Tag: Maine
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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! 🌊…
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Swell Suited
Maritime safety equipment is rarely lauded for its fashionable qualities. But we think Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences‘s Sea Change Semester students look quite sharp…
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September 2026 E-news
Catch up on the latest news and updates from Bigelow Laboratory in our September 2026 E-news!
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Happy National Lobster Day! 🦞
As an ocean sciences research institution, Bigelow Laboratory is proud to celebrate this crustacean and the important role it plays. From ecosystem influences to economic…
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Bioscience Association of Maine: Stories of Innovation Panel
Are you curious about the strong, bubbling currents that are helping to propel life sciences forward here in Maine? Join the Bioscience Association of Maine…
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‘Cy’ of Relief
A new study by researchers at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences and Oregon State University shows that a well-known cyanobacterium that looks like puffballs formed…
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The Boston Globe: Officials pinpoint culprit behind massive ‘chocolate tide’ algae bloom from Maine to Massachusetts
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences researchers are among the experts tracking the “chocolate tide” algae bloom stretching along the coast from Maine to Massachusetts. In…
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Community Round-up: Back-to-School Joy, New Signage, and Ancient DNA
For more than half a century, Bigelow Laboratory has conducted world-class ocean science here in the Boothbay region. Even though our work spans the global…
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Spore than meets the eye
From microscopic spores to sprawling forests — sugar kelp plays a big role in the Gulf of Maine, providing rich habitat, food, and clean water.…
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Tapping into Algae’s Limitless Potential
One of the services offered by Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences’s National Center for Marine Algae and Microbiota (NCMA) is growing large-scale algae cultures in…
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Now Hiring Multiple SRS Positions!
Are you looking to pioneer innovative, interdisciplinary investigations that propel ocean science to new heights? If so: we’ve got great news! Bigelow Laboratory is looking…
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Summertime Gratitude
This Labor Day, Bigelow Laboratory is taking a moment to reflect fondly on an inspiring summer. We are grateful to everyone who supported us this…
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2026 Mainebiz Small Business Forum
On August 5, Bigelow Laboratory President and CEO Deborah Bronk (pictured second from right) participated as a panelist for the 2026 Mainebiz Small Business Forum.…
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Blue Biotech Bulletin: August 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…
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Positioning Maine as a National Blue Biotech Leader
Given Maine’s scalable aquaculture industry and heritage fisheries, long history of marine research excellence, unique algae innovation assets, and proximity to Boston’s life sciences hub,…
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Medicine. Law. Algae?
This summer, Bigelow Laboratory welcomed eight students for an internship exploring algae innovation as a potential career path. The MARIA internship gives marine biology students…
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From Space to Sea
Launched by Bigelow Laboratory in 1998, the Gulf of Maine North Atlantic Time Series (GNATS) has become a foundational record of changing ocean conditions through repeated…
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Beth Orcutt named to MITC Board of Directors
We are pleased to share that Bigelow Laboratory Vice President for Research and Senior Research Scientist Beth Orcutt has been named to the Maine International…
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Somewhere over the algae rainbow
One of Bigelow Laboratory’s awesome research technicians, Lydia Pinard, shared her wealth of kelp-ful knowledge with young campers at the Growing Agents of Change summer camp…
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The Changing Gulf of Maine: Challenges and Opportunities
On Thursday, August 12 at 4 p.m., join Deborah Bronk, president and CEO of Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, for a presentation at the Wilson…