Darling Marine Center

On Wednesday, June 12, at 6 p.m. the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center will host a talk by Dr. Darien Mizuta, of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Laboratory in Milford, CT. The presentation is titled “In situ feeding performance for shellfish culture” and it will highlight a recent study of how shellfish […]

Dr. Damian Brady has been promoted to associate professor with tenure. He is a faculty member in the University of Maine’s School of Marine Sciences and based at the Daring Marine Center in Walpole. Brady was one of thirty-four University of Maine faculty to received tenure and/or promotion this spring. The faculty members were nominated […]

Maura Niemisto successfully defended her thesis at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center in Walpole. In doing so, she earned a Master’s of Science degree in Marine Biology from the School of Marine Sciences. Niemisto studied the effects of ocean warming and acidification on the physiology, behavior, and gene expression of larval lobsters, specifically […]

Seeking a quiet coastal getaway? The Willett House is a charming 19th century home on a property adjacent to the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center, on the shore of the Damariscotta River. With a secluded beach and expansive woods at the end of a private lane, the Willett House is the perfect place to […]

The University of Maine Hutchinson Center and the UMaine Lobster Institute will present the documentary “Lobster War” at 6 p.m. Feb. 27. The film showing is free and open to the public. “Lobster War” is an award-winning, feature-length documentary about a conflict between the United States and Canada over waters that both countries have claimed […]

The Northeast Aquaculture Conference and Exposition (NACE) celebrated 20 years of all things aquaculture at its meeting in downtown Boston earlier this month January. Founded in 1998 by the Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center, based at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center in Walpole and online at maineaquaculture.org, the event brings together producers, service providers, vendors, researchers, students and managers from across the northeast region […]

Bob Steneck, professor of marine sciences based at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center in Walpole, traveled to Monaco for the Ocean Solutions Initiative. Convened by Monaco’s Prince Albert II, the initiative brought together coral reef experts from seven countries including Monaco, France, Japan, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Israel and the USA to discuss global […]

Understanding how water moves is fundamental to the biology, chemistry and geology of oceans and inland waters. Small-scale fluid dynamics is a topic to which students in these fields need earlier and easier access, but that is taught primarily in graduate engineering programs. To address this problem of accessibility, Pete Jumars of the University of Maine […]

Want a break from the Winter Semester? BROADEN YOUR MARINE EXPERIENCE BEYOND THE GULF OF MAINE Enroll in SMS 531: Coral Reefs (taught by Bob Steneck, Wednesday 1 –4pm) Coral reefs are one of Earth’s most ubiquitous but endangered marine ecosystems. This is an ecosystem that creates calcium carbonate and is oceanographically and geologically about […]