Have you ever wanted to get involved with a community-focused organization but not known where to start? Or perhaps you wished your career got you outside more and you want to find out about…
Marine
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
Scientists have revealed that the partnership between an alga and bacteria is making the essential element nitrogen newly available in the Arctic Ocean. The microbial process of “nitrogen fixation…
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
The health of coral reefs can be impacted as much by the diversity of fish that graze on them as by the amount of fish that do so, according to a new study by scientists at…
Harbor Theater
The Harbor Theater will offer a free screening of the documentary "Lobster War" on Saturday, March 2 at 2 p.m., accompanied by a Q&A session with Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean…
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
A new study has revealed how a group of deep-sea microbes provides clues to the evolution of life on Earth, according to a…
On Wednesday, Feb. 13, the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center will host a brown-bag seminar by Christopher Rigaud that provides an inside look at the U.S. Antarctic Diving Program.
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Shellfish such as oysters and mussels have the potential to revolutionize human health research, according to a…
The 2019 Vibrio training required for harvesters and dealers who harvest or buy product direct from the Damariscotta River and New Meadows Lakes will be held on the following dates and locations:…
Maine Maritime Academy’s schooner Bowdoin, the official vessel of the state of Maine and a National Historic Landmark, is undergoing hull restoration at Bristol Marine, The Shipyard in…
Bob Steneck, professor of marine sciences based at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center in Walpole, traveled to Monaco for the Ocean Solutions Initiative.
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Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
New research shows that phytoplankton iron storage strategies may determine which species thrive in changing oceans and impact marine food webs, according to a recent paper in the Proceedings of…
New research shows that mussels readily take in microplastic pollution fibers from the ocean but quickly flush most of them out again, according to a study by researchers from…
On Nov. 6, Damariscotta, Newcastle and Waterville joined 17 other Maine communities who have passed plastic bag bans. Rep. Mick Devin (D-Newcastle) said the votes mark the tipping point of a…
Visit the Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington Street, in Bath to participate in the following upcoming events…
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay has announced receipt of a $6 million National Science Foundation grant that will empower the institute to develop new genetic research…
ORONO — The University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center (UMaine Composites Center) received $500,000 from the Maine Technology Institute to form a technology cluster to help…
Meredith White, head of Research and Development at Mook Sea Farm, will speak at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center on Friday, Oct. 12 at 11 a.m.
White’s talk, “Aquaculture…
When a business has been around for 67 years and word comes it’s changing hands, a natural response might be to wonder: Will the name change? Will it provide the same service?
Dusty and…
The wooden sloop Providence docked in Wiscasset Harbor Tuesday for repairs expected to take until late spring. The Providence will require, among other things, new masts and…
Midcoast Conservancy
The New England Forests and Rivers Fund, a conservation program of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, has awarded Midcoast Conservancy a $73,700 grant to assist with construction at Head…
Orono, Maine — Maine fishermen hauled in 110.8 million pounds of lobsters in 2017 with a value of more than $400 million. While still incredibly large, this volume represented a 16…
Lobsterman Mark Jones recently caught two seahorses when hauling his traps – one in Linekin Bay and the other near the Cuckolds. The range of this species is usually the Atlantic coast from South…
Darling Marine Center
An international team of researchers, including Heather Leslie of the University of Maine, has released a new tool for assessing ocean conservation.
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Marine scientist Karina Nielsen will be at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center in Walpole, on Monday, Sept. 24, to present a “brown-bag” seminar. Her talk, “Bringing an ocean…
A type of blue-green algae, more accurately referred to as a cyanobacteria, has been found in a cove in Damariscotta Lake for the third year in a row. While likely present in many Maine lakes,…
Diatoms, sugar kelp, green crabs, lobsters and oysters are iconic organisms on our coast. Their roles in marine ecosystems, their importance as fished and cultured species and their responses to…
University of Maine marine sciences research professor Richard Wahle has been named director of the University of Maine’s Lobster Institute, effective Sept. 1.
