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A Golden Bullet
In October, Sea Change student Rachel Coyne worked with Bigelow Laboratory SRS JosĂ© Fernández Robledo to optimize our biolistic gun protocol for microalgae. Biolistic guns — also known as biolistic particle delivery…
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Gathering for the Gulf
This week, the Bigelow Laboratory team was well represented at the annual Regional Association for Research on the Gulf of Maine (RARGOM) meeting, sharing cutting-edge research and connecting with fellow scientists and…
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A Global Windmill
The Southern Ocean may seem far removed from the North Pacific or the Gulf of Maine, but its waters connect to every major ocean basin through powerful circulation. Driven by strong winds…
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October 2026 E-news
Catch up on the latest news and updates from Bigelow Laboratory in our October 2026 E-news!
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🧟‍♂️ Ocean Zombies! Wait, Ocean Zombies?
The ocean is full of wonder, beauty, and immense opportunity. It’s also unfathomably dark, mysterious, and home to some of the creepiest sights on Earth. Today, we’d like to share a spine-tingling…
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Steal Their Looks, Marine Micro Edition 🔬
Still searching for the perfect little Halloween costume? Check out these looks inspired by micrographs from Bigelow Laboratory researchers and affiliates! First up, we have a Southern Ocean phytoplankton. Charming, chartreuse, and…
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Seeing the Forest for the Forests
This October, Senior Research Scientist Doug Rasher traveled to QuĂ©bec for a Northwest Atlantic kelp workshop. The workshop assembled an international group of researchers studying kelp forests ranging from southern New England…
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Sustaining Seaweed and Aquaculture Excellence
On October 27, Bigelow Laboratory and colleagues from World Wildlife Fund and Colby College hosted a delegation of South Korean seaweed farming experts at our campus in East Boothbay. After visiting a…
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Blue Biotech Bulletin: October 2026
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…
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Algae Amasses Amazement
From October 12-15, Bigelow Laboratory participated in the Algae Biomass Organization’s 2026 Algae Biomass Summit in Tempe, Arizona. The annual event connected commercial leaders, entrepreneurs, scientists, policymakers, and investors who seek to…
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DMSP Deep Dive
Dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) — say that three times fast — is a sulfur-containing compound produced by phytoplankton that plays an outsized role in ocean ecosystems, carbon cycling, and global climate. This compound was…
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Community Round-up: Portable Plankton
In this month’s edition of the Community Round-up, we are delighted to shine a spotlight on a fellow Bigelowian: our dedicated Education Coordinator Evan Henerberry! In addition to sharing bright cheer and…
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From Spain to Maine
For five months, visiting student Reyes MartĂn RodrĂguez studied in SRS Karen Stamieszkin’s lab at Bigelow Laboratory exploring zooplankton feeding strategies as part of a long-term research project. A recent master’s graduate…
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Bigelow Laboratory Joins Global Ocean Accounts Partnership
This week, the Global Ocean Accounts Partnership (GOAP) announced Bigelow Laboratory as the network’s newest member. “Bigelow Laboratory is thrilled to be a part of GOAP and the community working to transcend…
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World Algae Day
Happy World Algae Day from Bigelow Laboratory, a world-renowned hub for seaweed and microalgae research and technology! 🎉 Our institution believes in the limitless potential of algae. That’s why we’re empowering entrepreneurs,…
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Where Ocean Meets Innovation
Next Monday, join Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences’s Vice President for Research Beth Orcutt for Where Ocean Meets Innovation, a Maine Tech Week panel that will explore how technology, science, and entrepreneurship…
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Cocco Channel
For more than half a century, Bigelow Laboratory researchers have studied the foundation of global ocean health. That’s why we’re so excited to celebrate #CoccolithophoreDay and splash these important microbes across screens…
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Blissful Blue Blur
Last week, the inaugural Maine Blue Economy Week put Maine’s ocean economy front and center: precisely where this powerful innovation ecosystem deserves to be! 🌊 For two days, 300+ researchers, business owners,…
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Following the Flow of H2O
80% of Greenland is covered by a massive sheet of ice, more than two miles thick in places. The ice is constantly moving and flowing toward the ocean through glacial fjords. At…
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