Suzanne Arnold Island Institute 207.594.9209 As carbon dioxide increases in the atmosphere, it also increases in the ocean. Once in the ocean, carbon dioxide goes through chemical reactions that make seawater more acidic. The Gulf of Maine may be uniquely susceptible to ocean acidification because cold water tends to be more acidic since it holds […]
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Caroline Noblet School of Economics Teresa Johnson School of Marine Sciences Brianne Suldovsky Department of Communication & Journalism Laura A. Lindenfeld (former) Associate Professor of Communication Despite seafood’s importance to the state’s economy, health, and heritage, fish and shellfish products are not always available and accessible in non-coastal communities. Increasing consumption of seafood throughout […]
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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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Jay Adams Old Fort Western Fund 16 Cony St. Augusta, ME 04330 207.626.2385 oldfort@oldfortwestern.org The success of the third annual Spring Running festival can be attributed to partnerships. The 2008 event had nearly twice the number of attendees from the previous year. The event continues to mobilize citizens and groups around the Augusta area to […]
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Deborah Bouchard University of Maine Animal Health Laboratory 5735 Hitchner Hall Orono, ME 04469 207.581.2676 dbouchard@umext.maine.edu Populations of Atlantic cod, once the founding species of coastal New England, are at record low abundances in the Gulf of Maine. Finfish aquaculture provides a means of supplementing declining wild fisheries to meet human demand for sustainable seafood. […]
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Felipe Paredes School of Marine Sciences 217 Libby Orono, ME 04469 207.581.4325 felipe_paredes@umit.maine.edu Fouling of boat hulls, fishing gear, and marine infrastructure by aquatic organisms has always been a challenge for humans seeking to make a living on the water. Today, non-native species can aggressively cover underwater surfaces of aquaculture gear such as nets, floats, […]
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