Save the date! The University of Maine Darling Marine Center in Walpole will host a coastal and estuarine monitoring workshop on Sun day, April 10th from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Aquaculturists, fishermen, researchers, teachers, citizen scientists, coastal residents, community groups and other interested individuals are encouraged to attend. No previous training is required. The […]
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A presentation on “Ocean Acidification and Midcoast Maine Estuaries” is being offered Thursday, January 14 from 5:30 to 6:30 pm at the Damariscotta River Association’s Round Top Farm, 3 Round Top Lane, Damariscotta. The presentation is the result of an on-going partnership between an alliance of local water monitoring organizations called the Maine Coastal Observing […]
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In November, Noah Oppenheim won the best student oral presentation award at the American Lobster in a Changing Ecosystem symposium in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. “Forecasting the future of the American lobster in the Gulf of Maine and Southern New England: trouble on the horizon?” was the title of his talk. In it, the University […]
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A prominent University of Maine oceanographer will deliver a lecture named in honor of her inspiration, pioneer marine biologist Rachel Carson, at the American Geophysical Union fall meeting in December in San Francisco. School of Marine Sciences Professor Mary Jane Perry’s address is titled “The Subpolar North Atlantic Spring Bloom – What Did We Learn […]
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University of Maine graduate student Jesica Waller’s photograph of a 3-week-old American lobster is a finalist in the National Science Foundation’s Visualization Challenge, or Vizzies. The contest recognizes the most beautiful visualizations from the worlds of science and engineering. The People’s Choice winner is determined by public vote. Voting ends Tuesday evening and the winner […]
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A graduate student at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center received a Young Investigator Award Honorable Mention at the 9th Florida State University Mote Symposium in October. Ruleo Camacho, who is a pursuing a dual master’s degree in marine biology and marine policy, presented his thesis research, “Antigua’s Community Based No-Take Reserves: Developing a […]
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This week the Portland Press Herald is running a 6-part series on the Gulf of Maine: it’s warming temperatures, increasing acidity, changing fisheries, what it all means. Journalist Colin Woodward includes the expertise of several UMaine marine researchers. Read it all online at the Portland Press Herald.
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The director of the University of Maine Darling Marine Center says ecosystem-based approaches to restore ocean health provide a flexible framework for marine management and allow scientists and stakeholders to move beyond reactive and piecemeal solutions. Read the full story at UMaine News
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A novel approach to visualizing marine science and its infrastructure has been published in the Marine Technology Society Journal, authored by Annette deCharon, Leslie Smith, and Carla Companion. ”Characterizing Complex Marine Systems and Technology Using Visualized Vocabularies” describes how a computer sciences-based organizational structure may help undergraduate students explore and understand the Ocean Observatories Initiative […]
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Three scientific divers with ties to the University of Maine received awards at the 2015 American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS) Symposium in Florida. Marissa McMahan, a Ph.D. candidate at Northwestern University in Illinois, is a former UMaine student and assistant instructor for an introduction to research diving course. She was the recipient of the […]
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