NEWS FROM MAINE SEA GRANT | FALL 2014

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*EDUCATION HIGHLIGHTS*

*Congratulations to recent graduates and Sea Grant Scholars Julia Beaty and
Jeff Vieser. *Both Sea Grant Scholars earned dual master’s degrees in
marine science and marine policy at the University of Maine. Beaty, whose
research focused on the halibut fishery of eastern Maine, is now working
with NOAA Fisheries on a river herring oral history project
<http://www.greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov/stories/2014/surveykickoffonRiverHerringinaugust.html>.
Vieser, who studied fish distribution in relation to tidal energy
production in Cobscook Bay, has been accepted to the Knauss Fellowship in
Marine Policy <http://www.seagrant.umaine.edu/funding/knauss>.

*EXTENSION HIGHLIGHTS*

*On September 13, coastal property owners and municipal officials* were
joined by six visitors from Long Beach Island, New Jersey, where Superstorm
Sandy caused extensive damage. Participants visited sites in Saco, Wells,
and Ogunquit to speak with people who have taken action in anticipation of
coastal hazards impacts, or else are unsure of what action to take. The
visitors from New Jersey offered their insights
<http://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-sandy-dialogues-using-lessons-from-the-superstorm-in-new-jersey-to-help-maine-residents-prepare-tickets-12530086827>
on strategies that work and challenges they continue to face. Participants
agreed that the event energized them to take a leadership role and to
"start making progress" in their communities.


*With funding from the Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center*, and
collaborating with Maine shellfish growers, fishermen, and a scallop sales
company, Dana Morse will continue his efforts to increase farmed scallop
production
<http://www.seagrant.umaine.edu/research/projects/dv/scallop-trials> in the
state, and will investigate market opportunities for live scallops. The
$21,717 grant builds on over a decade of learning from Japan, Atlantic
Canada, and other states in the U.S.




*RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS*


*We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Damian Brady
<http://www.umaine.edu/marine/people/profile/damian_c_brady>* as Maine Sea
Grant’s Assistant Director for Research. Brady replaces Dr. Jim McKenna,
who has taken on new responsibilities at his home institution of Maine
Maritime Academy but will continue to collaborate with Sea Grant. We are
grateful to McKenna for his years of service. Brady can be reached at
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*Maine Sea Grant is a partner in the new University of Maine EPSCoR
initiative* to develop a Sustainable Ecological Aquaculture Network in Maine
<http://umaine.edu/epscor/>. Maine Sea Grant Director Paul Anderson will
also direct the “SEANET” project. The $20 million National Science
Foundation grant will support research “to understand how aquaculture fits
in our multi-use working waterfront, while building partnerships and
training students, so that we can use similar approaches to other coastal
resource management issues in the future,” said Anderson.



*PUBLICATIONS*


*Harvester Perspectives on Alewives, Blueback Herring, and American Eels in
Downeast Maine:* new videos and histories
<http://www.seagrant.umaine.edu/oral-histories-alewife-eel>.


Herring Counts
<http://www.seagrant.umaine.edu/extension/learning-about-river-herring>, Squid
Fingers <http://www.seagrant.umaine.edu/blog/squid-fingers>, and Jellyfish
Blooms <http://www.seagrant.umaine.edu/blog/jellyfish>: Summer notes from
the field in *the Salarius Blog.*


We have updated and printed another run of the *Downeast Fisheries Trail
Map & Brochure*. Call our office for copies, 207.581.1435.


*National Public Radio:* Craft beer reaches new depths
<http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/07/16/331423345/craft-beer-reaches-new-depths-as-mainers-brew-a-batch-from-seaweed>


*Maine Today:* Maine Seaweed Festival
<http://mainetoday.com/photos/maine-seafood-festival-smcc/>


*WERU-FM Talk of the Towns: *Cruise ships
<http://archives.weru.org/category/talk-of-the-towns/>


*Falmouth Forecaster:* Aquaculture grows on New Meadows River
<http://www.theforecaster.net/news/print/2014/09/03/cultivating-turnaround-aquaculture-grows-new-meado/207590>


*The Working Watefront:* Signs of rebound for the mighty halibut
<http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Promising-signs-of-rebound-for-the-mighty-halibut/15989/>



*EVENTS*


From Moody to Goose Rocks: Public Access and Private Ownership of Maine's
Shoreline
<http://www.wellsreserve.org/visit/calendar/1011-from_moody_to_goose_rocks_public_access_and_private_ownership_of_maines_shoreline>
| *2 October* | Wells


National Review of Maine Sea Grant
<http://www.seagrant.umaine.edu/newsroom/press-releases/site-review-2014>
| *7-8
October* | Orono


Strengthening Your Facilitation Skills
<http://umaine.edu/ext-community/strengthening-your-facilitation-skills/level-1/>
| Begins *14 October* | North Berwick


Building a Framework and Platform for Climate Adaptation and Sustainability
(CLAS) <http://climatechange.umaine.edu/maine_clas_conference/>

Planning for Maine Communities
<http://climatechange.umaine.edu/maine_clas_conference/> | *23 October* |
Orono


International Conference on Shellfish Restoration
<http://www.scseagrant.org/content/?cid=297> | *10-13 December* |
Charleston, SC


Northeast Aquaculture Conference & Exposition
<http://www.northeastaquaculture.org/> | *14-16 January* | Portland, ME


Save the date! National Working Waterfronts & Waterways Symposium
<http://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/nwwws/> | *16-19 November 2015* | Tampa, FL



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