The Ellsworth American reported a group of marine and social scientists from the University of Maine and Maine Maritime Academy recently held a meeting in Penobscot with about a dozen local residents to introduce their Bagaduce River research project. The research is part of a larger, statewide project funded by the National Science Foundation under […]
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An economic impact study conducted by the University of Maine was mentioned in a Seatrade Cruise News article about two Bar Harbor ballot questions regarding the passenger ship business. One measure would limit the size of ships coming alongside the town, and would give voters the right to decide the daily passenger cap, according to […]
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The Portland Press Herald spoke with Rick Wahle, a research professor in the University of Maine’s School of Marine Sciences, about a presentation that was made at the 11th International Conference & Workshop on Lobster Biology and Management hosted by UMaine and Boston University. Two Scandinavian biologists said American and European lobsters are crossbreeding and […]
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The Ellsworth American reported Hal Borns, professor emeritus of the University of Maine Climate Change Institute and School of Earth and Climate Sciences, will speak about Lamoine’s geology at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 7 at Lamoine Town Hall. The talk, which is free and open to the public, is an opportunity for Lamoine residents to […]
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The Portland Press Herald and WLBZ (Channel 2) covered U.S. Sen. Angus King’s address at the the 11th International Conference & Workshop on Lobster Biology and Management being hosted by the University of Maine and Boston University. Calling proposed cuts in federal science funding “unacceptable,” King told lobster researchers that data is the key to […]
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The Associated Press reported the number of young lobsters is declining in the Gulf of Maine despite years of record-breaking harvests, according to University of Maine marine scientist Rick Wahle. Wahle quantifies the population of baby lobsters in the Gulf at monitoring sites in New England and Canada every year. His American Lobster Settlement Index, […]
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The Associated Press, Portland Press Herald and WABI (Channel 5) advanced the 11th International Conference & Workshop on Lobster Biology and Management taking place June 4–9 in Portland. Scientists will meet to discuss how a changing ocean environment and global economy is affecting the biology and business of lobsters, the Press Herald reported. More than […]
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A University of Maine report was cited in the Sun Journal article, “Maine’s climate already changing, with more to come.” “Maine’s Climate Future: 2015 Update,” by the Climate Change Institute, Maine Sea Grant, and members of the Maine Climate and Agriculture Network at UMaine, lays out a troubling scenario for a state that depends on […]
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The Portland Press Herald spoke with Paul Mayewski and Jacquelyn Gill, researchers at the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute, about President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord. Mayewski, director of the CCI, said that while countries such as China are taking steps to reduce carbon emissions, the U.S. stands to lose […]
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WCSH (Channel 6 in Portland) spoke with Rick Wahle, a research professor at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center, about concern over whether the state’s record lobster catches can be sustained. Wahle said warmer water in the Gulf of Maine has been one factor in the big jump in lobster landings, as well as […]
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