Research & Program Development Projects
Maine Sea Grant supports scientific research that addresses issues of importance to Maine’s coastal communities. Proposals are requested through a biennial research competition (next RFP is in 2019). We also provide project development funds for seed or pilot projects throughout the year. See the Funding page for more information.
- DV-19-18: New pathogen discovery in wild blue mussels from the Gulf of Maine
- DV-19-16: Aquaculture in Maine Classrooms – Making Connections
- DV-19-19: The Lobster Gangs of Maine in a changing fishery
- DV-19-17: The who, how, and why? A deep dive into understanding Maine’s fishermen-farmers
- DV-19-09 Boat modifications and haulable longlines to improve efficiency and safety in seaweed harvest
- DV-19-12 Alternative lobster bait attractant testing
- DV-19-05 Perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) and phthalates in marine mammals found in the Gulf of Maine adjacent Canadian waters: relevance to human health
- DV-19-06 Effects of microplastic fibers presence and ingestion on American lobster larvae
- DV-19-07 Shell Day: Marine Monitoring Blitz
- DV-19-08 Examining the efficacy of methods to enhance soft-shell clam recruitment along the Maine coast
- DV-18-13 Determining causes of replicate variability in levels of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Eastern oysters in order to improve the efficacy of a cold water pathogen reduction process
- DV-18-12 Data compilation, analysis and visualization training for citizen scientists
- DV-18-11 Selection in response to short-term temperature stress in early larval lobster stages
- DV-18-10 Investigating Maine’s changing water cycle through a cultural lens
- DV-18-08 Building a Maine Midden Minders Network for statewide citizen science
- DV-18-07 How can the Midcoast Hunger Prevention Program access fish from the Portland Fish Exchange?
- DV-18-02 Bagaduce Estuary fish population surveys
- DV-18-01 Compared growth and physiology of American lobster and green crab under elevated temperature
- R-18-05 From paleoceanography to policy: Applying historical coastal pH baselines from long-lived shells and skeletons to contemporary shellfish aquaculture
- R-18-04 Understanding climate impacts on the Maine coastal fish and invertebrate community through synthesis of the Maine-New Hampshire Inshore Trawl
- R-18-03 The return of Maine’s kelp forests: patterns, drivers, and implications for industry