grant announced today from the National Science Foundation will fund a five-year initiative by Maine science institutes to revolutionize the understanding and management of coastal…
The North Atlantic right whale is one of the most endangered animals on the planet, with only around 400 individuals remaining. In the Gulf of Maine, climate change is rapidly reorganizing the…
Part of Alna’s concrete, century-old Head Tide Dam became history last week, and on Monday continued being pulled off the Sheepscot River. And the dam, the site and the fish and people who…
Lobstermen gathered on the Stonington Commercial Fish Pier to draw greater attention to the issues facing the survival of their industry and the livelihoods of coastal Maine communities.
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Maine lobstermen have found an ally in their battle against new federal regulations designed to protect the endangered Atlantic right whale. Maine Gov. Janet Mills called a National Oceanic and…
Rick Wahle will present “The American Lobster – Poster Child of a Changing Marine Ecosystem” at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 19 in Brooke Hall at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center.
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Coral reefs are retreating from equatorial waters and establishing new reefs in more temperate regions, according to…
In May, scientists recorded the highest atmospheric carbon levels in human history. In response to this type of sustained disruption to global climate, scientists around the world are working to…
Prospective students interested in marine science are encouraged to meet faculty and undergraduates and tour the University of Maine Darling Marine Center in Walpole at one of two open house…
“Maine Creatures Great & Small” lecture series is a collaboration between Kennebec Estuary Land Trust and Midcoast Conservancy. The four-part series looks at four organisms important to our…
The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will conduct the course, “About Boating Safely,” an introduction to boating, on the following dates --- July 8,…
For the last two years, Elise Hartill has studied the coral communities of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Alaska. The work culminated this spring when she was awarded a master’s degree…
Heather Leslie and Carl Wilson will discuss “Building Coastal Community Resilience in Maine” at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 28 in Brooke Hall at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center.
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There was a well-attended farewell for the sloop Providence, which sailed under milky blue skies June 19 toward its new home of Alexandria, Virginia.
A 1976 replica vessel of a…
Sixteen Maine high school juniors completed a week of experiential learning at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences on May…
New research connects recent changes in the movement of North Atlantic right whales to decreased food availability and rising temperatures in Gulf of Maine’s deep waters. Right whales have been…
Maine’s rich cultural history spans thousands of years. The first coastal residents were the indigenous hunters and gatherers who relied on the natural resources of the region’s forests, marshes,…
LakeSmart is an educational program intended to protect the water quality of lakes and ponds by offering free evaluations and information to homeowners about best practices for managing their…
“Maine Creatures Great & Small” lecture series is a collaboration between Kennebec Estuary Land Trust and Midcoast Conservancy. The four-part series looks at four organisms important to our…
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
New research has found that the decisions made by individual Antarctic krill help to shape the massive schools they form, which can stretch for hundreds of miles.
…Orono, Maine — A $75,000 gift from two seafood companies will fund a fourth field season for a University of Maine deepwater lobster…
Darling Marine Center
Dr. Damian Brady has been promoted to associate professor with tenure. He is a faculty member in the University of Maine’s School of Marine Sciences and based at the Daring Marine Center in…
As spring comes to coastal Maine, it brings with it the return of alewives to Nequasset Lake in Woolwich and the start of the annual Nequasset Alewife Count. Volunteers are needed from May through…
As a kick-off event for the Damariscotta Oyster Celebration in June, Damariscotta River oyster growers are partnering with Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust to organize a river clean-up on Friday…
Pauline Dion, Boothbay Sea and Science Center’s (BSSC) president, is pleased to announce that Nathaniel “Nathan” Graves will be returning to the Center this summer as a Sea and Science Instructor…
Advanced molecular techniques have revealed the diversity of a little-understood group of ocean microbes called protists, according to a new publication in Scientific Reports. The project…
On March 20, a group of lobstermen, their families, and concerned citizens submitted 189 signatures to the Department of Marine Resources (DMR) to open rulemaking regarding the siting of…
The Sheepscot River was once teeming with sea-run fish including Atlantic salmon, alewives, shad, lamprey, and eels but today these fish are all at less than 1% of their historical abundance. In…
Distributing iron particles produced by bacteria could “fertilize” microscopic ocean plants and ultimately lower atmospheric carbon levels, according to a…
