Maine Sea Grant

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 […]

Yong Chen School of Marine Sciences University of Maine 207.581.4303 Email Yong Chen Jie Cao School of Marine Sciences University of Maine Shrimp (Pandalus borealis) and herring (Clupea harengus) are important components of the Gulf of Maine ecosystem and support commercial fisheries. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, working with NOAA Fisheries and the Maine […]

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 […]

Robert Johnston Clark University Klaus Moeltner and Christine Blinn Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Christine Feurt University of New England This Northeast Regional Sea Grant Consortium project will combine coastal hazards data with novel property value matching models to quantify the economic consequences of the Northeast region’s coastal hazard vulnerability and related adaptation. These […]

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 […]

Porter Hoagland, Di Jin, and Hauke Kite-Powell Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution John Duff University of Massachusetts-Boston Investigators will examine various legal and fiscal/economic mechanisms employed by coastal communities in the Northeast to formulate and carry out disaster response and mitigation programs. Local responses to flooding and erosion, such as beach nourishment and armoring, will be […]

Robert J. Johnston George Perkins Marsh Institute Clark University Worcester, MA 01610 508.751.4619 rjohnston@clarku.edu Northeast coastal communities are increasingly vulnerable to hazards from a variable and changing climate, including sea-level rise and increasing frequency and magnitude of storm-related floods. Those affected seek economic information to help communities adapt to coastal hazards. Johnston will adapt established […]

  27-30 November 2012 | Portland, Maine The conference steering committee would like to thank the 130+ people who attended the symposium, all the presenters, and sponsors. Final Conference Program  (PDF, 3.2 MB) November 2013 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Special Issue The symposium grew out of a consensus among the scientific community […]

John Duff Environmental Earth and Ocean Sciences University of Massachusetts 100 Morrissey Blvd. Boston, MA 02125 john.duff@umb.edu 617.287.7445 Efforts to employ marine spatial planning to improve coastal and ocean resource stewardship are underway, but the challenges faced by local governments are not well understood. Duff will examine how federal, state, and local authorities are working […]