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 […]

The School of Marine Sciences presents Dr. Erin Summers Director, Division of Biological Monitoring Maine Department of Marine Resources The  North  Atlantic  right  whale  experienced  an  unprecedented  mortality  event  in  2017  with  the  loss  of  3%  of  the  population through entanglements in fixed fishing gear and ship strikes. New studies are confirming that this endangered […]

The School of Marine Sciences presents Dr. Brent L. Lockwood Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biology University of Vermont Abiotic and biotic factors create and maintain diversity, at multiple levels of biological organization. The biosphere can be a challenging place in which to live because physiological processes are perturbed by changes in the environment. But species […]

Polycom availability with Darling Marine Center, Gulf of Maine Research Institute, and Bigelow Laboratories. School of Marine Sciences presents Dr. Heather Deese Executive Vice President – Island Institute People who live on the islands and coast of Maine, and along shorelines the world over, can benefit tremendously from the wisdom that scientists of all stripes […]

The School of Marine Sciences presents Dr. Deborah Bronk President and CEO Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Deborah Bronk became the President and CEO of the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in February 2018. She holds a B.S. in marine science and biology from the University of Miami (1986), a Ph.D. in Marine Estuarine and […]