Maine Sea Grant

Brian F. Beal Downeast Institute for Applied Marine Research and Education PO Box 83 Beals, ME 04611 207.255.1314 bbeal@maine.edu One strategy used by fisheries managers seeking to enhance wild lobster stocks is to raise lobsters in a laboratory and then release the larvae in large numbers. An experimental approach at the Downeast Institute transfers hatchery-grown […]

Scott Hall Research Coordinator, Seabird Restoration Program National Audubon Society Belfast, ME 207-338-4069 shall@audubon.org www.projectpuffin.org Tern restoration projects have been conducted in Maine since 1978. Restoration efforts have traditionally focused on nesting habitat; there has been less work to identify or protect foraging sites. Reproductive failure is more common on offshore sites like Seal Island, […]

C. Drew Harvell and Robin Hadlock Seeley Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 607-254-4377 rhs4@cornell.edu Green crabs are a major predator of juvenile and adult soft-shell clams, and therefore are a concern for fisheries managers and harvesters. The effects of sea surface temperature on green crab distribution and abundance in […]

Annette deCharon Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences PO Box 475 West Boothbay Harbor, ME 04575 207.633.9600 adecharon@bigelow.org The Maine Intertidal Zone Investigation will provide an opportunity for Maine students and educators to learn about the state’s rocky shore habitats. MITZI uses an interactive gallery of images and information about the intertidal zone to teach basic […]

John Riley Dept. of Biological and Chemical Engineering University of Maine Orono, ME 04469 207.581.2715 riley@apollo.umenfa.maine.edu Mick Peterson Dept. of Mechanical Engineering University of Maine Orono, ME 04469 207.581.2129 mpeterson@umeme.maine.edu Commercial fisheries, maritime shipping, and whale watching are all economically important to Maine. However, they also can negatively impact whales, which can collide with ships […]

Charles Tilburg Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Physics University of New England 11 Hills Beach Road Biddeford, ME 04005 207.602.2422 Email Charles Tilburg University of New England researcher Charles Tilburg worked with eighth graders at Biddeford Middle School to map the fate of the freshwater plume out of the Saco River, the fourth largest river […]

Jay Adams Old Fort Western Fund 16 Cony St. Augusta, ME 04330 oldfort@oldfortwestern.org The second annual Spring Running took place on June 2, 2007. The festival, a celebration of the renewed health of the Kennebec River and the rebounding populations of fish resulting from the removal of the Edwards Dam, provides an opportunity to educate […]

Kevin Athearn University of Maine at Machias 25 Kimball Hall Machias, ME 04654 207-255-1216 kathearn@maine.edu Resource managers, regional planners, fishermen, seafood dealers, fish farmers, and others in eastern Maine need information about the economic value of various marine industries, as well as the economic consequences of pollution, red tide closures, conservation or stock enhancement efforts, […]

November 19–22, 2008 Charleston, South Carolina, USA The 11th International Conference on Shellfish Restoration was held in historic Charleston, South Carolina. The meeting provided an opportunity for resource managers, shellfish farmers, community activists, historians, and anthropologists to exchange ideas to inform restoration of molluscan shellfish populations while improving water quality and the environmental health of […]

Don Hudson Gulf of Maine Marine Education Association The Gulf of Maine Marine Education Association (GOMMEA) hosted the annual conference of the National Marine Educators Association in Portland, Maine, in July 2007. At the sold-out conference, GOMMEA hosted the first meeting of a new Traditional Ecological Knowledge Committee, bringing native and first nations people together […]