Yong Chen 225 Libby Hall University of Maine 207.581.4303 The American Fisheries Society promotes scientific research and sustainable management of fisheries resources. It also publishes some of the world’s leading fisheries research journals and books and encourages comprehensive education for fisheries professionals. By organizing scientific meetings where new results are reported and discussed, it acts […]
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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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William Ambrose Bates College wambrose@bates.edu Bates College hosted the 2013 meeting of the New England Estuarine Research Society in Portland, Maine. Several scientists and students presented results of Sea Grant-funded research, and Maine Sea Grant distributed publications from our display in the sponsor exhibit area. NEERS is a nonprofit organization with a wide-ranging membership from […]
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C.T. Hess Department of Physics & Astronomy Bennett Hall University of Maine Orono, ME 04469 207.581.1018 hess@maine.edu The nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant following the 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Japan in March 2011 released radioactive particles into the global atmosphere. In April 2011, radioactive iodine was detected in air samples from above Bennett […]
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William Ellis University of Maine School of Marine Sciences 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 England to answer questions about the physics, chemistry, […]
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Kristen Fletcher Executive Director Coastal States Organization Hall of the States 444 North Capitol Street NW, Suite 322 Washington, D.C. 20001 202.508.3860 cso@coastalstates.org The Coastal States Organization (CSO) was established in 1970 to represent the coastal states, commonwealths and territories on legislative and policy issues relating to the sound management of coastal, Great Lakes and […]
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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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