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We aren’t fishing for compliments, but they are delicious. Think: matcha’s coastal cousin 🍪 🌊 This weekend, members of the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences team shared some of the wonderful – and unexpected – ways algae can…
An international research team, including two researchers from Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, discovered 31 new marine species over two weeks off the coast of Brazil. Senior research scientists John Burns and David Fields…
World Ocean Day proved a fitting capstone to UMaine PhD student Sydney Greenlee’s academic studies at Bigelow Laboratory. On Monday, Sydney successfully defended her dissertation in our forum, representing the culmination of six years…
Happy World Ocean Day! 🌊 When people think about the ocean, words that often come to mind include large, deep, powerful, salty, and inspirational. Here at Bigelow Laboratory, the word that’s top of mind is hopeful. To celebrate this…
Join us for a conversation between our President and CEO, Deborah Bronk, and Dr. Katherine Richardson, author and professor in Biological Oceanography at the University of Copenhagen and leader of its Sustainability Science Center….
A recent study, featuring Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Senior Research Scientist Rachel Sipler and led by researchers at Memorial University of Newfoundland, documented the continued survival of amputated sea cucumber…
As an ocean science leader, Bigelow Laboratory is helping Maine bring to bear its competitive advantages to position the state at the forefront of this emerging industry in New England. Follow along with our work in this transformative…
Catch up on the latest news and updates from Bigelow Laboratory in our May 2026 E-news!…
As large swaths of Maine’s kelp forests transition into a new state, a study by Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences scientists reveals what’s driving the northward progression of turf algae and the loss of kelp forests — and the…
Volcanic ash is full of minerals like iron that phytoplankton need to grow. When ash is blown into the ocean, it can stimulate volcanic blooms. Understanding that relationship on the microscopic scale can help us explore wider effects…
This afternoon, 16 Maine high school juniors graduated Bigelow Laboratory ’s Keller BLOOM (our 37th cohort of the long-running, successful program!). Prior to collecting their certificates from Senior Research Scientist Nicole Poulton,…
How do you refer to a group of jellyfish? Swarm, bloom, fluther, brood, and smuth are all options, but our favorite term? Read on to find out! On Monday morning, Senior Research Scientist Rachel Sipler was on our dock in East Boothbay…
The Boothbay Register covered Bigelow Laboratory‘s 10th annual Fun Run & Walk fundraiser. The institution hosts the event in honor of its former executive director, Graham Shimmield, who was instrumental in the creation of…
Seaweed. Some see weeds. At Bigelow Laboratory, we see abundant opportunities for Maine. As a world-renowned hub for research and technology focused on seaweed and microalgae, our institution was proud to join colleagues,…
“They’ve kind of solved all the niches that are out there in the world, and so if you’ve got an interesting question, you can go somewhere in the world and poke at it to understand how they’ve made a living,” David Fields, senior…
If you’re clawing for a first-hand account of what it’s like lobstering on the Gulf of Maine, join us at Footbridge Brewery on Thursday, May 21 for the next Ocean on Tap talk! Lobsterman Eben Wilson of the F/V Lettie Elise will share…
Even a brief rain shower at the starting line this afternoon couldn’t put a damper on Bigelow Laboratory‘s 10th annual Fun Run & Walk for Colorectal Cancer Awareness! (We are an ocean sciences laboratory, after all: we’re…
This afternoon, Bigelow Laboratory hosted a group of Bioscience Association of Maine (BioME) members, sponsors, and partners at our campus in East Boothbay. Professionals from across Maine’s life sciences community took part in guided…
Last week, Bigelow Laboratory hosted the Introduction to Aquatic Flow Cytometry course. Led by Senior Research Scientist Nicole Poulton, Research Associate Laura Lubelczyk, and Oregon State Associate Professor Jason Graff, with guest…
Last week, Bigelow Laboratory proudly hosted the Maine International Trade Center (MITC)’s Maine International Trade Day. The event celebrated our state’s international business community, focusing attention on the importance of global…
Bigelow Laboratory Vice President for Education Ben Twining (far left) shared this great snap of senior research scientists Julia Brown (center left) and Cath Mitchell (far right) with Kevin Posman, assistant director of Bigelow…
On Thursday, May 14, please join us at Aekeir Brewing in Wiscasset for the next Ocean on Tap talk featuring Brigid Carr, research associate at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences. Go behind the eyes of a chemist to better understand…
A recent expedition to the Southern Ocean is exploring a potential missing piece that could help us better understand the ocean and its future. Researchers, including Bigelow Laboratory Senior Research Scientist Ben Twining, spent six…
As Maine Seaweed Week draws to a close today, Bigelow Laboratory is reflecting on the genuine enthusiasm that macroalgae inspired during last week’s Seaweed Saturday expo in Portland. Associate Curator Kerry Thurlow, Research…
