Angela Myracle’s research is going to the dogs. Or, more accurately, for the dogs. As a scientist with Maine EPSCoR’s Sustainable Ecological Aquaculture Network (SEANET), Myracle looks for innovations in aquaculture. And when the assistant … Continue reading
Category: ScienceWarmer weather is on its way, which means that everyone needs to be doing their part to help prevent tickborne diseases. Providers reported over 1,400 cases of Lyme disease in 2018 (preliminary data as of … Continue reading
Category: Health and Safety, ScienceThe Public Relations Society of America defines public relations as “a strategic communication process that builds mutually beneficial relationships between organizations and their publics.” Public relations (PR) can arguably be more important than paid advertising … Continue reading
Category: Community VoicesAs the days lengthen and the temperatures warm, lobstermen along the coast are preparing for another summer on the water. While every To Do list automatically includes items like repairing traps and painting buoys, it … Continue reading
Category: Health and Safety, ScienceThere’s no doubt that Maine lobstermen are feeling anxious about the future. While only time will tell what the fishery will look like future years, one thing is clear: lobstermen are making sure their voices … Continue reading
Category: Community Voices, People“Resiliency” is a popular word these days, used to describe everything from human beings to national politicians. For Jim Wilson, president of the Isle au Haut Electric Power Company and professor emeritus of marine policy … Continue reading
Category: Miscellaneous, Programs, ScienceYou can’t help loving a menhaden, at least if you’re a lobsterman. Plump, full of fat, a nice oily fish that schools in the thousands along the East Coast each summer. Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) … Continue reading
Category: BaitRob Beal, a 14-year veteran of the Maine Marine Patrol was promoted to Major and began serving in the new position May 21. Beal began his career with the Marine Patrol in 2005, first serving … Continue reading
Category: PeopleThe Honorable Neil Jacobs, Ph.D., Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction and Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere Dear Acting Under Secretary Jacobs: We are writing in regard to … Continue reading
Category: Management, WhalesIn the coming weeks, DMR will hold meetings with the seven Lobster Zone Councils to facilitate the development of a plan that meets targets established by the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Team (TRT) for … Continue reading
Category: Whales