Completed Projects

DV-08-008 International Conference on Shellfish Restoration

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 […]

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DV-07-003 Annual Conference of the National Marine Educators Association

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 […]

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MOSAC-03-02 Three-dimensional Modeling of Cobscook Bay

Huijie Xue School of Marine Sciences University of Maine Orono, ME 04469 207.581.4318 hxue@maine.edu Cobscook and Passamaquoddy bays support an unusually diverse and productive ecosystem. The area is rich in natural resources and is used extensively by fishermen, the Passamaquoddy Tribe, tourists, and others. The offshore water is a busy conduit for tankers moving up […]

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DV-08-007 Penobscot River Revival

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 […]

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MOSAC-03-01 Measuring the Economic Damages from Oil Spills to Maine’s Marine Economy

Jonathan Rubin Margaret Chase Smith Center for Public Policy University of Maine Orono, ME 04469 207.581.1528 jonathan.rubin@umit.maine.edu Deirdre Mageean University of Maine Orono, ME 04469 207.581.1506 Deirdre.mageean@umit.maine.edu Kevin Boyle Dept. of Resource Economics & Policy University of Maine Orono, ME 04469 207.581.3163 kboyle@maine.edu The port of Portland, located in the southern part of Maine, is […]

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DV-08-006 Northeast Aquaculture Conference & Expo

In 1998 and 2000, the Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center sponsored the first Northeast Aquaculture Conference and Exposition (NACE™). From 1996 to 1999, the Rhode Island Legislative Commission on Aquaculture sponsored an annual aquaculture meeting sharing interests and information on aquaculture. In 2000 and 2001, the event was expanded into the Southern New England Aquaculture Conference. […]

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R-05-02 Phytoplankton Carrying Capacity in the Damariscotta River Estuary

Mary Jane Perry School of Marine Sciences and Darling Marine Center University of Maine 193 Clark’s Cove Road Walpole, ME 04573-3307 207.563.3146 Email Mary Jane Perry The Damariscotta River Estuary is home to the most intensive shellfish farming in Maine, a result of the river’s excellent water quality and ideal temperature conditions. Oyster farms on […]

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MOSAC-02-02 Ecological Functions of Fringing Salt Marshes Susceptible to Oil Spills in Casco Bay

Dr. Pamela Morgan University of New England 11 Hills Beach Road Dept. of Life Sciences Biddeford, ME 04005 207.283.0171 pmorgan@mailbox.une.edu Dr. Matthew Bampton University of Southern Maine Geography and Anthropology Bailey 300 Portland, ME 04102 207.780.5184 bampton@usm.maine.edu Dr. Michele Dionne Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve 342 Laudholm Farm Rd Wells, ME 04090 207.646.1555 michele.dionne@maine.edu Dr. […]

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R-04-01 An Agent-based Model of the Maine Lobster Industry

James Wilson School of Marine Sciences 214 Libby Hall University of Maine Orono, ME 04469 207.581.4368 jwilson@maine.edu David Hiebeler Department of Mathematics and Statistics 326 Neville Hall University of Maine Orono, ME 04469 207.581.3924 hiebeler@math.maine.edu Yong Chen School of Marine Sciences 225 Libby Hall University of Maine Orono, ME 04469 207.581.4303 ychen@maine.edu Maine’s most valuable […]

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