Lobster researcher Bob Steneck is the first University of Maine faculty member to gain entry to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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Orange baby lobsters, the rarest of their kind, find a new home in Maine’s ocean
The odds of finding an orange lobster are 1 in 30 million. The University of New England just released 15 orange babies, no wider than a thumb and no longer than a pinky, into the wild to defy those odds.
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Maine Maritime Academy revives nuclear engineering program
The Castine college, which offered nuclear engineering until the mid-90s, is bringing the major back this year and received a $1.5 million gift to endow a chair of the program.
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The gripping ‘Slippery Beast’ is part crime tale, part natural history
Ellen Ruppel Shell takes a deep dive into the facts, figures and fascinating people that swirl around the intriguing eel.
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Midcoast fishermen warn of ‘destructive’ end to Maine Sea Grant
Aquaculture farmers from Westport Island to Biddeford warn that the Trump administration’s decision to cut federal funding will harm Maine’s working waterfront, though Sen. Susan Collins announced Wednesday that the terms were being negotiated.
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Maine’s longtime marine resources commissioner is stepping down
Patrick Keliher, who has served in the position since 2012, is the longest-serving commissioner in the history of the Department of Marine Resources. He will retire March 14.
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Casco Bay scientists tackle eelgrass loss
At Maine’s first seagrass summit, researchers gathered to share findings and develop a strategy for large-scale restoration.
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Moose Landing Marina named Small Marina of the Year
Moose Landing Marina in Naples, a Marina Holdings company, has been named Best Small Marina by Marina Dock Age Magazine. Each year Marina Dock Age recognizes outstanding marinas in the United States by selecting one “small” marina (under 250 slips) and one “large” marina (over 250 slips) based on their overall business practices, customer service, […]
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A dive to declutter Boothbay Harbor
OceansWide, a group dedicated to removing marine litter, invited The Times Record on one of its last dives of the season. What surfaced? Critters, sea squirts and a lone golf ball — plus a spark of inspiration for the Gulf of Maine.
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Brunswick student’s team takes home a win at international ocean science competition
The Lobster Bots, a team of seventh- to 12th-grade students hailing from South Portland, Sydney, Brunswick and York, won first place in the Marine Autonomous Systems category at the 2024 Brilliant Blue Challenge, an international competition focused on innovation in the Blue Economy. As the first team from the U.S. to participate among 17 other […]