Maine Sea Grant is excited to announce Jessica Brunacini has joined the Marine Extension Team as the new Coastal Community Resilience Extension Associate. In this position, Brunacini will be supporting Maine’s coastal communities as they plan for and respond to the impacts of climate change. “I’m really excited that I get to continue building on […]
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The Sea Grant American Lobster Initiative (ALI) held its first Regional Lobster Research and Outreach Summit in Portland, Maine this February. The summit, hosted by Maine Sea Grant, marked the first time researchers funded through the ALI were able to meet with other network scientists, graduate students, educators, extension agents, and fishermen in person since […]
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From March 27-30, scientists from 30 countries convened for the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) Fisheries and Plankton Acoustics Symposium in Portland, Maine. The symposium facilitated exchange among scientists who specialize in acoustic technology, which uses sound to measure organisms in water and can provide data from freshwater, coastal and deep […]
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Maine Sea Grant is excited to welcome Annie Fagan to the Marine Extension Team as the Maine Aquaculture Hub Coordinator. Based out of Walpole at the Darling Marine Center, Fagan will support the planning, development, and implementation of the activities of the Maine Aquaculture Hub. “I’m really thrilled to be a part of such a […]
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University of Maine students, researchers, Marine Extension Team members and alumni were among the more than 2,000 participants in the 48th Maine Fishermen’s Forum in Rockport, March 2–4. The annual three-day event brings together fishermen, gear suppliers, scientists, government officials and others to share information and collaborate on all things fishing: markets, resource status, regulations, […]
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Maine Sea Grant is pleased to announce 11 students will receive a 2022 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. Awardees will have the opportunity to […]
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Aquaculture experts from across the U.S., South Africa, Norway and Iceland met at the University of Maine for the third annual Recirculating Aquaculture Salmon Network (RAS-N) and first annual Sustainable Aquaculture Systems Supporting Atlantic Salmon (SAS2) conference. During the conference, which was held Sept. 27–29, scientists, communicators and educators shared information and explored current challenges […]
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The National Sea Grant College Program announced $1.2 million in support of Sea Grant’s American Lobster Research Program to continue addressing emergent needs and priorities associated with this important fishery. Pursuant to congressional direction, this year’s funded research projects shift focus on operational needs, specifically related to gear technology research and implementation. The two extramural […]
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Maine Sea Grant is seeking a Coastal Community Resilience Extension Associate to join our Marine Extension Team to help build capacity in Southern and Midcoast Maine. The Coastal Community Resilience Extension Professional will work in collaboration with Maine Sea Grant and Casco Bay Estuary Partnership along with other agencies and organizations to plan, develop, implement […]
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NOAA Sea Grant has announced $2.1 million to fund four projects that advance aquaculture research and extension to support sustainable aquaculture in Maine. The projects are part of a larger $14 million NOAA Sea Grant investment to strengthen aquaculture across the United States. Investigators from the University of Maine Aquaculture Research Institute, Maine Aquaculture Innovation […]
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