Collaborative Chats - 2021 - Maine Sea Grant

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

Collaborative Chats – 2021

December 11, 2020

Below, please view recordings from the second season of webinars hosted by Maine Sea Grant, the Maine Department of Marine Resources, and the University of Maine’s Lobster Institute. These sessions focused on collaborative research efforts in the lobster industry. The second season highlighted ongoing collaborative research projects, including those funded through the Sea Grant American Lobster Initiative focused on understanding the biological, social, and economic resilience of the industry to a changing environment.

For more information, please email Amalia Harrington, or call (207) 581-1440.

Collaborative Chats, Season 2, Episode 1: Maine DMR Lobster Sampling Programs with Kathleen Reardon, Matt Davis, & Joe Locurto (10/06/21)

Collaborative Chats, Season 2, Episode 2: Working with lobstermen to assess the distribution and abundance of larval lobsters in the Gulf of Maine and on Georges Bank with Joshua Carloni, Lauren Staples, & Damon Frampton (11/04/21)

Collaborative Chats, Season 2, Episode 3: Defining sentinel indicators of resilience in the American lobster fishery with Joshua Stoll, Theresa Burnham, Patrice McCarron, Carla Guenther, & Kathleen Reardon (12/13/21)

Collaborative Chats, Season 2, Episode 4: Early life history of American lobsters in coastal southern New England waters with Jeremy Collie, Conor McManus, Declan McCormick, & Al Eagles (01/12/22)

Collaborative Chats, Season 2, Episode 5: MA Division of Marine Fisheries and MA lobster industry collaborative research and monitoring projects with Tracy Pugh, Fred Penney, & Wes Penney (02/16/22)

Collaborative Chats, Season 2, Episode 6: Understanding direct sales utilization and challenges of RI and NH lobstermen during the COVID-19 pandemic with Dawn Kotowicz & Gabby Bradt (03/09/22)