Sarah Gladu Damariscotta River Association Damariscotta, ME The Maine Coastal Observing Alliance (MCOA) consists of nine coastal citizen monitoring groups who collect water samples and analyze pH, temperature, dissolved oxygen, nutrients (total nitrogen), salinity, and turbidity in eight coastal estuaries and embayments between Casco Bay and Penobscot Bay. This coastwide survey, initiated in 2013, of […]
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Bailey Bowden Town of Penobscot Alewife Committee Penobscot, ME There has been a lot of activity in the Bagaduce River watershed, including participation in the SEANET project and two fish passage restoration projects supported by NOAA’s Habitat Blueprint. New fishways at Pierce’s and Wight’s Ponds in Penobscot are part of a focus on restoring alewives […]
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David Fields Senior Research Scientist Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences The Gulf of Maine is warming at a rapid rate, with unknown consequences for marine life, including commercially and culturally important species such as American lobster and soft-shell clams. Previous work by Bigelow and UMaine scientists provided some of the first indication that temperature is […]
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Bailey Bowden Town of Penobscot Alewife Committee Penobscot, ME The Bagaduce River Estuary is the focus of a watershed-wide effort to restore passage for sea-run fish and enhance ecosystem integrity, including participation in the SEANET project and NOAA’s Habitat Blueprint. The effort is led by the Town of Penobscot with support from Sedgwick and Brooksville, […]
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Whitley Gilbert School of Marine Sciences University of Maine According to the U.S. Census, Portland, Maine is one of the fastest growing cities in New England. More people typically means changes in land use, such as more pavement and more wastewater, both of which affect coastal water quality. Excess nutrients in estuaries can cause eutrophication […]
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Sandra Shumway University of Connecticut Emily Keiley University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth The first International Pectinid Workshop was held in 1976 in Ireland and has since moved throughout the world. The Workshop has grown to a large international group attracting well over 100 delegates from some 30 countries. Devoted scallop enthusiasts gather every second year to exchange […]
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Richard Wahle School of Marine Sciences University of Maine Kari Lavalli Boston University The ICWL began in 1977 when a group of 37 lobster biologists from six countries met in Perth, Australia, to discuss and compare their work on lobster ecology, physiology, and early stock management protocols, and to find common themes among the different […]
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Christopher Johnson Sipayik Environmental Department Passamaquoddy Tribe Perry, Maine The Sipayik Environmental Department at Pleasant Point is expanding focus on American eel (Anguilla rostrata), which have been vital to Wabanaki culture and survival for thousands of years. Efforts to maintain and enhance eel populations in the ancestral homeland are critical to the continued sustainability of […]
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Joshua Stoll School of Marine Sciences University of Maine Maine’s commercial fishing sector has had a long history of participating in fisheries management. Communication between harvesters and policymakers has been instrumental in the development of rules and regulations that have helped to sustain the region’s coastal fisheries. Fishermen have deep understanding of the natural environment. […]
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Gayle Zydlewski School of Marine Sciences University of Maine Since 2012, Gayle Zydlewski has been leading a team of students and local partners to assess the effects of tidal power development on fish presence, behavior, and distribution, with a goal of informing decisions about the industry’s future in eastern Maine and beyond. However, many factors […]
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