Publications
Long May They Run
Catherine Schmitt for Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Issue 117 Winter 2012
Read moreAdrift in a Sea of Information about Sustainable Seafood
Catherine V. Schmitt for Maine Policy Review Winter/Spring 2011
Read moreMaine’s Kelp Highway
by Catherine Schmitt for Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Issue 122 Winter 2013
Read moreDiversity Created by Tides – Downeast Fisheries Trail Interpretive Panel
Morong Cove is part of an estuary with a twice-daily tidal exchange of salt water from the larger bay. The coves of inner Cobscook Bay are highly productive and varied environments – from salt marsh, mussel bars and mudflats to rocky ledges.
Read moreAquaculture’s Place in a Working Harbor – Downeast Fisheries Trail Interpretive Panel
Broad Cove has a 200-year history of marine industry that continues today in varied forms.
Read moreAccess to Inner Cobscook Bay – Downeast Fisheries Trail Interpretive Panel
This waterfront property provides important access to inner Cobscook Bay for both commercial and recreational uses. Depending on the season, look for fishermen digging clams and bait worms from the mud, or collecting periwinkles and blue mussels. In winter and early spring, both SCUBA divers and draggers harvest Atlantic sea scallops in Maine waters.
Read moreSigns of the Seasons – Monarchs and Milkweed
Phenology is the study of the timing of cyclical life events, such as animal migration and reproduction, and plant leafing, blooming, and fruiting. Phenology is tightly linked to seasonal changes in temperature and precipitation patterns, which makes it one of the most sensitive indicators of global climate change, and one of the few ways to […]
Read moreRockweed Ecology, Industry & Management
Written by Pete Thayer and Catherine Schmitt • Designed by Kathlyn Tenga-González
Read morePublic Outreach and Engagement – A Resource for Sea Grant Researchers
As marine research addresses issues of social and political concern—climate change, red tide, eutrophication, seafood sustainability, coastal erosion, etc.—scientists are called upon to interact with public audiences. Many granting agencies, including Sea Grant, require an outreach component, and public service is an essential component of a land- and sea-grant university.
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