NEWS FROM MAINE SEA GRANT | FALL 2012




EDUCATION HIGHLIGHTS

November 1 is the deadline to apply for Maine Sea Grant’s undergraduate scholarship in marine sciences. 

Two new graduate students in UMaine’s marine science and marine policy dual-degree program have entered the three-year program as Maine Sea Grant Scholars. Noah Oppenheim of Falmouth, Maine, will be working with Dr. Richard Wahle; and Jocelyn Runnebaum of Lusaka, Zambia, will be working with Dr. Yong Chen and Dr. Teresa Johnson.

EXTENSION HIGHLIGHTS

In June 2012, Maine Sea Grant and partners launched the Downeast Fisheries Trail, 45 sites of current and historic fishing interest in Washington and Hancock counties, Maine. The trail is described on a new map brochure and a website. Three new interpretive panels were installed at Cobscook Bay sites, and additional interpretive information is scheduled for installment this fall at East Machias and Columbia Falls. To learn more about the trail, visit www.DoweastFisheriesTrail.org and find us on Facebook.

On August 30, approximately 100 people from diverse backgrounds attended a workshop titled “The Seaweed Scene” in Belfast, Maine. The meeting brought people together to discuss the ongoing development of the seaweed industry in the state and the region, and to build a network of professionals in different fields. The meeting was attended by seaweed harvesters and processors, scientists, engineers, food processing specialists, regulators and policy professionals, extension personnel, aquaculturists, wastewater treatment specialists, animal feeds experts, and representatives of biofuel and other industry. Meeting notes and presentations are available at http://www.seagrant.umaine.edu/seaweed/seaweed-scene-2012

Join us in sending farewell wishes and congratulations to Sherman Hoyt, Marine Extension Team member since 1999, on his retirement from the University of Maine. E-mail Sherman at [log in to unmask].

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS

Three new videos highlight research funded by Maine Sea Grant. Produced by summer intern Kate Dawson in 2011-2012, the short films feature sea lamprey, whales, lobstermen, and salt marshes. View them on our YouTube channel.

Maine Sea Grant anticipates issuing a Request for Proposals for one- or two-year research projects in January 2013. Bookmark http://www.seagrant.umaine.edu/funding.

EVENTS

American Lobster in a Changing Ecosystem: A US-Canada Science Symposium | 27-30 November 2012  

Northeast Aquaculture Conference & Exposition, Milford Aquaculture Seminar, and International Conference on Shellfish Restoration | 12-15 December 2012 

Using Adaptive Management to Restore the Diadromous Fish Community in Northeastern North America & Diadromous Species Restoration Science 2013: Migration, Habitat, Species Interactions, and Management | 9-11 January 2013 

Maine Fishermen’s Forum | 28 Feb-2 March 2013

Maine Water Conference | 19 March 2013

Working Waterways and Waterfronts National Symposium on Water Access | 25-28 March 2013 

Maine Beaches Conference | 12 July 2013 



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