Suzanne Arnold Island Institute 207.594.9209 As carbon dioxide increases in the atmosphere, it also increases in the ocean. Once in the ocean, carbon dioxide goes through chemical reactions that make seawater more acidic. The Gulf of Maine may be uniquely susceptible to ocean acidification because cold water tends to be more acidic since it holds […]
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Neal Pettigrew School of Marine Sciences University of Maine Orono, ME 04469 207.581.4384 Email Neal Pettigrew Casco Bay is a dynamic coastal region that hosts the greater Portland metropolitan area, Maine’s largest city. Casco Bay is home to both endangered and commercially important marine species, is used for many recreational and tourism activities, and is […]
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Erin Owen Husson University 1 College Circle Bangor, ME 04401 207.941.7744 Email Erin Owen Maine’s small but unique coastal scallop fishery has been a lucrative source of income for fishing communities, only second in value to the state’s lobster fishery. In response to a steady decline in landings, the Maine Department of Marine Resources initiated […]
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Richard A. Wahle Research Associate Professor School of Marine Sciences University of Maine Orono, ME 04469 Charlene Bergeron School of Marine Sciences University of Maine Christine M. Tilburg Ecosystem Indicator Partnership, Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment Maine is perilously dependent on a single large fishery: the American lobster. This fisheries’ collapse would […]
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Ian Bricknell Aquaculture Research Institute Hitchner Hall University of Maine Orono, ME 04469 207.581.4380 ian.bricknell@umit.maine.edu In an effort to reduce the threat of infection by parasitic sea lice, Maine’s salmon farming industry has adopted a three-year production cycle that rotates production sites. If wild fish are carrying sea lice, they can make this strategy […]
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Gayle Zydlewski School of Marine Sciences University of Maine Orono, ME 04469 James McCleave School of Marine Sciences University of Maine Haley Viehman School of Marine Sciences University of Maine Tidal hydroelectric development is a new technology being introduced to Maine waters. The potential effects on the marine environment, including commercially important fish species, are […]
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Deborah Bouchard Animal Health Laboratory 348 Hitchner Hall University of Maine Orono, ME 04469 207.581.2767 deborah.bouchard@maine.edu Fisheries managers first imported the European or flat oyster, Ostrea edulis, to Maine in 1949 in an attempt to return local oyster populations to commercially harvestable levels. While the experiment was unsuccessful, some European oysters reproduced and became established […]
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Caroline Noblet School of Economics Teresa Johnson School of Marine Sciences Brianne Suldovsky Department of Communication & Journalism Laura A. Lindenfeld (former) Associate Professor of Communication Despite seafood’s importance to the state’s economy, health, and heritage, fish and shellfish products are not always available and accessible in non-coastal communities. Increasing consumption of seafood throughout […]
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Jonathan Eaton Georges River Tidewater Association PO Box 336 Thomaston, ME 04861 207.354.2234 jonathan.eaton3@gmail.com The St. George River estuary has been listed as impaired by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection since 2000. The reason for the impairment are dissolved oxygen levels below what is required to protect the health of fish and other organisms. […]
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Porter Hoagland Senior Research Specialist Marine Policy Center Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole, MA 508.289.2867 Email Porter Hoagland The Northeast Regional Ocean Council’s framework for coastal and marine spatial planning, in accordance with the National Ocean Policy, requires tradeoff analyses of different spatial marine use scenarios for a given region. How do communities decide […]
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