EDUCATION HIGHLIGHTS
The National Sea Grant College Program has awarded Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowships to three Maine graduates. Jeffrey Vieser, Liana James and Andrew Strosahl join 49 fellow graduates from around the country who will spend a year working on marine policy in Washington, D.C. The fellowships provide the opportunity for recent graduates to apply their scientific background to marine and coastal policymaking at the national level.
The application deadline for next year’s Knauss Fellowship has passed, but we are still accepting applications for the Undergraduate Scholarship in Marine Sciences.
Congratulations to Sea Grant student Noah Oppenheim, recipient of the 2015 George F. Dow Graduate Scholarship Award from the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry & Agriculture at the University of Maine.
EXTENSION HIGHLIGHTS
Maine Sea Grant is on the radio! Coastal Conversations is a new monthly, one-hour public affairs program about coastal issues, on WERU-FM Community Radio 89.9 in Blue Hill and 99.9 in Bangor. The first show on January 23 focused on ocean acidification. Hosted by Natalie Springuel, Coastal Conversations explores current issues facing Maine’s coastal communities through conversations with people who live, work, and play on our coast. Coastal Conversations airs on the fourth Friday of the month. The Maine Fishermen’s Forum is the topic of the next show on April 24.
The Signs of the Seasons phenology citizen science program has entered its fifth season! We are currently offering training workshops for volunteers of all ages who are interested in getting involved. Please visit our website to sign up or register for other special events.
Stephen Coghlan’s study of sea lamprey in the Penobscot River watershed appeared in Nautilus Magazine.
UMaine’s Big Year! Alongside the University of Maine’s 150th anniversary, the Darling Marine Center celebrates their 50th anniversary this year. Join the celebration at various events throughout the spring and summer.
PUBLICATIONS
Maine’s Climate Future 2015 Update builds on the Maine’s Climate Future 2009 report, highlighting our understanding in 2015 of past, present, and future trends in key indicators of a changing climate specific to Maine, and recent examples of how Maine people are experiencing these changes.
Resilient Shellfish: Two Kinds of Wild Oysters Make a Comeback, in the February/March issue of Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors magazine.
Two articles by Sea Grant staff appear in the 2015 issue of Chebacco, the magazine of the Mount Desert Island Historical Society: “How changing climate created Mount Desert Island,” by Catherine Schmitt, and “Rise and fall of the cod fishery” by Natalie Springuel, which included extensive interviews with fishermen.
Two-nation marketing strategy: Down East Maine and New Brunswick team up to attract visitors, MaineBiz
Kelp: it’s what’s for dinner, Down East Magazine
Watch your back, kale, kelp is running for the veggie-du-jour title, NPR The Salt
How Maine’s sea farms could be key to feeding the world, Bangor Daily News
Annual Downeast Smelt Fry | 18 April | Columbia Falls
Maine Sea Grant Policy Advisory Committee Meeting | 4 June | Bath
Orland River Day | 27 June | Orland, ME
Maine Beaches Conference | 17 July | South Portland, ME
Maine Seaweed Festival | 29 August | South Portland, ME
The American Lobster in a Changing Ecosystem II | 3-6 November | Prince Edward Island
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