Maine Sea Grant

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

Aria Amirbahman Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Maine 5711 Boardman Hall Orono, ME 04469 207.581.1272 aria@umit.maine.edu Estuaries are dynamic environments. As rivers flow toward the sea and freshwater meets salt, the changes in salinity and channel widening cause sediment to accumulate in the estuarine zone. As a result, estuaries may function as […]

Yong Chen School of Marine Sciences 225 Libby Hall University of Maine Orono, ME 04469 207.581.4303 ychen@maine.edu James Wilson School of Marine Sciences 214 Libby Hall University of Maine Orono, ME 04469 207.581.4368 jwilson@maine.edu Dr. Carl Wilson Dept. of Marine Resources PO Box 8 McKown Point W. Boothbay Harbor, ME 04575 207.633.9500 carl.wilson@state.me.us Dave Courtemanch […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Andrew J. Pershing Gulf of Maine Research Institute 350 Commercial St. Portland, ME 04101 607.255.5552 Email Andrew Pershing Portland is the third largest oil terminal port in the United States, a major portion of the oil arriving in New England comes through Maine. To enter these ports, tankers must traverse some of the most lucrative […]