Maine Sea Grant

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 […]

Will Hopkins Cobscook Bay Resource Center 4 Favor St. Eastport, ME 04631 207.853.6607 willhopkins@prexar.com Protecting working waterfront and preserving coastal access is a critical need in Maine’s coastal communities. In this pilot project, researchers will interview harbormasters, town officials, and resource users to document public and private access points around Cobscook Bay, geo-locate the sites […]

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 […]

Gayle Zydlewski Lower Penobscot Watershed Coalition www.covebrook.org/lpwc The first Penobscot River Revival, a festival on the Bangor waterfront in July 2008, was imagined as a way to celebrate the restoration of the Penobscot River. The event was modeled after the successful Spring Running event, which Sea Grant has also supported. Total: $2,000 Please visit the […]

Yong Chen Professor of Fisheries Dynamics School of Marine Sciences University of Maine Orono, ME 04469 ychen@maine.edu Traditional models of fish stock assessments, which are used to regulate commercial fisheries, are often inadequate to evaluate the true status of fish populations because they assume that the spatial distribution of fish in the ocean is not […]