More than 70 students, researchers, fishermen, aquaculture entrepreneurs and other marine professionals recently gathered at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center for the 2nd annual SEA Fellows Summer Science Symposium. Undergraduate students from across Maine — including UMaine, the University of Maine at Machias and Colby College — shared their research on topics ranging […]

Elsie Morse was honored recently with the dedication of a special teak bench at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center. “Elsie has dedicated countless hours to the Darling Center, and we are tremendously grateful” noted DMC Director Dr. Heather Leslie. “Thanks to Elsie, we have a deeper appreciation and access to the natural history […]

The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) recently announced a $1.5 million award to the University of Maine to support a major waterfront infrastructure investment at the Darling Marine Center (DMC), UMaine’s marine laboratory in Walpole, that will benefit marine industries statewide. Together with matching funds from UMaine and state marine bond funds, the EDA award […]

Students at the Boothbay Sea and Science Center capped off their summer program with a day-long visit to  the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center. Under the leadership of Lili Pugh, DMC’s K-12 Education Coordinator, nearly 30 Boothbay campers, ages 5-13, learned about shellfish aquaculture. “To understand aquaculture, one must know the science,” notes Pugh. […]

by Aliya Uteuova This summer, the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center is hosting a team of researchers for a collaborative study of squid locomotion. The goal of the project is to identify critical features of muscles that control maneuvering performances in squid. The idea for this was research sparked five years ago, during a […]

From the top of a lighthouse or the stern of a boat, stretches of big, blue ocean may all look quite similar. A closer look, however, reveals that marine ecosystems and people’s connections to them are quite varied. People on the Maine coast know this from their experiences; recreational clamming and beach access opportunities in […]

By Aliya Uteuova Students and faculty at the University of Maine School of Marine Sciences are among the next generation of oceanographers trained in the use of optical instruments and satellite ocean color remote sensing. The Darling Marine Center is hosting a four-week ocean optics class on Calibration and Validation for Ocean Color Remote Sensing. […]