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Winter Harbor Fisheries Oral History
From the Maine Sea Grant Winter Harbor Fisheries Oral History post by Natalie Springuel: First person stories about Winter Harbor’s fisheries heritage are now part of the Winter Harbor Historical Society’s audio collection! A multimedia story map about these interviews can be viewed at the Winter Harbor Fisheries Oral History Project. Read more…
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Request for Proposals
In summer 2017, the Frenchman Bay Partners received the Acadia Birding Festival (ABF) Environmental Stewardship Award, which included $1000 in cash. The executive committee would like to make these funds available to a Partner or Partners who need support for a conservation-related project on Frenchman Bay. The project could include Read more…
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January 18th, 2017 FBRSC
Frenchman Bay Regional Shellfish Committee Meeting Lamoine Town Hall January 18, 2017 The Department of Marine Resources (DMR) and the Community Environmental Health Laboratory presented watershed information at the monthly Frenchman Bay Regional Shellfish Committee meeting at the Lamoine Town Hall. The DMR reported on water quality in Frenchman Bay, focusing on Read more…
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Conservation Planning Short Course at UMaine Orono
EES 598 (Section 0860) Special Seminar in Ecology and Environmental SciencesDesigning Conservation Projects, 2 credits The University of Maine, Orono March 6-10, 2017 9am- 5pm This course is focused on learning how to scope and design a real-world conservation project. It is based on the Open Standards for the Practice Read more…
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Partners Continue to Explore ESV Tools
ESV Tools, or Ecosystem Services Valuation Tools, help determine the benefits people receive from ecosystems. The Frenchman Bay Partners, in their quest to inform and support policy decisions, have been researching various tools, each possessing different emphases and strengths. Consultant Margaret Snell prepared a summary of 14 tools, highlighting their Read more…
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Rockweed Group Holds Meeting
The Frenchman Bay Partners continue to explore rockweed in Frenchman Bay. A well attended meeting back in April produced a multitude of questions centered on legal issues, rockweed ecology, and rockweed economics. To keep the conversation going, a rockweed group, headed by Hannah Webber, Schoodic Institute, and Chris Petersen, College of the Read more…
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Never Smelt So Good
The Fisheries, Fishermen, and Fishing Communities class at COA is busy churning out educational and engaging blog posts all about their adventures. The latest? “Never Smelt So Good: The 16th Annual Smelt Fry and Fisheries Celebration” regales readers about the delicious smelt fry hosted by the Downeast Salmon Federation in Read more…