He…
Two hundred years ago, thousands of Atlantic salmon traveled up Maine’s rivers to lay their eggs each fall. Now, Atlantic salmon are endangered, and there are very few places where they are found…
It’s here! Lincoln Arts Festival’s three-day event at Hodgdon Yacht Services on Southport Island returns for an eighth year with a reception and show preview from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9.…
The Pemaquid Oyster Festival, Damariscotta’s annual celebration of the working waterfront, marine conservation, and the Pemaquid oyster, is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 30 from noon to dusk. The…
Meet the many critters that make their home among the rocks, sand, and seaweed on Tuesday, Aug. 7 from 1 to 3 p.m. at…
Shuck Station is a converted gas station, now oyster paradise
NEWCASTLE— If you’ve ever sampled raw oysters at Ondine in Belfast, Hoxbill in Camden, and Suzuki Sushi, North Beacon Oysters and Café Miranda in Rockland, chances are they came from eight oysters…
The Arctic climate is changing faster than anywhere else in the world. On July 31, a Swedish-American research expedition to the Arctic Ocean will set sail to study how these polar changes may…
When communities and scientists realized there was a lack of data about ocean acidification along the coast of Maine, local residents rolled up their sleeves, organized a regional…
America's Boating Club (aka U.S. Power Squadron) will be holding a hands-on flare demo/training session at the Wiscasset Yacht Club on Thursday, Aug. 2 at 6 p.m. The flare instruction will be…
Imagine an aquaculture product that could solve today’s biggest food supply challenges. It would be rich in essential nutrients, grow quickly, and require minimal natural resources. Instead of…
What is it like to study the ocean at a world-class research institute? Find out on Friday, July 20, when Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences hosts its annual open house from 10 a.m. to…
The University of Maine Darling Marine Center in Walpole invites community members to learn how the center helps connect people with the ocean by taking a public tour and attending upcoming…
The first Damariscotta Oyster Celebration continued into the second day with tours of local oyster growers and the Ira C. Darling Center. The day ended with a multi-course dinner featuring…
Maine’s First Ship is hosting its midsummer “New Year’s Eve” party on Saturday, June 23 at the Bath Freight Shed. Because the arrival of summer deserves a party.
Friends and invitees may…
Ever notice that “free” isn’t always free? There’s “free” as in, “buy three tires get the fourth one free,” or, “Free… just pay shipping and handling.” And then there’s “really free” as in, “it’s…
A sunken World War II-era minesweeper that sank in Wiscasset harbor over the winter will be marked with buoys to warn summer boaters of its presence.
Wiscasset Police Chief Jeff Lange…
Dr. Heather Leslie, director of the University of Maine Darling Marine Center, has received the Outstanding Public Service Award from College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture at the…
With alewives, horseshoe crabs, and other migratory species beginning to make their way up the estuary, this is the time of year when wildlife activity on the river picks up significantly. With…
As spring comes to coastal Maine, it brings with it the return of alewives to Nequasset Lake and the start of the annual Nequasset Alewife Count. Volunteers are needed from May through early June…
Damariscotta River Association (DRA) is now part of the Maine Phytoplankton Monitoring Program, which serves as a first alert system for the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) Shellfish…
If you have ever wanted to name a cannon, you’ll get a chance to do just that at Maine’s First Ship’s annual dinner on May 8. Like virtually every sea-going vessel of the 17th century, …
This spring, following a nearly year-long restoration at the Maine Maritime Museum, the 1906 schooner Mary E will be launched into the Kennebec River for the third time in her storied…
Construction is underway on a new, permanent 1,000-square-foot exhibit at Maine Maritime Museum dedicated to Bath Iron Works, past, present, and future. BIW: Building America’s Navy, produced in…
At the 64th annual meeting of the Maine Lobstermen’s Association on March 2, long-time president David Cousens stepped down from his position as MLA president and Kristan Porter, of Cutler, was…
