Ian Bricknell Aquaculture Research Institute Hitchner Hall University of Maine Orono, ME 04469 207.581.4380 ian.bricknell@umit.maine.edu In an effort to reduce the threat of infection by parasitic sea lice, Maine’s salmon farming industry has adopted a three-year production cycle that rotates production sites. If wild fish are carrying sea lice, they can make this strategy […]
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Porter Hoagland Senior Research Specialist Marine Policy Center Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole, MA 508.289.2867 Email Porter Hoagland The Northeast Regional Ocean Council’s framework for coastal and marine spatial planning, in accordance with the National Ocean Policy, requires tradeoff analyses of different spatial marine use scenarios for a given region. How do communities decide […]
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Deborah Bouchard Animal Health Laboratory 348 Hitchner Hall University of Maine Orono, ME 04469 207.581.2767 deborah.bouchard@maine.edu Fisheries managers first imported the European or flat oyster, Ostrea edulis, to Maine in 1949 in an attempt to return local oyster populations to commercially harvestable levels. While the experiment was unsuccessful, some European oysters reproduced and became established […]
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Robert J. Johnston George Perkins Marsh Institute Clark University Worcester, MA 01610 508.751.4619 rjohnston@clarku.edu Northeast coastal communities are increasingly vulnerable to hazards from a variable and changing climate, including sea-level rise and increasing frequency and magnitude of storm-related floods. Those affected seek economic information to help communities adapt to coastal hazards. Johnston will adapt established […]
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Jonathan Eaton Georges River Tidewater Association PO Box 336 Thomaston, ME 04861 207.354.2234 jonathan.eaton3@gmail.com The St. George River estuary has been listed as impaired by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection since 2000. The reason for the impairment are dissolved oxygen levels below what is required to protect the health of fish and other organisms. […]
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27-30 November 2012 | Portland, Maine The conference steering committee would like to thank the 130+ people who attended the symposium, all the presenters, and sponsors. Final Conference Program (PDF, 3.2 MB) November 2013 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Special Issue The symposium grew out of a consensus among the scientific community […]
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George Kidder III Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory Box 35, Old Bar Harbor Road Salisbury Cove, ME 04672 207.288.9880 x421 gkidder@mdibl.org Eelgrass is a valued component of shallow-water estuaries that provides habitat for many species, including juvenile mussels and fish, and maintains clean water. Eelgrass beds are in decline in many areas for various and […]
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Jake Ward Department of Industrial Cooperation University of Maine Windstorm Challenge is an ocean energy design competition for middle and high school students hosted by the DeepCwind Consortium and the University of Maine. Teams work independently throughout the spring to design and build a scale-model floating wind turbine, and then come to the University of […]
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Mark Green Peaks Island Shellfish Co. 5 Willow Street Peaks Island, ME 04108 207.712.3681 Email Mark Green Reporting by Dana Morse, Maine Sea Grant Shellfish harvesters are in need of product diversification. While Maine scallop fishermen get excellent prices for their high-quality product, yet the volume of wild-caught scallops in Maine is very low, and […]
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John Duff Environmental Earth and Ocean Sciences University of Massachusetts 100 Morrissey Blvd. Boston, MA 02125 john.duff@umb.edu 617.287.7445 Efforts to employ marine spatial planning to improve coastal and ocean resource stewardship are underway, but the challenges faced by local governments are not well understood. Duff will examine how federal, state, and local authorities are working […]
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