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Visionary Science Of The “Harvard Barbarians”, Catherine Schmitt Mar 2017

Visionary Science Of The “Harvard Barbarians”, Catherine Schmitt

Catherine Schmitt

For over two months during the summer of 1880, eight young members of the Champlain Society made daily excursions, on foot and by boat, around Mount Desert Island. They collected plants and birds, and dredged small animals from the mud of Somes Sound. They stared at the rocks along shore and took photographs. Under the leadership of “Captain” Charles Eliot, son of Harvard President Charles William Eliot, the students were on the Island for the summer to “do some work in some branch of natural history or science.”


Adrift In A Sea Of Information About Sustainable Seafood: The Maine Consumer Perspective, Catherine V. Schmitt Mar 2017

Adrift In A Sea Of Information About Sustainable Seafood: The Maine Consumer Perspective, Catherine V. Schmitt

Catherine Schmitt

The desire for a sustainable seafood industry that protects the environment and the future of fishing is certainly of interest to consumers, but even here there are conflicting standards, as Catherine Schmitt explores in this article.


Maine's Kelp Highway, Catherine Schmitt Mar 2014

Maine's Kelp Highway, Catherine Schmitt

Catherine Schmitt

No abstract provided.


Study Targets Striped Bass, Catherine V. Schmitt Mar 2014

Study Targets Striped Bass, Catherine V. Schmitt

Catherine Schmitt

This article in the Bangor Daily News profiles the Sea Grant-funded research of Dr. Joe Zydlewski, who is studying the striped bass population in the Penobscot River. A must read for all striper fans.


A Coastal Companion: A Year In The Gulf Of Maine, From Cape Cod To Canada, Catherine Schmitt Mar 2014

A Coastal Companion: A Year In The Gulf Of Maine, From Cape Cod To Canada, Catherine Schmitt

Catherine Schmitt

A Coastal Companion is a journey through the year in the Gulf of Maine and its watershed, which includes land from eastern Massachusetts to southwestern Nova Scotia. A chronicle of changes through the seasons both above and within the sea, A Coastal Companion follows the arrival and departure of migrating shorebirds in spring and fall, schools of fish as they move in and out of our region, and the natural cycles of our bays, rivers, marshes, and coastal forests. Part field guide, part almanac, the book also highlights writers, artists, and scientists who have chosen the Gulf of Maine as …


Seaweed Beyond Sushi, Catherine V. Schmitt Mar 2014

Seaweed Beyond Sushi, Catherine V. Schmitt

Catherine Schmitt

No abstract provided.


Alewives: Feast Of The Season, Catherine V. Schmitt Mar 2014

Alewives: Feast Of The Season, Catherine V. Schmitt

Catherine Schmitt

Alewives are sea-run, or diadromous, fish that spend most of their lives in the Atlantic Ocean but return as adults to coastal rivers in spring to spawn in freshwater streams and ponds. This article in Maine Boats, Homes, & Harbors magazine discusses the natural and cultural history of Maine's native runs of alewives and other sea-run fish.


Maine's Oyster Renaissance, Catherine Schmitt Mar 2014

Maine's Oyster Renaissance, Catherine Schmitt

Catherine Schmitt

This feature article in Maine Food & Lifestyle magazine profiles Eric Horne and Valy Steverlynk, proprietors of Flying Point Oysters in Freeport, Maine.


Diver-Harvested Scallops: Precious As Pearls, Catherine V. Schmitt Mar 2014

Diver-Harvested Scallops: Precious As Pearls, Catherine V. Schmitt

Catherine Schmitt

No abstract provided.


Northern Shrimp: A Gala Addition To A Winter's Night, Catherine V. Schmitt Mar 2014

Northern Shrimp: A Gala Addition To A Winter's Night, Catherine V. Schmitt

Catherine Schmitt

The arrival of the holidays heralds the start of shrimp season in northern New England. This delicacy is cause for celebration both locally and around the world, where many people look forward to fresh Maine shrimp for holiday meals.


The Salters Of Stanley Brook, Catherine V. Schmitt Mar 2014

The Salters Of Stanley Brook, Catherine V. Schmitt

Catherine Schmitt

No abstract provided.


Editor's Note, Catherine Schmitt Mar 2014

Editor's Note, Catherine Schmitt

Catherine Schmitt

No abstract provided.


Maine Oyster Cult, Catherine V. Schmitt Mar 2014

Maine Oyster Cult, Catherine V. Schmitt

Catherine Schmitt

Read about the natural history of Maine's oyster populations, and how the University of Maine and independent aquaculturists have brought these native shellfish back to coastal waters--and tables--in Maine. This story appeared in the March 2008 issue of Maine Boats, Homes, & Harbors magazine.


The Monkfish: So Much More Than A Pretty Face, Catherine V. Schmitt Mar 2014

The Monkfish: So Much More Than A Pretty Face, Catherine V. Schmitt

Catherine Schmitt

No abstract provided.


How The Presidents Ate Their Salmon, Catherine Schmitt Dec 2012

How The Presidents Ate Their Salmon, Catherine Schmitt

Catherine Schmitt

No abstract provided.