Colleen Haskell Downeast Institute Email Colleen Haskell In the Downeast Institute’s Coastal Science Academy, teachers and educators from Washington County learned various methods to engage their students in marine science projects that preserve natural marine and coastal resources. Nine participants made their own sediment sieving boxes and core sampling tools, learned to use these tools, […]
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Alison Sirois Shellfish Growing Area Supervisor Maine Department of Marine Resources Bureau of Public Health 207.633.9401 In order to protect people from consuming potentially dangerous shellfish, European Union countries are required to monitor for all harmful algal bloom (HAB) species and have extensive identification protocols and programs. In the U.S., the Food and Drug Administration […]
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Jesica Waller School of Marine Sciences University of Maine 646.573.3230 The input of carbon into the atmosphere from human activities has caused ocean warming and acidification on a global scale. The Gulf of Maine is warming at an alarming rate, with the warmest year on record having occurred in 2012. It is not certain how […]
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Monique Coombs Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association Email Monique Coombs Shellfish landings are a significant contributor to Maine’s economy: in 2015, the value of landings from clams, mussels, and oysters was more than $29 million dollars according to the Maine Department of Marine Resources. This value could be even higher if we addressed threats to the […]
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James T. Carlton The Maritime Studies Program of Williams College and Mystic Seaport 75 Greenmanville Ave Mystic, CT 06355 860.572.5359 Since 2001, three new species of invasive shrimp (one from Asia and two from Europe) have appeared and spread along the U.S. East Coast. A fourth species in the same genus (Palaemon) with no previous […]
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Richard Wahle School of Marine Sciences University of Maine Email Richard Wahle Skylar Bayer School of Marine Sciences University of Maine Email Skylar Bayer Peter Countway Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Email Peter Countway The giant sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) is an incredibly valuable seafood species harvested in the Gulf of Maine. The scallop is […]
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Christopher Davis Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center The annual Northeast Aquaculture Conference & Exposition was held jointly with the 37th Milford Aquaculture Seminar in Providence, Rhode Island in January 2017. NACE was created in 1998 by the Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center with the goal of bringing together producers, service providers, vendors, researchers, students, and managers from […]
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Aaron Pastor Macro Maine, Inc. PO Box 11266 Portland, Maine 04104 Seeing a timely need to create awareness of the Maine seaweed/aquaculture industries and the benefits for human health, economy, and ocean ecology, the Maine Seaweed Festival, http://www.seaweedfest.com/, was created as a free outdoor festival that promotes and highlights Maine seaweed and aquaculture innovation. Local artists, entertainers, […]
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Marissa McMahan Northeastern University Jonathan Grabowski Northeastern University Luke Poirier University of Prince Edward Island Jonathan Taggart Venetian Fishery Partner Fishing Industry collaborators: Christopher Jamison, Georgetown, ME Jim McMahan, Georgetown, ME Herald Heald, Georgetown, ME The invasive European green crab, Carcinus maenas, threatens two of Maine’s commercially important fisheries: soft-shell clams (through predation) and lobster (through competition […]
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Jennifer Couture Phillips University of Maine School of Marine Sciences The soft-shell clam fishery on the coast of Maine has significant economic and cultural value to the state. In recent years, community fishery managers in areas where clam populations have declined have taken to seeding hatchery-raised juvenile clams onto mud flats to bolster populations. One threat […]
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