Maine Sea Grant is pleased to announce that Buoy Maine, a pitch competition designed to foster innovation and entrepreneurship that supports Maine’s working waterfront and coastal communities, will fund ten innovative projects and ideas that help better address the challenges of operating a business during the COVID-19 pandemic. Funding for the awards comes from the […]
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Maine Sea Grant in partnership with UMaine Cooperative Extension and New Hampshire Extension is offering another two-part training focusing on The Art and Science of Virtual Facilitation. During the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual meetings have become a mainstay for successful communication and collaboration in organizations and communities. Virtual formats bring their own challenges and opportunities, and […]
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Learning sessions facilitated by Maine Sea Grant and hosted by the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) What: Maine Sea Grant and DMR are offering learning sessions for members of the public that wish to effectively engage in the aquaculture lease hearing process. Examples of topics covered include how to provide testimony, an overview of […]
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Aquaculture in Shared Waters, a program that prepares fishermen and others to start aquaculture ventures in Maine, received a Sea Grant 2020 Superior Outreach Programming Award from the Sea Grant Extension Assembly. Superior Outreach Program Awards recognize projects and programs that can serve as an example across the entire National Sea Grant network. “We’ve worked […]
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Maine Sea Grant is pleased to announce the 2020 awardees of the Undergraduate Scholarship in Marine Sciences. This year’s recipients are from the University of New England (UNE), College of the Atlantic (COA), the Maine Maritime Academy (MMA), and Saint Joseph’s College of Maine. Scholarship recipients will join a statewide network of undergraduate scholars doing […]
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September 3, 2020 – The Maine Sea Grant College Program staff and University of Maine scientists will advance a multi-million dollar NOAA Sea Grant American Lobster Initiative, which announced a second round of research funding today. The newly funded research will continue to address critical gaps in knowledge about how American lobster (Homarus americanus) is […]
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August 24, 2020 – Maine Sea Grant is pleased to announce Buoy Maine, a new pitch competition to fund innovative projects and ideas to help coastal businesses better address the challenges of operating during the COVID-19 pandemic. The competition consists of two phases — a short, written proposal and a five-minute verbal pitch — and […]
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August 27, 2020 – Maine Sea Grant recognizes the importance of the Maine Climate Council process to determine ways Maine’s coastal communities remain prepared for predicted and unpredictable changes now and in the future. The Council asked six working groups to discuss and develop strategies to support Maine’s communities in a changing climate. The recommendations […]
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August 26, 2020 – The Maine Aquaculture Hub is pleased to announce $216,000 of funding to support five projects seeking to strengthen the aquaculture industry in Maine. Aquaculture, the practice of farming aquatic plants and animals, is an $88.4 million dollar industry in Maine and benefits coastal communities by providing jobs, food security, and economic […]
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August 20, 2020 – Maine Sea Grant in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) launched a 13-week, paid internship this summer as part of a program to provide opportunities for undergraduate students in Maine to gain experience in fisheries science and research. Four students from Maine universities and colleges […]
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