Research

R-NERR14-2 A Comparative Assessment of Approaches to Employing Public Funding to Vulnerable Coastal Properties (Regional Project)

Porter Hoagland, Di Jin, and Hauke Kite-Powell Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution John Duff University of Massachusetts-Boston Investigators will examine various legal and fiscal/economic mechanisms employed by coastal communities in the Northeast to formulate and carry out disaster response and mitigation programs. Local responses to flooding and erosion, such as beach nourishment and armoring, will be […]

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R-12-02 General circulation and exchange between isolated regions in Casco Bay

Neal Pettigrew School of Marine Sciences University of Maine Orono, ME 04469 207.581.4384 Email Neal Pettigrew Casco Bay is a dynamic coastal region that hosts the greater Portland metropolitan area, Maine’s largest city. Casco Bay is home to both endangered and commercially important marine species, is used for many recreational and tourism activities, and is […]

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DV-12-11 Downeast Smelt Fry

Dwayne Shaw Downeast Salmon Federation PO Box 201/187 Main St. Columbia Falls, ME 04623 207.483.4336 info@mainesalmonrivers.org On the third Friday in April, the Downeast Salmon Federation hosts a community smelt fry to celebrate spring and the annual harvest of rainbow smelt, a native sea-run fish. Friends, family, and visitors gather next to DSF’s Wild Salmon […]

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DV-13-01 New England Estuarine Research Society Meeting

William Ambrose Bates College wambrose@bates.edu Bates College hosted the 2013 meeting of the New England Estuarine Research Society in Portland, Maine. Several scientists and students presented results of Sea Grant-funded research, and Maine Sea Grant distributed publications from our display in the sponsor exhibit area. NEERS is a nonprofit organization with a wide-ranging membership from […]

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DV-12-10 Nor’easter Bowl

William Ellis School of Marine Sciences 360 Aubert Hall University of Maine Orono, ME 04469 207.581.4388 wge@umit.maine.edu The Nor’easter Ocean Sciences Bowl is an annual regional competition for high school students focused on topics related to the oceans. In this one-day academic tournament, teams of high school students compete against other teams from northern New […]

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DV-15-01 Nor’easter Bowl

William Ellis University of Maine School of Marine Sciences The Nor'easter Ocean Sciences Bowl is an annual regional competition for high school students focused on topics related to the oceans. In this one-day academic tournament, teams of high school students compete against other teams from northern New England to answer questions about the physics, chemistry, […]

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DV-10-03 Identifying foraging habitat of breeding Atlantic puffins in Maine

National Audubon Society www.projectpuffin.org Most information about Atlantic puffins comes from studies of individual colonies. Puffins leave their nesting areas to find food, and little was known about where they travel or where foraging and wintering areas are located; some studies suggested they usually stay within seven kilometers of their colony, but when food is […]

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DV-11-01 National Marine Educators Association Annual Conference

Robert Rocha Conference Chair New Bedford Whaling Museum 18 Johnny Cake Hill New Bedford, MA 02740 508.997.0046 x149 Email Robert Rocha The National Marine Educators Association Conference is the biggest yearly event in North America dedicated to the teaching and discovery of oceans, marine life, estuaries and coasts. More than 400 educators, researchers, advocates and […]

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