DMC Proud Partner in Sustainable Aquaculture Initiative

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

August 15, 2014 News

The Darling Marine Center is proud to be part of the new Sustainable Ecological Aquaculture Network (SEANET) program.

On August 5th the University of Maine announced the launch of the SEANET program thanks to a $20 million National Science Foundation EPSCoR (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) grant.

“This project is inherently about how to make aquaculture sustainable in Maine, both socially and environmentally,” says Dr. Damian Brady, Assistant Research Professor and Acting Interim Director of DMC, “and the Damariscotta will be a region of focus for the project.”

The Damariscotta River is the home of shellfish aquaculture in Maine and “has long been a model for the rest of the state about how to integrate education, research and industry,” notes Dana Morse, Extension Associate for the Maine Sea Grant College Program at the DMC. “The application of science to an industry, the integration of that industry with the community, and both the educational and workforce training that comes along with it – the DMC got this started in Maine.”

Read the entire SEANET announcement.