Maine Sea Grant

Coastal Conversations show: October 23, 2020 WERU 89.9 in Blue Hill and 99.9 in Bangor Host: Natalie Springuel, Maine Sea Grant Listen to the show on WERU archives Our show today explores coastal Maine’s geological, cultural and natural-resource-based heritage. Maine communities are steeped in a history of living life close to the land and to the […]

Coastal Conversations show: September 25, 2020 WERU 89.9 in Blue Hill and 99.9 in Bangor Host: Natalie Springuel, Maine Sea Grant Listen to the show on WERU archives In the decades following Maine’s statehood in 1820, the saltcod fishery grew into an economic engine that provided income for hundreds of Maine fishermen and boat builders. The […]

Coastal Conversations show: July 24, 2020 WERU 89.9 in Blue Hill and 99.9 in Bangor Host: Natalie Springuel, Maine Sea Grant Listen to the show on WERU archives Fishing as a profession has been central to the culture and economy of New England and Atlantic Canada for generations, and women have always played a critical […]

Coastal Conversations show: May 22, 2020 WERU 89.9 in Blue Hill and 99.9 in Bangor Host: Natalie Springuel, Maine Sea Grant Listen to the show on WERU archives A special note: This month’s episode of Coastal Conversations is dedicated to Mr. Andrew Gove, one of the three featured fishermen who was interviewed in the 1970s. As […]

Coastal Conversations show: May 22, 2020 WERU 89.9 in Blue Hill and 99.9 in Bangor Host: Natalie Springuel, Maine Sea Grant Listen to the show on WERU archives Every spring, thousands of fish move between saltwater and fresh water habitats. Some, like Atlantic salmon, migrate from the sea into Maine’s rivers and streams in order to […]

Special Coastal Conversations report as part of Maine Currents show on WERU May 5, 2020 Maine Currents Show: May 5, 2020 WERU 89.9 in Blue Hill and 99.9 in Bangor Host: Natalie Springuel, Maine Sea Grant Listen to the show on WERU archives On May 5th, 2020, WERU’s Amy Brown hosted a conversation with several […]

Coastal Conversations show: April 24, 2020 WERU 89.9 in Blue Hill and 99.9 in Bangor Host: Natalie Springuel, Maine Sea Grant Listen to the show on WERU archives Today our show is about the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Maine’s fishermen and aquaculture farmers. Like so many small businesses, marine industries have been hit […]

Coastal Conversations show: January 24, 2020 WERU 89.9 in Blue Hill and 99.9 in Bangor Host: Catherine Schmitt, Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park Listen to the show on WERU archives Students in the Acadia region have been studying clams and their environment alongside fishermen and town committees who manage the local fishery. Working with […]