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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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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Sean Todd Director, Allied Whale and Steven K. Katona Chair in Marine Sciences College of the Atlantic 105 Eden Street Bar Harbor, ME 04609 207.801.5725 stodd@coa.edu Allied Whale has been studying endangered humpback, fin, and right whales from Mount Desert Rock’s marine field station for nearly 40 years. Visual observations from small vessels and from […]
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Mark Green Peaks Island Shellfish Co. 5 Willow Street Peaks Island, ME 04108 207.712.3681 Email Mark Green Reporting by Dana Morse, Maine Sea Grant Shellfish harvesters are in need of product diversification. While Maine scallop fishermen get excellent prices for their high-quality product, yet the volume of wild-caught scallops in Maine is very low, and […]
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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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Qingping Zou Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Maine 207.581.2178 Email Qingping Zou John Cannon National Weather Service Many of Maine’s coastal communities, already vulnerable to wind, water, and erosion damage from coastal storms, are anticipating more frequent and damaging storms in the coming years as a result of a warming climate. Predicting […]
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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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Susan Brawley School of Marine Sciences University of Maine 207.581.2973 Email Susan Brawley Large marine algae—also known as seaweed and sea vegetables—have been harvested off the coast of Maine for use as food and fertilizer for centuries. Today, wild harvest isn’t enough to supply an increasing demand for sea vegetable products, prompting greater interest in […]
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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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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 […]
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