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From Bankers’ Hours to Bankruptcy: A Recent History of the Assessmenet and Management of the Gulf of Maine Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) Stock.

354 Aubert Hall 354 Aubert Hall, Orono, ME, United States

The School of Marine Sciences presents Dr. Michael Palmer Northeast Fisheries Science Center By the mid to late 1990s the biomass of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in the Gulf of Maine had declined by over 50% from the early 1980s. These declines, along with those of other regional groundfish stocks, led to severe fishery management […]

Multinational Collaboration and Conservation of Humpback Whales with the Caribbean Humpback Acoustic Monitoring Programme (CHAMP)

354 Aubert Hall 354 Aubert Hall, Orono, ME, United States

The School of Marine Sciences presents Dr. Heather Heenehan University of New England Polycom availability with Darling Marine Center, Gulf of Maine Research Institute, and Bigelow Laboratories Host: Kristina Cammen All School of Marine Science seminars are in Room 354, Aubert Hall at 11:00 a.m. on Fridays. Refreshments are available at 10:45 a.m. A voluntary […]

The Gill-Oxygen Limitation Theory: Origin, Scope and Utility in Understanding Global Warming Impacts on Fish

107 Norman Smith Hall orono, ME, United States

Remote access available, please inquire. The Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology, School of Marine Sciences, Mitchell Sustainability Center, and the American Fisheries Society Student Subunit present Internationally-Renowned Fisheries Ecologist Dr. Daniel Pauly University of British Columbia Professor, Principal Investigator: Sea Around Us Project There is need for a broad guiding theory based on […]

The Variability That Keeps Ocean Acidification Hidden in the Gulf of Maine.

354 Aubert Hall 354 Aubert Hall, Orono, ME, United States

The School of Marine Sciences presents Dr. Joseph Salisbury University of New Hampshire Polycom availability with Darling Marine Center, Gulf of Maine Research Institute, and Bigelow Laboratories Host: Damian Brady All School of Marine Science seminars are in Room 354, Aubert Hall at 11:00 a.m. on Fridays. Refreshments are available at 10:45 a.m. A voluntary […]

Rapid Warming and Salinity Changes in the Gulf of Maine Alter Surface Ocean Carbonate Parameters and Hide Ocean Acidification

354 Aubert Hall 354 Aubert Hall, Orono, ME, United States

The School of Marine Sciences presents Dr. Joseph Salisbury University of New Hampshire A  profound  warming  event  in  the  Gulf  of  Maine  (GOM)  during the  last  decade  has  caused sea surface temperatures (SST) to rise to levels 2 solubility and, in turn, the status  of  the  sea  surface  carbonate  system.  When  combined  with the concomitant  increase in sea […]

Toward a Global Tipping Point for Sustainable Fisheries

354 Aubert Hall 354 Aubert Hall, Orono, ME, United States

Dr. Jake Kritzer Director, Boston Environmental Defense Fund Seen by many as the biggest threat to healthy ocean ecosystems, curbing overfishing has become a priority focus for many actors spanning government, academia, the seafood industry, civil society, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The role of NGOs varies among organizations and fisheries across the globe, including activism, […]

Species Invasions and Rapid Adaptation in the Sea

354 Aubert Hall 354 Aubert Hall, Orono, ME, United States

Dr. Carolyn Tepolt Assistant Scientist - Biology Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Biological invasions are agents of significant and ongoing global environmental change, and can have devastating ecological and economic consequences. They also offer a rare opportunity to study rapid adaptation in nature. Invasive species, by definition, are highly adept at surviving and thriving in novel […]

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