Maine Sea Grant

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, […]

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 […]

Barry Costa-Pierce Rhode Island Sea Grant South Ferry Road Narragansett, RI 02882 401.874.6800 bcp@gso.uri.edu The development of offshore renewable energy systems is an international priority driven by the need to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and decrease human impacts on global climate. This symposium was an opportunity to document progress toward a new vision […]

Robert Rocha Conference Chair New Bedford Whaling Museum 18 Johnny Cake Hill New Bedford, MA 02740 508.997.0046 x149 Email Robert Rocha The National Marine Educators Association Conference is the biggest yearly event in North America dedicated to the teaching and discovery of oceans, marine life, estuaries and coasts. More than 400 educators, researchers, advocates and […]

Christie Mahaffey 5711 Boardman Hall University of Maine Orono, ME 04469 207.433.0200 christie.mahaffey[at]umit.maine.edu With so many diverse uses and activities in the waters of the Gulf of Maine, avoiding conflict or reducing impacts on rare native species like whales is a priority. This project aimed to study the physiological contraints in deep-diving cetaceans in the […]

Christopher Rigaud Darline Marine Center 193 Clark’s Cove Road Walpole, ME 207.563.3146 x232 Email Christopher Rigaud The University of Maine has been a member of the American Academy for Underwater Sciences (AAUS) since 1996, one of over 120 member organizations who are engaged in underwater research and education. Each year, AAUS hosts a symposium where […]