Maine Sea Grant is pleased to announce that Rachel Boynton has joined the team as our Senior Grants Manager and Fiscal Officer. Boynton is responsible for managing Maine Sea Grant finances as well as coordinating proposal submissions and managing financial activities after receiving awards. “I’m incredibly excited to join Maine Sea Grant and be part […]
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Kara Chuang, University of Maine graduate, has recently been selected as a member of the 2025 cohort of the John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship! Chuang is one of 88 students chosen nationwide, and the only graduate in Maine to receive this honor. “This year’s Knauss Fellowship cohort exemplifies the passion and expertise necessary to […]
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Maine Sea Grant is excited to announce that Jerelle Jesse, a doctoral student in marine biology at the University of Maine, is a recipient of the 2024 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)-Sea Grant Joint Fellowship! As a NMFS-Sea Grant Population Dynamics Fellow, Jerelle will focus on evaluating how biological reference points, which help determine stock […]
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Maine Sea Grant is pleased to announce that 12 students will receive a 2024 Maine Sea Grant Undergraduate Scholarship in Marine Sciences to support tuition or other academic or research-related expenses. Scholarship recipients will join a statewide network of undergraduate scholars doing exemplary academic work on marine and coastal issues. Award recipients will also be […]
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This summer, three undergraduate students are gaining experience in sea-run fish research and management as participants in Maine Sea Grant and NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center’s Undergraduate Internships in Diadromous Ecosystem Research Program. The program, which launched in 2020, pairs student interns with mentors who are practitioners in the field. The 2023 cohort will be working with […]
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This summer, five undergraduate students are gaining experience in sea-run fish research and management as participants in Maine Sea Grant and NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center’s Undergraduate Internships in Diadromous Ecosystem Research Program. The program, which launched in 2020, pairs student interns with mentors who are practitioners in the field. The 2024 cohort will be working with […]
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You are invited! We are excited to host the first workshop of the Marine Debris Challenge project on May 30, 2024. Funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Sea Grant Program and coordinated by Maine Sea Grant, the project focuses on reducing marine debris by replacing plastic with sustainable materials from our […]
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Maine Sea Grant is pleased to announce five new research projects recommended for funding through our competitive biennial research program (pending final approval by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration). Led by scientists from research and education institutions in Maine, the two-year projects will support scientific research focused on offshore wind interactions, the role of […]
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A group of chefs, seafood professionals, writers, economic development specialists and educators will travel to France in April of 2024, to focus on culinary uses of scallops, in support of the scallop aquaculture and commercial fishing sectors in Maine. The week of travel will be followed by educational programming in Maine for chefs and other […]
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The Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship provides a unique educational and professional experience to graduate students who have an interest in ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources. The Fellowship, named after one of Sea Grant’s founders, former NOAA Administrator, John A. Knauss, matches highly qualified graduate students […]
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