Preface by Natalie Springuel A few years ago, I had the great pleasure of facilitating a meeting of the newly forming Gull Working Group, an alliance of gull researchers in eastern North America. The meeting was hosted by John Anderson, faculty at College of the Atlantic (where my Sea Grant marine extension office is located). […]
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by Elisabeth A. Maxwell Before I ever thought of attending the University of Maine, I knew about the iconic New England Clam Chowder. It was a menu item that seemed a staple for any seafood restaurant, regardless of which coastline I visited. Back then, I never would have thought that one day I would be […]
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The Maine Sea Grant Scholar Program supports graduate students in the Marine Science/Marine Policy dual-degree program at the University of Maine. We’ve asked scholars to provide periodic updates on their work. Here’s a report from one of our new students, Mackenzie Mazur, who is working with Teresa Johnson and Yong Chen. I started graduate work […]
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The December broadcast of Coastal Conversations on WERU-FM will be all about Maine’s winter holiday seafood traditions, past and present. As part of our research, we rode the ferry out to Islesboro to visit with food historian Sandy Oliver. It seemed appropriate to sit in her kitchen, an open space dominated by an Atlantic wood-burning […]
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Freshwater fishing on Mount Desert Island is a tradition that predates the creation of Acadia National Park and continues to this day. Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island Historical Society, and Maine Sea Grant are working together to document the history of Mount Desert Island’s freshwater and diadromous fish populations. Nobody knows fish habits better […]
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Twenty-five miles due south of Acadia National Park stands the most remote lighthouse in Maine. Established in 1830, the Mount Desert Rock Light is now part of College of the Atlantic’s Edward McC. Blair Marine Research Station. On the eve of Labor Day Weekend, 18 students in Sean Todd’s Marine Mammal Biology class were ready […]
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In the last two years, there’s been a rise in reports related to an increase in seaweed on Maine’s coastal beaches. Municipalities have been challenged and swamped with public comments and media attention related to the stench and overall aesthetics of the seaweed mounds that are affecting their beach experience. Last August, York’s beaches were […]
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NOTE: Please visit oystertrailmaine.org for the latest information. It’s Spring of 2015, and the wheels of oyster tourism in the state of Maine have most certainly started to spin. Last year, two companies just started to dip their proverbial toes in the waters of tourism and found to their satisfaction that America’s renewed love affair […]
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We are excited to announce the release of what we hope will be the first in a series of animated videos about climate change in the Gulf of Maine, informed by our work on the Maine’s Climate Future project. Produced in partnership with Maine-based O’Chang Studios, “The Lobster Pot Heats Up” illustrates how climate change […]
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On the surface, there is nothing particularly unique about the interview process. One person asks questions; the other answers. It is an age-old way of collecting stories. But when you bring a recorder into the process, the dynamic changes. It can be subtle, a shift in emphasis, an awareness of the technology, perhaps even awkward […]
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