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 […]
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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 […]
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James Sulikowski Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences University of New England 207.602.2730 Email James Sulikowski Shallow coastal waters provide nursery habitat for larval and juvenile stages of fish and invertebrates. These early life stages are the most vulnerable, and environmental conditions must be just right for the young animals to survive. Less is known about […]
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Jonathan Grabowski Gulf of Maine Research Institute Portland, ME 04112 207.563.3146 ext. 318 jgrabow@maine.edu Erika Clesceri University of Maine Darling Marine Center 193 Clarks Cove Road Walpole, ME 04573 207.563.3146 ext. 318 clesceri@email.unc.edu Several thousand tons of herring bait are used in the nearshore waters of Maine’s coast to support the lobster fishery. In the […]
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Shey Veditz Island Institute 386 Main Street PO Box 648 Rockland , ME 04841 207.694.9209 Working access to the Gulf of Maine is threatened by real estate development and other changing land uses. In order for fishermen, water-dependent businesses, land trusts, economic development groups, municipalities, and the public to succeed in preserving Maine’s working waterfronts, […]
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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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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 […]
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Dr. Jennifer Dijkstra 342 Laudholm Farm Road Wells, ME 04090 207.646.1555 dijkstra@wellsnerr.org Mercury is a natural element and toxic metal that has increased in the global environment as a result of human activities. A potent neurotoxin, mercury affects the brain and nervous system in humans, who are exposed primarily through the consumption of contaminated fish. […]
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