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 […]
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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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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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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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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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Mary E. Davis Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning Tufts University 617-627-3394 Email Mary Davis Fishing is a dangerous occupation, and each year in Maine an average of four fishermen die doing their job. In 2010, seven fishing-related deaths occurred just within in Cobscook Bay. Fishermen are subject to stringent federal and state safety guidelines, […]
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Richard A. Wahle Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences McKown Point West Boothbay Harbor, ME 04575 207.633.9659 rwahle@bigelow.org As the groundfish and sea urchin fisheries declined over the last decade, fishing communities became precariously dependent on lobsters, the largest fishery in Maine. Realizing that a collapse of this fishery would have far-reaching effects going well beyond […]
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Vijay Panchang Maritime Systems Engineering Department Texas A & M University P.O. Box 1675 Galveston, TX 77553-1675 409.740.4504 panchanv@tamug.tamu.edu On Maine’s 3,000 mile coastline, surface waves may comprise the most energetic elements of the physical oceanography affecting coastal communities and habitats. Information about wave conditions has many applications, including the safety of boat or ship […]
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Paul Rawson School of Marine Sciences 5751 Murray Hall University of Maine Orono, ME 04469 207.581.4381 prawson@maine.edu The coastal Maine sea scallop fishery is highly valued in fishing communities and supports a diverse group of fishermen, including off-season lobster fishermen and others who harvest multiple species throughout the year. It is distinct from other sea […]
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Brian F. Beal University of Maine at Machias 9 O’Brien Avenue Machias, ME 04654 207.255.1314 Cobscook Bay hosts the closest North Atlantic port to Europe and Canada. Approximately 25% of all cargo shipped into Maine goes through the deepwater Port of Easport. Cobscook Bay is also a robust, diverse marine ecosystem. Recently, the Maine Oil […]
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