Have you heard about Maine Sea Grant’s radio show Coastal Conversations? It airs on the fourth Friday of each month at 10 AM on WERU Community Radio 89.9 FM, which broadcasts from roughly mid-coast to nearly the Canadian border. You can also access past shows online anytime. Since we started the show in January 2015, […]
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Shad are the largest member of the herring family, which includes Atlantic herring, blueback herring, and alewives. They are among the 12 species of native sea-run or diadromous fish expected to benefit from efforts to restore free-flowing rivers, efforts like the Penobscot River Restoration Project, which recently completed a bypass channel around the Howland Dam, […]
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Ah, summer! So short and so sweet. We go outside, into the long days, and stay outside in the warm nights. We work outside, play outside, sleep outside—and eat outside. The Maine coast abounds with patios, decks, porches, picnic tables, and other outdoor seating. We search these places out, press ourselves against the edge of […]
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EDUCATION HIGHLIGHTS Maine Sea Grant is pleased to announce the winners of the Undergraduate Scholarship in Marine Sciences for the 2016-17 academic year: Rose Edwards, Emma Kimball, Sophia Prisco, and Grace Shears (College of the Atlantic); Beretta Ficek and Gillian O’Neal (Maine Maritime Academy); Melissa Rosa (University of New England); Olivia Streit and Aisling Farragher-Gemma […]
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May is here, and that means the annual return of many things: flowers and birds; sunshine and garden words; foliage and flowers; fish and more fish. The annual arrival of fish to coastal rivers, this Rite of Spring, is somewhat unique to Maine. Twelve species of migratory (sea-run or diadromous) fish are native to the […]
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You don’t have to travel far in Maine before running into former Knauss Marine Policy Fellows working at all levels of state government, in nonprofit organizations, industry associations, and other organizations serving Maine’s coastal ecosystems and communities. Since 1979, more than 1,000 young professionals have spent a year immersed in marine policy as Dean John […]
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by Chase Brunton The Marine Sciences Club at the University of Maine in Orono has designated this week (April 18-22) “Ocean Conservation Week.” The event is an effort to spread awareness of marine issues and show how people can act in support of the world’s oceans. The club will be present at a table in the Memorial […]
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It’s elver season in Maine. Funnel-shaped fyke nets have appeared in coastal rivers and streams; we’ve seen them in the Medomak, the Union, and Northeast Creek. Learn more about eels in The Secret Life of Eels (pdf), published in the March-April issue of Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Magazine (online). Featuring photographs by Heather Perry Photography, the article describes […]
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This post was written by Jordan Snyder, a graduate student in Damian Brady’s lab at the Darling Marine Center. This project is funded by NOAA Sea Grant’s National Strategic Initiative in Aquaculture. The ultimate goal of my project is to provide aquaculturists with a reliable tool to help select ideal sites for new shellfish farms along […]
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The fourth class of the Aquaculture in Shared Waters program is underway in Thomaston, Maine. The class of 30 students, including a number of commercial fishermen, meets weekly to learn about the business of aquaculture. The project, which has held classes in 2013 and 2015 in the towns of Harpswell and Corea, is a collaborative effort […]
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