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Temporary Phone Service Interruption Tonight

Posted: October 07, 2025 - 9:44 PM

The University of Maine’s phone service provider will perform system upgrades tonight beginning at 11:30 p.m. Incoming calls will be unavailable for approximately 15 minutes during this time.

If you need to contact University Police during the outage, please call 207-889-9968 or 207-889-9969.

For non-emergencies, you can also reach us through the Black Bear Safe app or by email at UM.policedepartment@maine.edu.

For emergencies, call 911.

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Facing the back left side of the boat, two divers are putting on gear for a dive. Extra gear is laid out behind them on a covered rubber hot tub for easy access. A dive flag on the left back corner of the boat is moving in the wind. The safety diver wearing an orange raincoat is next to the flag in front of the divers. Water surrounding the boat is Frenchman Bay and an island coastline.

Coastal Conversation Radio Program: Dive into Maine’s Changing Marine Ecology, Downeast

Coastal Conversations show: September 26, 2025WERU 89.9 in Blue Hill and 99.9 in Bangor Production Assistant Kristin Zunino, Graduate at College of the Atlantic 2025 This episode Dive down and explore Maine’s changing marine ecology along the Downeast coast with local professional scuba divers. This is Kristin Zunino; graduate of College of the Atlantic, a […]

A small sonbgird sitting on an evergreen branch

Coastal Conversations Radio Program: Wild Bird Chase Part Two

Coastal Conversations show: June 25, 2025WERU 89.9 in Blue Hill and 99.9 in Bangor Host Catherine Devine, Cathy and Jim Gero Acadia Early Career Fellow in Science Communication, Schoodic Institute This episode Naturalist Laura Sebastianelli has dedicated her summers to recording all the bird songs in Acadia National Park. We follow Laura on her chase […]

2 people look at alternative lobster gear options.

Marine Science for Maine People: Supporting Innovation in the Lobster Industry

Contributor: Alicia Gaiero, Maine Sea Grant Fisheries Extension Associate, Outreach Coordinator for the Innovative Gear Library Since joining Maine Sea Grant in January, I’ve had the opportunity to support a forward-looking project in Maine’s lobster fishing industry: the Innovative Fishing Gear Library. This initiative was launched by the Maine Department of Marine Resources in response […]

Some of the 2024 Cohort of the Rhodes Academy at the Acropolis in Lindos, Greece.

From Washington, DC to Rhodes, Greece

Contributor: Emily Nocito, University of Maine graduate supported by Maine Sea Grant and current Knauss Fellow “You should apply!” my Knauss Fellowship mentor told me in one of our first meetings together. She was referring to the Rhodes Academy of Oceans Law and Policy, a summer program dedicated to the law of the sea. Each […]

A year in the life of a Knauss fellow

Contributor: Aubrey Jane, University of New England graduate supported by Maine Sea Grant and current Knauss Fellow The first eight months of my time as a Maine Sea Grant Knauss Fellow with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) have been eventful. I’ve developed skills in the social sciences, explored the nexus of fisheries and […]

Gabby Hillyer in front of the Capitol Building.

Finding the Ocean in Washington DC

Contributor: Gabrielle Hillyer, University of Maine graduate supported by Maine Sea Grant and former Knauss Fellow As a Knauss fellow, I took a leap of faith – stepping all the way from Orono, Maine to Washington, DC (11 hours driving, just over 600 miles), to find new opportunities and learn more about the National Oceanic […]

Maine Sea Grant Learning Landscapes Internship – Summer 2024

Contributor: Tori Harris, University of Vermont undergraduate student and Maine Sea Grant Learning Landscapes Intern supported by the National Sea Grant Community Engaged Internship Program. During the Summer of 2024, I was the Maine Sea Grant Learning Landscapes Intern, a program supported by the National Sea Grant Network’s Community Engaged Internship for Undergraduates. This internship […]

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Aquaculture Bootcamp 2024

by Maine Sea Grant’s Annie Fagan As an outdoor educator and now a marine extension associate with Maine Sea Grant, I love when my passions for experiential learning and aquaculture can collide. This is exactly what happened at the end of May at our inaugural Aquaculture Bootcamp. Aquaculture in Shared Waters is a longstanding seminar-style […]

Photo of Taunton Bay from the shore, with lobster cages on some rocks.

Friends Group Researches Water Quality to Protect Taunton Bay

This project was partially funded with Maine Sea Grant program development funds. Maine Sea Grant supports scientific research that addresses issues of importance to Maine’s coastal communities through a biennial research competition and project development funds for seed or pilot projects. More information is available on our Funding page. Across the state of Maine, a […]

Maine Sea Grant's Keri Kaczor and Ohio Sea Grant's Jill Bartolotta pose with Hawaii Sea Grant's Marine Extension Team Leader, Darren Okimoto, and Education Staff Gavin Iwai, Anne Rosa, Morgan Mamizuka and two seasonal educators.

An Educator’s Exchange Trip of a Lifetime

Contributed by Keri Kaczor, Maine Sea Grant’s Environmental Literacy and Workforce Development Program Manager. As the education and workforce development lead for Maine Sea Grant, I have the honor of serving as our program’s liaison to the Sea Grant Educators Network (SGEN) that connects program educators from coastal and great lakes states. In 2023, the […]

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