The Maine Ocean Climate Collaborative Provides a Model to Move Maine Forward
May 11, 2023Studying changing coastal ecosystems comes with unique challenges – Friends of Casco Bay and our partners are taking them on. Friends of Casco Bay is facilitating the newly formed Maine Ocean Climate Collaborative, a coalition of scientists and marine organizations from the University of New Hampshire to the border of… Read more
Why does Casco Bay’s water look so clear?
June 4, 2021Peering over the side of the R/V Joseph E. Payne, Staff Scientist Mike Doan could see schools of small fish swimming in the water below, while the red hood of a lion’s mane jellyfish floated by on the other side of our Baykeeper boat. What caught Mike’s eye, however, was… Read more
An annual spring awakening in the Bay
March 24, 2021As winter comes to a close and the days get longer, an annual awakening occurs in Casco Bay. Populations of phytoplankton – microscopic algae that form the base of the ocean food web – rapidly reproduce as longer days leave more time to harness the sun’s energy for photosynthesis. The… Read more
Our top 10 moments of 2020
January 4, 2021As this very odd year comes to a close, let’s celebrate the large and small ways our community helped us protect the health of Casco Bay in 2020. Here are our top ten for the year: 1.) On December 2, the Maine Climate Council released its four-year Climate Action Plan, “Maine Won’t Wait.” We… Read more
Good news for Maine and for Casco Bay
December 4, 2020We have exciting news! Maine’s Climate Action Plan “Maine Won’t Wait” was released on Tuesday. The plan is a four-year road map for the state to follow as we work to address the causes and impacts of climate change. I serve on the Coastal and Marine Working Group of the… Read more
Casco Bay is heating up
August 6, 2020Seem hotter than usual? Yes, indeed. Our Continuous Monitoring Station has been collecting hourly data on the health of the Bay for more than four years. Data from the station show that this summer has been the hottest one we have recorded since our “Cage of Science” has been in… Read more