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Ecology Division

 

 

The Ecology Division is responsible for research and monitoring of marine plants, animals and their habitats. Our primary function is to apply science to the protection and management of Maine’s exploited and non-exploited marine and estuarine resources. Projects include water quality and habitat assessments, technical review of environmental permit applications, surveys of marine resources in coastal Maine waters, population biology, life histories, aquaculture lease investigations and fish health, and recreational fisheries statistics. While much of the work is done in-house, work is also done through collaboration with academic institutions, other government agencies, non-government organizations, and private companies. Projects change over time as different needs arise. Division staff is frequently called upon to provide technical expertise for various committees, task forces and working groups.

Select the links below for more information on programs in which the Ecology Division is actively involved.

• Aquaculture
• Bay Management
• Boothbay Harbor Environmental Data
• Cobscook Bay Rockweed Management
• Eelgrass Mapping
• Environmental Permit Application Review
• Invasive Species
  • Asian Shore Crab Survey
  • Report to Legislature on "Non-Native Invasive Marine Species in Maine", 2006, pdf file
• Maine - New Hampshire Inshore Trawl Survey
• Marine Geographic Information Services
• Recreational Fisheries

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