Maine Sea Grant is hiring! Lobster Research and Extension Coordinator

Lobster Research and Extension Coordinator The Lobster Research and Extension Coordinator will coordinate an ongoing collaborative to increase the American lobster industry’s resilience to the biological, economic, and social impacts of ecosystem change in the Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank, and southern New England.

Maine Sea Grant is hiring! Fisheries Extension Associate

Fisheries Extension Associate The Fisheries Extension Associate will coordinate a community engagement program for an Innovative Fishing Gear Library project led by the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR), focused on the American lobster industry.

Maine Sea Grant announces 2024 undergraduate scholarship recipients

Maine Sea Grant is pleased to announce that 12 students will receive a 2024 Maine Sea Grant Undergraduate Scholarship in Marine Sciences to support tuition or other academic or research-related expenses

Maine Sea Grant Biennial Research Symposium

On October 9th, Sea Grant investigators and students will gather to share their research plans and outcomes,​ ​receive input from the community, and plan collaborative outreach activiti​​es

Maine Sea Grant hiring Grants Manager & Fiscal Officer

Apply today to join our team!

UMaine expanding support for climate action and resilience throughout Maine coast

US Department of Commerce awards $69 million grant to the Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future to address climate change, including $3 million directed to UMaine. The award will allow Maine Sea Grant to work with communities, state agencies and other partners to identify coastal hazards, work with communities to explore engineering alternatives, and support development of a statewide working waterfront strategy. Read more at UMaine News.

Undergraduate Students Gain Experience though Sea-run Fish Internship

This summer, five undergraduate students are gaining experience in sea-run fish research and management as participants in Maine Sea Grant and NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center’s Undergraduate Internships in Diadromous Ecosystem Research Program

Friends Group Researches Water Quality to Protect Taunton Bay

Partially funded by Maine Sea Grant, the Friends of Taunton Bay (FTB) created a comprehensive water quality management program developed to protect Taunton Bay’s estuarine environment

An Educator's Exchange Trip of a Lifetime

Keri Kaczor shares her experience serving as our program’s liaison to the Sea Grant Educators Network

Navigating Offshore Wind in the Gulf of Maine

Graduate student Rachel Hale speaks about the future of offshore wind in the Gulf of Maine through her blog, Navigating Offshore Wind in the Gulf of Maine

Three Maine Sea Grant Fellows Receive Knauss Placements

Maine Sea Grant Fellows, Gabrielle (Gabby) Hillyer, Aubrey Jane, and Emily Nocito, began their executive placements this month, February 2024

Congratulations to our 2023 Maine Sea Grant Knauss Fellows

Maine Sea Grant is excited to congratulate Ajani Bakari and Logan Kline, who recently completed the prestigious 2023 John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Program sponsored by the NOAA National Sea Grant College Program

Working Together to Reduce Single-Use Plastic Packaging Waste at the Source

Maine Sea Grant Associate Director, Beth Bisson, discusses marine debris in Maine and the actions being taken to defend against it

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Maine Sea Grant is a federal-state partnership program based at the University of Maine and one of 34 NOAA Sea Grant programs throughout the coastal and Great Lakes states. We receive funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which is matched by the state of Maine and other non-federal sources. Since 1971, we have promoted science and education for the sustainable development, management, and stewardship of Maine’s marine and coastal resources. We continue this mission today by supporting marine and coastal research, education, and outreach via a marine extension team with individuals located in coastal communities from Wells to Eastport.

Maine Sea Grant’s work across Maine, from the Piscataqua River to Passamaquoddy Bay, is carried out on the lands and waters of the Wabanaki people. We thank the Wabanaki, people of the Dawn Land, for their stewardship and continued strength and resilience in protecting it. We support all efforts for healing and protecting the land and water we share.