Maine Sea Grant

Here’s your chance to participate in a session that will get you out of your seat! Join educators, researchers, and outreach specialists sharing interactive activities on topics ranging from fisheries and green crabs to community resilience and teacher training. You’ll have a chance to rotate through three 20-minute activities of your choosing. This session is […]

Moderator: Paul Dest Paul Dest is the executive director of the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve. He has a long-standing interest in access and ownership of the Maine coast – from policy to the practical. Over the past 10 years he has coordinated numerous workshops and presentations on court cases and issues relating to this […]

Moderator: Luke Frankel Ever wonder what efforts are involved with ensuring the beaches you swim at are safe or the mussels you eat are healthy? In this session, you’ll hear from state agencies and members of the research community as they highlight initiatives to address threats to human and animal health due to impaired water […]

Moderator: Bob Foley This session will examine a wide range of approaches to creating resilient coastal communities, including regulating development and redevelopment, modifying existing coastal barriers, mitigating the erosive effects of artificial structures, and instituting community-scale adaptation approaches. Presentations will include an overview of Maine’s approach to regulating development in the coastal sand dune system; […]

Addressing and responding to climate change take an all-hands-on deck approach. Join the speakers in this session to learn about ways they connect with students, professionals, and members of the community. Featured examples will include a Marine Docent approach to teaching the fundamentals of ocean acidification, the Seacoast Science Center’s new initiative to grow a […]

Sue Baker, ME Dept. of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry Hannah Baranes, Gulf of Maine Research Institute Parker Gassett, Maine Sea Grant Flooding can happen anywhere, anytime, so how can communities and the insurance industry prepare? This session will highlight how citizen science can be used to build community understanding of localized flooding; how climate preparedness […]

Co-chairs – John Lillibridge and Alyson Eberhardt  Beach Profiling for Students and Teachers At Loranger Memorial School in Old Orchard Beach, middle school students have been beach profiling for nine years. My current students and I will share our experience and procedures to encourage other students and educators to get involved in monitoring their beaches. […]

Note: Beaches Conference PowerPoint presentations are available on request by emailing the Webmaster. Please be specific about which presentation(s) you are interested in, including the year in which the session occurred.   8:00 – 9:00 | Registration, workshops & multimedia viewing session Workshops Trash to Art Kim Bernard, artist Join visiting artist Kim Bernard in […]

Note: Beaches Conference PowerPoint presentations are available on request by emailing the Webmaster. Please be specific about which presentation(s) you are interested in, including the year in which the session occurred. Quick Links 2019 Beaches Conference Program – includes links to presentations 2019 Beaches Conference Speaker Bios 13 JUNE – FIELD DAY & 14 JUNE […]

Rockweed in Maine Rockweed (intertidal zone seaweed Ascophyllum nodosum) provides essential ecological services in near-shore ecosystems, such as habitat for juvenile cod and shorebirds. Rockweed also plays a role in Maine’s marine resource economy and working waterfront heritage, as a fisheries product harvested for use in organic agriculture products, health supplements, and foods. Stakeholders agree on […]