John Anderson College of the Atlantic 105 Eden Street Bar Harbor, ME 04609 207.801.5717 Email John Anderson Recent declines in sea gull populations in the Gulf of Maine suggest significant changes in the ecosystem. Gulls nesting on the Maine coast travel long distances across the United States and Canada, and there is no coordinated effort […]
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Karen A. Wilson Department of Environmental Science University of Southern Maine Email Karen Wilson Theodore Willis University of Southern Maine Karin Limburg College of Environmental Science & Forestry State University of New York Alewife and blueback herring are sea-run (diadromous) fish that migrate between the ocean and Maine rivers. Once present in large numbers, river […]
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Kristen Fletcher Executive Director Coastal States Organization Hall of the States 444 North Capitol Street NW, Suite 322 Washington, D.C. 20001 202.508.3860 cso@coastalstates.org The Coastal States Organization (CSO) was established in 1970 to represent the coastal states, commonwealths and territories on legislative and policy issues relating to the sound management of coastal, Great Lakes and […]
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Erik Chapman New Hampshire Sea Grant 131 Main Street Durham, NH 03833 603.862.1935 Community Supported Fisheries (CSFs), inspired by the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) model in which consumers pre-pay for a share of fresh local produce from local farmers, have been one approach that fishermen and fishing communities have explored to direct more money to […]
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Susan Brawley School of Marine Sciences University of Maine 207.581.2973 Email Susan Brawley Large marine algae—also known as seaweed and sea vegetables—have been harvested off the coast of Maine for use as food and fertilizer for centuries. Today, wild harvest isn’t enough to supply an increasing demand for sea vegetable products, prompting greater interest in […]
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Sean Todd Director, Allied Whale and Steven K. Katona Chair in Marine Sciences College of the Atlantic 105 Eden Street Bar Harbor, ME 04609 207.801.5725 stodd@coa.edu Allied Whale has been studying endangered humpback, fin, and right whales from Mount Desert Rock’s marine field station for nearly 40 years. Visual observations from small vessels and from […]
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Gillian Garratt-Reed Island Institute 386 Main Street Rockland, ME 207.594.9209 ggarratt-reed@islandinstitute.org Community engagement in discussion and decisions related to the marine environment are often hampred because Maine’s coastal residents do not have access to clear, accurate translations of the complex scientific and technical factors needed to make informed decisions. To fill this gap, in 2010 […]
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Yong Chen School of Marine Sciences University of Maine 207.581.4303 Email Yong Chen Jie Cao School of Marine Sciences University of Maine Shrimp (Pandalus borealis) and herring (Clupea harengus) are important components of the Gulf of Maine ecosystem and support commercial fisheries. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, working with NOAA Fisheries and the Maine […]
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Brian Tarbox Assistant Professor in Marine Science Southern Maine Community College Fort Road South Portland, ME 04106 207.741.5767 btarbox@smccme.edu Spawning stocks of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) have disappeared from downeast Maine, but juvenile cod have made regular appearances since at least 2000. The source of these juveniles and their adult grounds is unknown. While previous […]
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Karen Wilson University of Southern Maine 106 Bailey Hall Gorham, ME 04038 207.780.5395 kwilson@usm.maine.edu Blueback herring (Alosa aestivalis) are anadromous, migratory, schooling fishes believed to spend most of their life cycle at sea. Adults may return multiple times to their natal rivers to spawn. Blueback herring run at the same time as alewives, and together […]
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