The University of Maine Darling Marine Center hosted a three-day orientation program the last week of August for 30 first-year students in the School of Marine Sciences. William “Wge” Ellis, associate director of UMaine SMS, leads the annual boot camp program. “We have an amazing facility on the midcoast, the Darling Marine Center, and I just love being able […]
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For six years, Kara Pellowe studied the chocolate clam fishery and the coupling of socio-ecological systems in Loreto, Mexico. This summer, she earned a Ph.D. in ecology and environmental sciences at the University of Maine. Chocolate clams (Megapitaria squalida) are an economically and culturally important species in Loreto named for the shiny brown color of […]
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The University of Maine and Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences are co-leading a five-year initiative that aims to revolutionize environmental monitoring, ecological understanding and sustainability of coastal ecosystems. A $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation will fund the project, which involves collaborators in research, education, government, community and economic development, and marine-related businesses […]
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Megan Driscoll wants to replace plastic made of petroleum with plastic made of algae. So this summer, the University of Maine intern made algae-based bioplastic and documented how it broke down over time in the Damariscotta River Estuary. Driscoll, a junior marine science major from Chelmsford, Massachusetts, presented her project Aug. 6 at the fourth […]
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Graduate students from the University of Maine School of Marine Sciences will showcase their work at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 16, in Brooke Hall at the UMaine Darling Marine Center. Students will give short presentations on topics such as coastal community resilience, nutrient cycling in Maine coastal waters, ecology of benthic, or bottom-dwelling, ocean species, […]
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In 1995, Emmanuel Boss took a class about Calibration & Validation for Ocean Color Remote Sensing. Three years later, he was a student teaching assistant. Boss still keeps in touch with his instructors and fellow students in those classes. And the sense of community he felt taking the course inspired him to teach it, which he’s now […]
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WALPOLE, Maine — Damian Brady and Chris Davis will present “Aquaculture in Maine: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Seafood Production” at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 9 in Brooke Hall at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center. The two will discuss using buoys that monitor water quality to find prospective sustainable aquaculture sites in Maine. Brady is […]
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Walpole, Maine — Ongoing research in aquaculture, wild-caught fisheries and Maine’s marine economy by University of Maine students and scientists, as well as industry and community partners statewide, will be the focus of the fourth annual SEA Fellows Symposium Aug. 6 at the UMaine Darling Marine Center in Walpole. The symposium, which is free and […]
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WALPOLE, Maine — David Townsend will present “Red Tides, Unusual Plankton Blooms, and Recent Changes in the Oceanography in the Gulf of Maine” at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 2, in Brooke Hall at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center. In addition to highlighting his research in the dynamic, biologically productive Gulf of Maine, the professor of […]
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Bob Steneck will present “Marine Ecosystems that Trump Climate Change: Seas of Good News in an Ocean of Worry” at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 26, in Brooke Hall at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center. Despite the challenges that marine ecosystems face because of climate change, the UMaine marine ecologist says it’s “too early […]
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