Maine Sea Grant

Coastal Conversations show: July 26, 2019 WERU 89.9 in Blue Hill Host: Natalie Springuel, Maine Sea Grant Listen to the show on WERU archives Summer is such a great time to catch up on reading and what better topic to dive into than Maine! This is Natalie Springuel, from the University of Maine Sea Grant, […]

Coastal Conversations show: June 28, 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 For islands on the coast of Maine, schools are the lifeblood of the community, but declining enrollment can pose a threat to the school’s vitality. To stem […]

Coastal Conversations show: May 24, 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 Spring in Maine is alewife season, when the light and temperature are just right to trigger alewives and other sea run fish to leave the ocean and […]

Coastal Conversations show: April 26, 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 Along Maine’s coastal mudflats, you might have noticed commercial worm harvesters digging for bloodworms and sandworms. The segmented and wriggly critters are destined to be used as […]

Coastal Conversations show: March 22, 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 When you picture someone hauling up lobster traps on the wind swept Atlantic Ocean, chances are good that you are picturing a man. Fishing is one of […]

Coastal Conversations show: February 22, 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 The City of Portland, Maine, has long been recognized as a city that has successfully maintained its fisheries heritage, its grit, while also emerging as one of […]

Coastal Conversations show: December 28, 2018 WERU 89.9 in Blue Hill and 99.9 in Bangor Host: Natalie Springuel, Maine Sea Grant Listen to the show on WERU archives Have you heard about the Maine Ocean School yet? The Maine Ocean School is a new public magnet school based in Searsport with a mission to provide […]

Coastal Conversations show: November 23, 2018 WERU 89.9 in Blue Hill and 99.9 in Bangor Host: Natalie Springuel, Maine Sea Grant Listen to the show on WERU archives What do year-round island communities in Maine, the Chesapeake Bay and the Great Lakes have in common? Their working waterfronts are crucial for the island’s future. This […]

Coastal Conversations show: October 26, 2018 WERU 89.9 in Blue Hill and 99.9 in Bangor Host: Natalie Springuel, Maine Sea Grant Listen to the show on WERU archives Tourism has been an important part of Maine’s coastal economy for generations. But what’s the relationship between tourism and quality of life at the local level? In […]

Coastal Conversations show: September 28, 2018 WERU 89.9 in Blue Hill and 99.9 in Bangor Host: Natalie Springuel, Maine Sea Grant Listen to the show on WERU archives Over the last four decades, the amount of soft-shell clams harvested in Maine has decreased by up to 75%. Such a significant decline clearly affects the ecology […]