John Duff School for the Environment University of Massachusetts Boston 617.287.7445 Public concerns over coastal access in Maine have been the subject of recent litigation, media coverage, and Maine Sea Grant public outreach and education efforts. Much of the information available to the public regarding public shoreline access is dated and does not reflect recent […]
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Dwayne Shaw Downeast Salmon Federation 207.483.4336 info@mainesalmonrivers.org On the third Friday in April, the Downeast Salmon Federation hosts a community smelt fry to celebrate spring and the annual harvest of rainbow smelt, a native sea-run fish. Friends, family, and visitors gather next to the Wild Salmon Resource Center on the banks of the Pleasant River. […]
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Brian Tarbox Assistant Professor in Marine Science Southern Maine Community College Fort Road South Portland, ME 04106 207.741.5767 btarbox@smccme.edu Spawning stocks of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) have disappeared from downeast Maine, but juvenile cod have made regular appearances since at least 2000. The source of these juveniles and their adult grounds is unknown. While previous […]
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William G. Ambrose, Jr. Professor of Biology Bates College Lewiston, ME 04240 207.786.6114 wambrose@bates.edu Brian Beal Professor of Marine Ecology University of Maine at Machias Machias, ME 04654 207.255.1314 bbeal@maine.edu Soft-shell clams (Mya arenaria) are one of the most important commercial marine species harvested in Maine. In the last decade, clam landings averaged $14 million […]
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Jake Ward Department of Industrial Cooperation University of Maine Windstorm Challenge is an ocean energy design competition for middle and high school students hosted by the DeepCwind Consortium and the University of Maine. Teams work independently throughout the spring to design and build a scale-model floating wind turbine, and then come to the University of […]
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Erik Chapman New Hampshire Sea Grant 131 Main Street Durham, NH 03833 603.862.1935 Community Supported Fisheries (CSFs), inspired by the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) model in which consumers pre-pay for a share of fresh local produce from local farmers, have been one approach that fishermen and fishing communities have explored to direct more money to […]
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Gillian Garratt-Reed Island Institute 386 Main Street Rockland, ME 207.594.9209 ggarratt-reed@islandinstitute.org Community engagement in discussion and decisions related to the marine environment are often hampred because Maine’s coastal residents do not have access to clear, accurate translations of the complex scientific and technical factors needed to make informed decisions. To fill this gap, in 2010 […]
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Karen Wilson University of Southern Maine 106 Bailey Hall Gorham, ME 04038 207.780.5395 kwilson@usm.maine.edu Blueback herring (Alosa aestivalis) are anadromous, migratory, schooling fishes believed to spend most of their life cycle at sea. Adults may return multiple times to their natal rivers to spawn. Blueback herring run at the same time as alewives, and together […]
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Dwayne Shaw Downeast Salmon Federation PO Box 201/187 Main St. Columbia Falls, ME 04623 207.483.4336 info@mainesalmonrivers.org On the third Friday in April, the Downeast Salmon Federation hosts a community smelt fry to celebrate spring and the annual harvest of rainbow smelt, a native sea-run fish. Friends, family, and visitors gather next to DSF’s Wild Salmon […]
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William Ellis School of Marine Sciences 360 Aubert Hall University of Maine Orono, ME 04469 207.581.4388 wge@umit.maine.edu The Nor’easter Ocean Sciences Bowl is an annual regional competition for high school students focused on topics related to the oceans. In this one-day academic tournament, teams of high school students compete against other teams from northern New […]
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