Maine Sea Grant

Hannah Webber Schoodic Institute Winter Harbor, ME Dan DenDanto EMC Blair Research Station Mount Desert Rock, ME The Northeastern Coastal Stations Alliance (NeCSA) is a newly formed network of ten small field stations spanning the Gulf of Maine. The Alliance seeks to support data collection and data sharing across the stations and enhance training opportunities […]

Daniel Ungier Executive Director Medomak Valley Land Trust With 2015 landings of $2.2 million, the Medomak River is one of the most valuable clam fisheries in the Maine. This fishery employs approximately 150 commercial clam diggers who depend on the availability of the clam resource, which is threatened by bacterial pollution delivered by stormwater discharge. […]

Peter Countway Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Skylar Bayer School of Marine Sciences University of Maine Richard Wahle School of Marine Sciences University of Maine The giant sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) is a highly valuable seafood species harvested in the Gulf of Maine. Fishermen and managers responded to declining populations by instituting a series of […]

Sandra Shumway University of Connecticut Emily Keiley University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth The first International Pectinid Workshop was held in 1976 in Ireland and has since moved throughout the world. The Workshop has grown to a large international group attracting well over 100 delegates from some 30 coun­tries. Devoted scallop enthusiasts gather every second year to exchange […]

Richard Wahle School of Marine Sciences University of Maine Kari Lavalli Boston University The ICWL began in 1977 when a group of 37 lobster biologists from six countries met in Perth, Australia, to discuss and compare their work on lobster ecology, physiology, and early stock management protocols, and to find common themes among the different […]

Amy Hamilton Vailea Maine Department of Marine Resources West Boothbay Harbor, ME Some species of phytoplankton (microscopic marine algae) can be toxic to humans and wildlife. Excessive growth or “blooms” of these phytoplankton are often called “red tide.” In Maine, species of Alexandrium produce toxins that cause Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning, and result in closures of […]

David Fields Senior Research Scientist Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences East Boothbay, ME Temperature is the primary factor that determines survival and development in newly hatched crustaceans such as lobster. The ability of these early stages to develop in the face of increasingly warm ocean conditions will determine what species are able to maintain populations […]

Richard Wahle School of Marine Sciences University of Maine Email Richard Wahle Skylar Bayer School of Marine Sciences University of Maine Email Skylar Bayer Peter Countway Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Email Peter Countway The giant sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) is an incredibly valuable seafood species harvested in the Gulf of Maine. The scallop is […]

Marissa McMahan Northeastern University Jonathan Grabowski Northeastern University Luke Poirier University of Prince Edward Island Jonathan Taggart Venetian Fishery Partner Fishing Industry collaborators: Christopher Jamison, Georgetown, ME Jim McMahan, Georgetown, ME Herald Heald, Georgetown, ME The invasive European green crab, Carcinus maenas, threatens two of Maine’s commercially important fisheries: soft-shell clams (through predation) and lobster (through competition […]