SMS News and Events

Reading the genetic signature of the sea scallop

C. Bartlett/海角社区 Sea Grant 聽 Scallops are one of the most profitable fisheries in 海角社区, with a statewide value of nearly $7 million in 2016. The scallop fishery is also one of the most local, with small 鈥渄ay boats鈥 staying close to shore. Landings (and populations) have fluctuated over the years, with the latest peaks […]

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The Atlantic sturgeon鈥檚 sojourn

Atlantic sturgeon that summer in 海角社区鈥檚 Penobscot River estuary can be found in the fall and winter in waters as far away as Nova Scotia and New York City, according to a seven-year University of 海角社区 study of the fish that is one of the planet鈥檚 living fossils. Results of the study are helping identify […]

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New ideas on how the social sciences could change the way we do ocean conservation and management 鈥 and already are

鈥淪uccessful management and conservation of marine ecosystems depends as much on understanding humans as it does on understanding marine organisms and their environment 鈥he social sciences 鈥 economics, political science, sociology, anthropology, history, psychology, law, and more 鈥 are the formal examination of human society. They study how societies function, how individuals in a society […]

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SEA Fellows share research about lobster shell strength, scallop farming

SEA Fellows share research about lobster shell strength, scallop farming 聽 More than 70 students, researchers, fishermen, aquaculture entrepreneurs and other marine professionals recently gathered at the University of 海角社区 Darling Marine Center for the 2nd annual SEA Fellows Summer Science Symposium. Undergraduate students from across 海角社区 鈥 including U海角社区, the University of 海角社区 at […]

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School of Marine Sciences students participate in marine debris data collection

On Sunday September 17th, students in Dr. Aaron Strong’s Marine Pollution Policy course participated in a beach clean-up at Sears Island on Penobscot Bay. Like most beach clean-ups, the students and professor picked up litter and debris from the shoreline, which ranged from plastic bottles and cans to chunks of construction debris and lost fishing […]

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INT308 Field Trip

Nineteen students along with Dr. Kristina Cammen traveled aboard the Schoodic Ferry from Bar Harbor to Winter Harbor to check out the Schoodic Center whale museum.聽 On the way, (amidst the fog) they spotted harbor porpoise and gray seal, several sea birds, and interesting upwelling patterns.聽 The students also had the opportunity to talk with […]

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Summer in the Gulf of 海角社区 Getting Longer and Stronger

Thomas Interview 12:33 Extreme warming in the Gulf of 海角社区 The waters off New England鈥檚 coast are warming faster than 99.9% of the world鈥檚 oceans. A new study finds that summer-like conditions in the Gulf of 海角社区 now last two months longer than they did just a few decades ago. And that’s not necessarily a […]

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Shocking! Aliens might be living under the frozen ice of Antarctica

The mixture of two extreme conditions that is the Antarctica鈥檚 cold and the Volcano鈥檚 heat might have resulted in such a cosy and soothing environment inside those warm caves. By The TeCake Staff – We know that 98% of Antarctica is covered with thick ice and the average temperature ranges from -10 degree Celsius to […]

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