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Seaweed Cookie, Anyone?
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…
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The Mysterious Midwater Society
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…
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Dock to Doc
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…
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Happy World Ocean Day!
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…
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Freeport Speech: A Conversation on Sustainability
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…
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The Underwater Undead: Starring Zombie Cucumbers
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 tissue for…
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Blue Biotech Bulletin: May 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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May 2026 E-news
Catch up on the latest news and updates from Bigelow Laboratory in our May 2026 E-news!
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Surf and Turf
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…
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Phytoplankton Feast
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…
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Go Forth and BLOOM
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,…
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🪼 Gobsmacked
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…
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Boothbay Register: Bigelow Breaks a Sweat
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…
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Maine Seaweed Week Leadership
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…
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Schmidt Ocean Institute: Tiny Copepods, Big Impact
“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…
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It’s (Not) a Trap
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…
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Runneth Over
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…
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Bioscience Bus Tour, Bigelow Edition
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…
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Know with the Flow
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…
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Trading Big Ideas
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 trade…
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