{"id":1979,"date":"2026-07-02T14:44:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T14:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=1979"},"modified":"2026-07-02T14:45:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T14:45:42","slug":"transect-magazine-collaborative-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=1979","title":{"rendered":"Transect Magazine: Collaborative Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-1981 .fg-image { width: 2160px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-image-viewer foogallery-link-image foogallery-lightbox-foogallery fg-center fg-image-viewer fg-ready fg-light fg-border-thin fg-round-small fg-shadow-outline fg-shadow-inset-large fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-hover-semi-zoomed fg-caption-hover fg-hover-fade fg-hover-plus3\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-1981\" 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class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Credited-Collaborative-Science-Scuba-Pic-scaled.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Lulu Bates of the DMR using a sensor borrowed from Bigelow Laboratory (Credit Heather Glon).\" data-attachment-id=\"1984\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lulu Bates of the DMR using a sensor borrowed from Bigelow Laboratory (Credit Heather Glon).\" width=\"2160\" height=\"2700\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Credited-Collaborative-Science-Scuba-Pic-scaled.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%222160%22%20height%3D%222700%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202160%202700%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Lulu Bates of the DMR using a sensor borrowed from Bigelow Laboratory (Credit Heather Glon).<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Credited-Collaborative-Science-Gabe-Souza-scaled.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Scientists in Bigelow Analytical Services, like Research Associate Gabriella Iacono, can test shellfish collected by DMR for toxins, including saxitoxin, which is produced by a species of the dinoflagellate Alexandrium (Credit: Gabe Souza).\" data-attachment-id=\"1983\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Scientists in Bigelow Analytical Services, like Research Associate Gabriella Iacono, can test shellfish collected by DMR for toxins, including saxitoxin, which is produced by a species of the dinoflagellate Alexandrium (Credit: Gabe Souza).\" width=\"2160\" height=\"2700\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Credited-Collaborative-Science-Gabe-Souza-scaled.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%222160%22%20height%3D%222700%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202160%202700%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Scientists in Bigelow Analytical Services, like Research Associate Gabriella Iacono, can test shellfish collected by DMR for toxins, including saxitoxin, which is produced by a species of the dinoflagellate Alexandrium (Credit: Gabe Souza).<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Brian-Skerry-Kelp-Credited-Collaborative-Science-scaled.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Various fish species swim off Cashes Ledge through some of the healthy kelp forest that remains in the Gulf of Maine (Credit: Brian Skerry).\" data-attachment-id=\"1982\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Various fish species swim off Cashes Ledge through some of the healthy kelp forest that remains in the Gulf of Maine (Credit: Brian Skerry).\" width=\"2160\" height=\"2700\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Brian-Skerry-Kelp-Credited-Collaborative-Science-scaled.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%222160%22%20height%3D%222700%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202160%202700%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Various fish species swim off Cashes Ledge through some of the healthy kelp forest that remains in the Gulf of Maine (Credit: Brian Skerry).<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Credited-lobster-collaborative-Science-scaled.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Postdoctoral Scientist Melissa Rocker handles a lobster used in an experiment testing the effects of temperature on shell disease in collaboration with DMR (Credit: Catie Cleveland).\" data-attachment-id=\"1985\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Postdoctoral Scientist Melissa Rocker handles a lobster used in an experiment testing the effects of temperature on shell disease in collaboration with DMR (Credit: Catie Cleveland).\" width=\"2160\" height=\"2700\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Credited-lobster-collaborative-Science-scaled.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%222160%22%20height%3D%222700%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202160%202700%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Postdoctoral Scientist Melissa Rocker handles a lobster used in an experiment testing the effects of temperature on shell disease in collaboration with DMR (Credit: Catie Cleveland).<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"fiv-ctrls\">\n\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"fiv-prev\" title=\"Prev\"><span>Prev<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t<label class=\"fiv-count\"><span class=\"fiv-count-current\">1<\/span>of<span class=\"fiv-count-total\">4<\/span><\/label>\n\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"fiv-next\" title=\"Next\"><span>Next<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For decades, <strong>Bigelow Laboratory <\/strong>has worked with&nbsp;the <strong>Maine Department of Marine Resources <\/strong>to advance research that can inform science-based management for the <strong>Gulf of Maine<\/strong>. Each organization brings its own perspective and expertise to the table.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Together, researchers have worked on several applied research projects that are <strong>illuminating the changing ecology<\/strong> of the Gulf of Maine in ways that benefit <strong>coastal communities, industries, <\/strong>and<strong> ecosystems.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The joint projects have included work on <strong>shellfish diseases, kelp forests, harmful algal blooms, sea urchins,<\/strong> and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bigelow.org\/news\/articles\/2026-07-01.html\">Read in Transect Magazine<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For decades, Bigelow Laboratory has worked with&nbsp;the Maine Department of Marine Resources to advance research that can inform science-based management for the Gulf of Maine. 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