Maine Sea Grant

Samuel Truesdell samuel.truesdell@maine.edu Sea scallops are an important resource for Maine communities, at times being second only to lobster in fisheries value. However, fluctuations in the resource and corresponding management have left production at an all-time low. As scalloping provides winter employment for many Maine fishermen, the lack of recent production is of great concern. […]

Christopher Rigaud Darline Marine Center 193 Clark’s Cove Road Walpole, ME 207.563.3146 x232 Email Christopher Rigaud The University of Maine has been a member of the American Academy for Underwater Sciences (AAUS) since 1996, one of over 120 member organizations who are engaged in underwater research and education. Each year, AAUS hosts a symposium where […]

Aria Amirbahman Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering 5711 Boardman Orono, ME 04469 207.581.1277 aria@umit.maine.edu Estuarine and coastal sediments release dissolved organic carbon (DOC) due to the high level of organic matter decay brought about by microbial activity, particularly sulfate reduction. High levels of DOC can lead to mobilization of toxic metals and chemicals. DOC […]

Cheryl Daigle Lower Penobscot Watershed Coalition http://www.penobscotriver.org/content/4074/Penobscot_River_Revival_Festival/ The first Penobscot River Revival, a festival on the Bangor waterfront in July 2008, was imagined as a way to celebrate the restoration of the Penobscot River. The event was modeled after the successful Spring Running event, which Sea Grant has also supported. Well over 500 people attended […]

Herring Gut Learning Center PO Box 286, 9 Factory Road Port Clyde, ME 04855 207.372.8677 With many stocks of wild seafood in decline, aquaculture provides a sustainable source of local, healthy food. The Herring Gut Learning Center in Port Clyde trained two local science classes in fish and produce production as part of the “egg […]

Malcolm Burson Maine Department of Environmental Protection 17 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333 207.287.7755 Email Malcolm Burson Maine has been a leader in addressing climate change and in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, including being the first state to pass a law with specific greenhouse gas reduction targets. While these mitigation efforts must continue, the […]

Gillian Garratt-Reed Island Institute 386 Main Street Rockland, ME 207.594.9209 ggarratt-reed@islandinstitute.org Community engagement in discussions related to the marine environment are often hampered 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 The Working […]

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 […]

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. […]