WMTW (Channel 8) cited statistics from the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine in a report on a rare yellow lobster. The lobster was caught by the F/V Short Fuse, of Bremen, off the Maine coast June 20, according to the Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association, WMTW reports. The odds of catching a yellow lobster […]
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Maine Public interviewed Robert Bayer, the executive director of the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine, for an article on the impacts the recently imposed steel tariff will have on the lobster industry, specifically on the production of traps. Nearly 100 percent of lobster traps are made of steel mesh, so the raw material […]
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The Bangor Daily News quoted Mindy Crandall, an assistant professor of forest landscape management and economics at the University of Maine, in an article on changes in the forestry market, including increasing prices and demand. Wood prices have doubled in the past six months, resulting from several factors like a buildup in the demand for […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed outgoing University of Maine President Susan J. Hunter in an article on her time at the university and what’s in store for her next. Hunter spent 30 years working at UMaine, beginning as a part-time instructor in zoology and moving to a tenure-track position four years later. She continued up […]
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The Portland Press Herald interviewed Joshua Stoll, a research professor in marine sciences at the University of Maine, for an article on the impact that China’s proposed tariff on U.S. lobster could have on Maine. The 25 percent tariff would drive down prices of U.S. lobster, affecting everyone connected to the industry — which in […]
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Sapiens reported on archaeological research in Peru by Daniel Sandweiss, a professor of anthropology and quaternary and climate studies at the University of Maine, and Kurt Rademaker, a UMaine alumnus and archaeologist with Northern Illinois University. Sapiens is a journal published by Wenner Gren, a large foundation supporting anthropology. Sandweiss and Rademaker, along with other […]
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MedicalXpress carried a University of Maine news release about a new database for regenerative tissue capabilities in animals, created by researchers at UMaine and the MDI Biological Laboratory in Bar Harbor. The Comparative Models of Regeneration Database, or RegenDbase, can be used by researchers to compare gene expression patterns between animals with different regeneration capacities. […]
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Many coral reefs will be unable to grow fast enough to keep up with rising sea levels, exposing tropical coastlines to increased risk of erosion and flooding, according to new research by an international team of scientists. The research team, led by scientists from the University of Exeter and including University of Maine oceanographer Robert […]
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An article in SeafoodSource on the Green Crab Working Summit in Portland, Maine June 6 and 7 quoted Angela Myracle, an assistant professor of human nutrition at the University of Maine, and Brian Beal, a professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine at Machias. As the Gulf of Maine warms, the European green […]
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The Associated Press, Metro, Newsweek, Boston magazine, United Press International, WBZ (Channel 4 in Boston) and WHDH (Channel 7 in Boston) cited statistics from the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine in a report of a rare orange lobster discovered at a Massachusetts supermarket. Roche Bros. Supermarkets said workers at their Westborough store found […]
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