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• New directions for Maine's aquaculture industry

  Despite controversy over some projects, Maine's aquaculture industry continues to evolve in new and novel ways

  Press Clips | Maine Public

• Maine has nation’s only Shellfish & Seaweed Aquaculture Apprenticeship programs

  Over a span of one year, apprentices gain industry-specific skills through a combination of on-the-job learning and mentorship, and 144 hours of classroom education at …

  Press Clips | WABI5

• Report shows rapid warming continues in the Gulf of Maine

  As human-caused climate change causes ocean waters worldwide to warm, a recent report shows dramatic warming in the Gulf of Maine continuing.

  Press Clips | Maine Public

• Commentary: Climate change presents threats, opportunities for Maine’s small-business community

  The business world is good at assessing strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. The path to climate resilience shouldn’t be any different.

  Press Clips | Press Herald

• Running with the alewives of the Presumpscot River

  Federal fishery managers rated alewives at low risk of extinction in a 2019 study. But the recovery has a long way to go.

  Press Clips | The Maine Monitor

• Proposal would provide $4 million in state aid to owner of Union Wharf

  The money would offset the value lost when the owner, the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, adopts an easement to restrict future development.

  Press Clips | Press Herald

• Publix, Ahold highlight new sustainable products and initiatives during Earth Month

  U.S. grocery chains featuring new sustainable and traceable seafood.

  Press Clips | Seafood Source

• Lewiston students learn coding through robotics partnership

  The program is unique in that it brings together educators and researcher to create activities which connect math and computing.

  Press Clips | Lewiston Sun Journal

• Sarah Long travels to Antarctica: The connection between the warming Gulf of Maine and the Arctic

  In January of this year, while it was still summer in the southern hemisphere, I packed my bags and made the days long trip to …

  Press Clips | WMTW

• Gulf of Maine sees second-hottest year on record, report shows, ‘getting to the edge of habitability’ - The Boston Globe

  The acceleration in warming could bring mass mortality events for marine species, threaten New England’s food supply, and contribute to rising sea levels, experts warned.

  Press Clips | BostonGlobe.com