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. […]
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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 […]
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Students, researchers, fishermen, aquaculturists, and marine professionals will gather at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center on August 16 for the second annual SEA Fellows Summer Science Symposium. The program starts at 2 p.m. SEA (Science for Economic Impact & Application) Fellows was initiated by the UMaine and UMaine at Machias (UMM) to catalyze university-industry partnerships. […]
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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 […]
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On Friday, August 11, Dr. Rhian Waller will conclude the DMC’s summer science seminar series with a talk on cold-water corals of the Gulf of Maine. This series featured renowned scientists in the field of marine biology engaged the public in topics ranging from the studies of the aquaculture in Maine to the exploration of […]
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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. […]
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On Friday, August 4, Dr. Jon Woodruff will give a talk titled “Coastal Flooding: Geological Insight on Causes, Consequences, and Solutions.” 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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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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