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Byron Marine Ecology Lab

We are the Byron Marine Ecology Lab at the University of New England in Biddeford, ME.

06/21/2023

Restorative aquaculture may be one of the best opportunities to simultaneously restore marine ecosystems and provide nutritious food for current and future p...

05/26/2023

https://seagrant.umaine.edu/2023/05/25/une-graduate-student-received-maine-sea-grant-graduate-research-assistantship/

Cara Blaine has been working as a 2022-2023 Maine Sea Grant Graduate Research Assistant, which supports exceptional prospective and current graduate students engaged in coastal and marine research. “I came to Maine from Rhode Island not knowing anyone, and I’ve met so many cool people who are in...

01/12/2023

https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/01/11/news/midcoast/sea-snails-maine-seaweed-farms-joam40zk0w/

It may be smaller than an M&M, but this sea snail taking up residence on Maine kelp blades is creating a big headache for seaweed farmers.

09/16/2022

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As more Americans are turning to seaweed for consumption, researchers at the University of New England are making sure it's safe to eat

08/23/2022

https://www.une.edu/news/2022/research-project-identifies-species-living-waters-unes-biddeford-campus-using-edna

From the mouth of the S**o River near Camp Ellis to the ocean surrounding Ram Island, faculty and student researchers are collecting water samples to help them identify species living in those waters through DNA sequencing.

07/08/2022

https://www.mainepublic.org/environment-and-outdoors/2022-06-01/seaweed-isnt-considered-enough-of-a-food-for-more-comprehensive-fda-safety-regulations

Like any other food, harvested seaweed can have some levels of pathogenic bacteria. But unlike other foods pulled from the ocean, there is little federal guidance on how to reduce food safety risks for seaweed once it’s out of the water.

07/08/2022

https://news.mongabay.com/2022/07/scientists-strive-to-restore-worlds-embattled-kelp-forests/

Earth’s vast underwater kelp forests are a vital source of food, pharmaceuticals, and more, while storing huge amounts of carbon. These undersea forests are also at risk, but researchers are working to restore them.

01/16/2022

https://www.une.edu/news/2022/undergraduate-students-research-edible-seaweed-brings-waves-opportunities

January 14, 2022 • Biddeford, Maine Undergraduate student's research on edible seaweed brings waves of opportunities Hannah Korper (right) aboard a UNE research boat piloted by Emilly Schutt (M.S. Marine Sciences, ’22). Hannah Korper jokes that she knows more about kelp than she ever thought she...

09/15/2021

https://civileats.com/2021/07/20/kelp-at-the-crossroads-should-seaweed-farming-be-better-regulated/

Major players are investing in seaweed farms in Canada and Maine, but some small-scale farmers and harvesters are concerned about fast, unregulated growth.

06/17/2021

https://www.ellsworthamerican.com/maine-news/waterfront/study-looks-at-seaweed-food-safety/

“We really have to think about how the seaweed is stored, handled and processed after it’s harvested,” Burkholder said. “What can we do to make sure that the way that it’s handled in the process keeps the food safety risk low?”

06/15/2021

https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/who-we-are/our-people/jocelyn-runnebaum/?src=s_two.ch_me.x.x.&sf145791842=1

Jocelyn is the fisheries project manager for The Nature Conservancy in Maine.

05/21/2021

https://www.une.edu/news/2021/une-researchers-studying-food-safety-aspects-edible-seaweed

May 21, 2021 • Biddeford UNE researchers studying food safety aspects of edible seaweed Seaweed being harvested from UNE's kelp farm Watch the seaweed harvest on WMTW Read more about UNE's seaweed research in the Portland Press Herald Most food harvested from the sea is contaminated by some level ...

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