Two UMaine marine science students have been recognized for their dedication and talents in scientific diving. Recent UMaine graduate Chase Brunton has been selected as the recipient of the Dr. Arthur J. Bachrach Bonnier Dive Group publishing internship, sponsored by the Our World Underwater Scholarship Society (OWUSS). Chase will help produce content and participate in […]
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By Aliya Uteuova For Abby Shaughnessy, studying marine biology at the University of Maine was a natural choice. Drawn to the ocean from a young age, Shaughnessy, a senior in the School of Marine Sciences, is spending her summer interning at the Darling Marine Center in Walpole. For her Honors thesis, Shaughnessy partnered with a […]
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Skidompha Library’s “Chats with Champions” Committee and Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shop & Café are pleased to announce that Dr. Heather Leslie will be the featured speaker at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 25. Her presentation will take place in the library’s Porter Meeting Hall. Please allow extra time for parking. Dr. Leslie is Director […]
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On Friday, July 28, Dr. Jeremy Rich will give a talk titled “Exploring Life at Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents.” The seminar will take place in Brooke Hall at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center beginning at 10:30 a.m. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is requested at tinyurl.com/y87uxsmw. Deep-sea hydrothermal […]
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On Friday, July 21, Dr. Damian Brady will give a talk titled “One if by land, two if by sea: Understanding how Maine estuaries are changing.” The seminar will take place in Brooke Hall at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center beginning at 10:30 a.m. The event is free and open to the public, […]
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On Friday, July 14, Dr. Jeffrey Runge will give a talk titled Plankton, Right Whales, and Change in Gulf of Maine Ecosystem. The seminar will take place in Brooke Hall at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center beginning at 10:30 a.m. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is requested […]
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On Friday, July 7, Dana Morse will give a talk on scallops and their impact on Maine’s fishing and farming industry. The seminar will take place in Brooke Hall at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center beginning at 10:30 a.m. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is requested at […]
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On Friday, June 30, Dr. Alison Rieser will give a talk on herring at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center. The seminar will take place in Brooke Hall on the DMC’s lower waterfront campus beginning at 10:30 a.m. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is requested at tinyurl.com/y87uxsmw. To […]
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For the past eight years, the DMC has been hosting Natural Science Illustration Workshops led by David Wheeler. Before moving to Maine two years ago, David taught illustration to college students in New York for over three decades. Last July, he and his wife, Catherine Sanderson, opened Habitat: Open Ocean — a museum in Harpswell that […]
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Attention oyster lovers! The sea farmers of the Damariscotta River will host a celebration of the region’s finest farmed oysters on Saturday, June 24. The Damariscotta River Oyster Celebration will take place at the Darrows Barn in Damariscotta. Doors open at 12 p.m. and the event wraps up at 3 p.m. Proceeds from the event […]
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