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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A University of Maine assistant professor of marine policy in the School of Marine Sciences and three UMaine graduate students are taking part in The Ocean Conference this week at the United Nations in New York. Participants are slated to discuss solutions to a range of threats to marine ecosystems, including reducing plastic pollution, expanding […]
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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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Despite record-breaking harvests, study finds baby lobster population continues to decline in Gulf of Maine June 2, 2017 Despite an abundance of egg-bearing adult lobsters and record-breaking harvests, the number of young lobsters continues to fall in the Gulf of Maine. That’s the 2016 update from the American Lobster Settlement Index (ALSI), an international monitoring […]
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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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Marine scientists Heather Leslie and Susie Arnold will talk about coastal resilience at the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust spring lecture at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 31 at Patten Free Library in Bath. Leslie, director of the University of Maine Darling Marine Center and the Libra Associate Professor in the School of Marine Sciences, conducts research […]
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Bob Bayer, executive director of the University of Maine’s Lobster Institute, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for the article, “What did your lobster eat before you ate your lobster? And why should you care?” as part of the “Green Plate Special” column. For Maine lobsters, herring is their preferred food because they grew up […]
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The Associated Press reported an arm of the University of Maine is working on a 10-year push to grow marine jobs in the state. The Alliance for Maine’s Marine Economy is working on the effort, which it says will cost more than $16 million and will target new investments that can be useful for marine […]
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A University of Maine video on the state’s aquaculture industry and related research was featured on Science360. For more than four decades, UMaine has conducted research and provided educational outreach related to the farming of aquatic organisms, such as finfish, shellfish or sea vegetables. In 2014, that support took a giant step forward with the […]
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Kristina Cammen, an assistant professor in the University of Maine School of Marine Sciences, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The episode focused on the latest status, research and efforts toward protecting Maine’s marine mammals, including gray seals, porpoises and whales.
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