Maine Sea Grant

Lucille Zipf Boston University Climate change is projected to result in a continued and amplified rise in sea level, putting at risk salt marsh ecosystems that developed during times of relatively stable seas. Coastal communities are interested in exploring ways to preserve their salt marshes and the many benefits they provide, such as protection during […]

Kate Dickerson 207.478.9548 mainesciencefestival.org Maine is a rural state with a small, dispersed population, where many residents feel the loss of traditional industries and are struggling economically. The state is exceptionally rich in natural resources, however, and its beauty has attracted and held generations of highly creative citizens who have adapted to the remote and […]

Aria Amirbahman Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering 5711 Boardman Hall University of Maine 207.581.1277 Addressing the sustainability of aquaculture requires knowing something about the impacts of aquaculture facilities on water quality. As part of the SEANET project, UMaine researcher Aria Amirbahman is studying the influence of aquaculture on sediment biogeochemical processes. Intact sediment cores […]

David Carlon Bowdoin College The Benthic Ecology Meeting is an international conference that convenes scientists, stakeholders, managers, and citizens in a unique and structured environment. The format of the meeting and associated events provides a forum for the exchange of ideas, dissemination of information, and building of professional relationships. The 2016 meeting took place in […]

Dick Clime Coastal Enterprises, Inc. Wiscasset, ME 207.882.5191 Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture staff with Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI) address the needs of Maine’s working waterfront interests through several programmatic initiatives, one of which is leveraging Maine’s longstanding relationship with our Japanese sister prefecture, Aomori. Sea Grant funds supported travel of CEI to Japan to accelerate […]

Ruth Hallsworth Senator George J. Mitchell Center University of Maine Email Ruth Hallsworth Maine has a wealth of water resources with 5,800 lakes, 32,000 miles of scenic and industrial rivers, and significant estuaries and coastline. Lakes cover almost 5% of the total state area. Together, forested wetlands and freshwater wetlands comprise almost 25% of the […]

Malcolm Burson & Karen Marysdaughter Climate Solutions Communication & Outreach Working Group 161 Stovepipe Alley Monroe, ME 04951 207.525.4538 The University of Maine played a key role in producing the Department of Environmental Protection’s 2010 publication, "People and Nature: Adapting to a Changing Climate." Despite the challenges noted by the University and other stakeholders in the report, […]