Maine Sea Grant

Jessica F. Muhlin Assistant Professor of Marine Biology Corning School of Ocean Studies Maine Maritime Academy Castine, ME, 04420 207.326.2403 jessica.muhlin@mma.edu The 51st Annual Northeast Algal Symposium convened April 20-22, 2012 at the Schoodic Education and Research Center at Schoodic Point, Maine, part of Acadia National Park. The symposium included a wide range of oral […]

Aaron Dority Penobscot East Resource Center PO Box 27 Stonington, ME 04681 207.367.2708 aaron@penobscoteast.org Fishermen targeting groundfish species (cod, haddock, flounder, monkfish, etc.) face increased costs due to management and fishery changes. In order for the industry, and fishing communities, to survive, fishermen have to earn an equitable price for their catch. Meanwhile, people are […]

Sean Todd Allied Whale College of the Atlantic 105 Eden St. Bar Harbor, ME 04609 In the United States, marine mammals and sea turtles are federally protected by a number of laws, including the Marine Mammal Protection Act (1972), and the Endangered Species Act (1973). Federal law mandates response to marine mammals and sea turtles […]

Rick Wahle Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences 189 McKown Point Road West Boothbay Harbor, ME 04575 Email Rick Wahle 207.633.9659 In the 1980s, a disconnect between what lobstermen were seeing at sea and what scientists were saying led to a new approach to marine ecology. Scientists began to recognize the importance of larval dynamics to […]

Hannah Webber Fields Pond Audubon Center Holden, ME 207.989.2591 hwebber@maineaudubon.org The collaborative, community-based restoration of Sedgeunkedunk Stream, including removal of two dams, is serving as a model for other barrier removal efforts throughout Maine. The project and its follow-up monitoring should be of great interest to municipal personnel and planners; representatives from land trusts, lake […]

Jennifer Atkinson Quebec-Labrador Foundation, Inc. PO Box 335 Waldoboro, ME 04572 207.832.8109 jatkinson@qlf.org Atkinson calls circulation “the geography of the ocean,” because it influences virtually every aspect of a marine area. Yet local circulation dynamics are not always understood, hampering our ability to manage local uses and monitor movements of marine organisms. Muscongus Bay is […]

Damon Gannon Bowdoin College 6500 College Station Brunswick, ME 04011 207.798.4267 dgannon@bowdoin.edu Coastal and marine policy in the United States is a patchwork of laws under the jurisdiction of many different agencies within local, state, and federal levels of government. As ocean policy reform continues to chug along in Washington, ecosystem-based management is being touted […]

Jennifer Brewer Penobscot East Resource Center PO Box 27 Stonington, ME 04681 207.367.2708 brewerj@ecu.edu Traditional fishery management approaches have failed to sustain a diverse fishing industry in eastern Maine. New approaches are attempting to increase participation of fishing communities in management, by enhancing local leadership and knowledge. The Penobscot East Resource Center developed the Community […]

Charles Curtin Antioch University PO Box 418 North Haven, ME 04853 ccurtin@earthlink.net In many coastal communities, local populations of sea-run alewives have gone extinct because they cannot access their spawning habitat due to dams, fishing pressure, pollution, and land use change. Curtin is working with local fishermen and other community members to restore alewives to Fresh […]