Maine Sea Grant

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 […]

Coastal Conversations show: November 22, 2019 WERU 89.9 in Blue Hill and 99.9 in Bangor Host: Ron Beard, University of Maine Cooperative Extension Listen to the show on WERU archives Maine’s early entry into the global economy was ocean-based—fishermen harvested cod, dried it on the shore and shipped it back to hungry markets in Europe. […]

Coastal Conversations show: October 25, 2019 WERU 89.9 in Blue Hill and 99.9 in Bangor Host: Paul Anderson, Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries Listen to the show on WERU archives Join MCCF’s Paul Anderson THIS FRIDAY as he hosts “Coastal Conversations” on Community Radio WERU 89.9 FM! As the world rapidly changes around us there are […]

Coastal Conversations show: August 23, 2019 WERU 89.9 in Blue Hill and 99.9 in Bangor Host: Natalie Springuel, Maine Sea Grant Listen to the show on WERU archives Ascophyllum Nodosum, more commonly known as rockweed, is that ubiquitous brown seaweed that coats much of the shoreline between high and low tide. Rockweed has been commercially […]