More often, news on overfishing, climate change and pollution appear to be the last few chapters of a tragedy, with our oceans as the unfortunate main character. However, leaders in marine conservation are trying to write a more hopeful, optimistic future for our oceans. Amanda Leland, Executive Vice President of the Environmental Defense Fund, will […]
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Students, researchers, fishermen, aquaculture entrepreneurs and other marine professionals will gather at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center on Tuesday, Aug. 7 from 2-4:30 p.m. for the third annual SEA Fellows Summer Science Symposium. The event will take place in Brooke Hall on the DMC’s waterfront campus. University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy will welcome participants to […]
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When communities and scientists realized there was a lack of data about ocean acidification along the coast of Maine, local residents rolled up their sleeves, organized a regional partnership known as Maine Coastal Observing Alliance (MCOA), and got to work. MCOA leaders Kathleen Thornton and Sarah Gladu will share the success stories and findings collected […]
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Winter 2018 in New England was one for the record books in terms of coastal flooding; Portland, Maine recorded extreme high-water levels not experienced since the infamous Blizzard of 1978. University of Massachusetts associate professor Jon Woodruff will talk about “High water, extreme floods and coastal systems” at 10:30 a.m. July 20 in Brooke Hall […]
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Everyone loves a good zombie story, but few have heard the one about zombie crabs and parasitic barnacles. Join Carolyn Tepolt, a biologist from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI), at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center on July 13 to learn more about body-snatching, parasitic barnacles discovered in the Gulf of Mexico, that turn […]
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Taking time to explore nature with an inquisitive mind can be an excellent break from today’s technology-driven lifestyle. Dan Perlman’s seminar, “Nature and natural history through an ecologist’s lens,” will be held at 10:30 a.m. June 29, in Brooke Hall at University of Maine Darling Marine Center, at 193 Clarks Cove Road, Walpole. Perlman, an […]
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The Darling Marine Center invites community members to learn how the center helps connect people with the ocean by taking a public tour and attending upcoming science seminars. Public tours of the DMC’s waterfront facilities and research labs begin Wednesday, June 27, and occur weekly July 11-Aug. 15. There is no tour July 4. Led […]
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Join Dr. Heather Leslie, Director of the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center, Saturday morning, June 16, for coffee and a chat about the past, present and future of Maine’s oyster industry. The hour-long event will celebrate the Damariscotta River oyster industry, its long-time connection to the DMC and continuing collaborations between growers and scientists. […]
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Wetland ecologist Aram Calhoun led a vernal pool conservation workshop at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center (DMC) earlier this month. The workshop was attended by members of local land trusts as well as municipal conservation and planning committees. Calhoun, a UMaine professor of wetland ecology and conservation, opened the workshop with a primer […]
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Reports in recent years that marine protected areas (MPAs) aren’t effective in saving coral reefs from the damaging effects of global climate change have led some to argue that such expensive interventions are futile. But a study that spanned 700 kilometers of the eastern Caribbean reveals that MPAs can, indeed, help coral reefs. Robert Steneck, […]
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