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Exploring Tensions Between Two Maine Landscapes: Toxic And Pristine, Caitlyn Elizabeth Hanley May 2023

Exploring Tensions Between Two Maine Landscapes: Toxic And Pristine, Caitlyn Elizabeth Hanley

Standard Theses

This thesis juxtaposes a historical account of environmental toxicity in Maine against the popular notion of Maine as a “Vacationland.” Maine is famous globally for its pristine aesthetics, iconic coastline, and vast wilderness. Because of this, tourism is amongst the largest economic sectors for Maine, much different from the complex industrial history that once drove the economy and built a strong foundation for the state. Public discourse advertises Maine as a “Vacationland,” capitalizing on its natural features while ignoring and even marginalizing the toxic history of Maine which is still impacting communities today. This idyllic visage of Maine contradicts the …

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Exploring Shellfish Harvesting Accessibility In Maine's Municipal Shellfish Ordinance Laws, Charles Van Damme, Megan Lacey, Findley Mclain, Sophia Hoag Apr 2022

Exploring Shellfish Harvesting Accessibility In Maine's Municipal Shellfish Ordinance Laws, Charles Van Damme, Megan Lacey, Findley Mclain, Sophia Hoag

Community Engaged Research Reports

In light of climate change, coastal gentrification, localism, and discrepancies in shellfish regulatory structures, access to coastal shellfish harvesting areas has become increasingly complex for tribal communities throughout Maine. This report is a comprehensive analysis of municipal shellfish regulatory structures and their impact on limiting clam-harvesting access for indigneous peoples in coastal Maine. Our work is in tandem with Manomet and the Maine Shellfish Learning Network (MSLN) with the aim of accumulating historical and contemporary knowledge of regulations that govern access to coastal resources, with the understanding to apply that knowledge to help promote a more inclusive framework for coastal …

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Bloodworm (Glycera Dibranchiata Ehlers, 1868) Populations In The Gulf Of Maine Are Connected Through Gene Flow, Larissa M. Williams, Anna Marie Bowsher, Maria-Anna Chrysovergi, William G. Ambrose Jr. Feb 2020

Bloodworm (Glycera Dibranchiata Ehlers, 1868) Populations In The Gulf Of Maine Are Connected Through Gene Flow, Larissa M. Williams, Anna Marie Bowsher, Maria-Anna Chrysovergi, William G. Ambrose Jr.

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The polychaete bloodworm, Glycera dibranchiata Ehlers, 1868 is an important source of bait for saltwater fishing and is harvested from mud flats in the Gulf of Maine. Little is known about the life history of G. dibranchiataand management of the fishery is minimal. The goal of our study was to determine the population genetics of several Maine populations in order to inform management. We sequenced the neutral mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) marker in seven populations along the coast of Maine. A total of 486 nucleotides were sequenced in each individual, yielding 13 haplotypes, with 94% of them haploytpe …

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The Bates Student - Volume 145 Number 3 - September 30, 2015, Bates College Sep 2015

The Bates Student - Volume 145 Number 3 - September 30, 2015, Bates College

The Bates Student

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Cutler, Eliot Oral History Interview, Andrea L'Hommedieu Apr 2002

Cutler, Eliot Oral History Interview, Andrea L'Hommedieu

Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection

Eliot Raphael Cutler was born in 1946 in Bangor, Maine. His father was a physician and his mother was an economist. His father was responsible for the reorganization of the Maine university system and the Cutler Health Center in Orono, Maine is named in his honor. As a sophomore in high school, Cutler transferred from Bangor High School to Deerfield Academy. He attended Harvard University and Georgetown Law School. While at Harvard he was involved with the Harvard Lampoon. He worked as a legislative assistant and clerk for Muskie from 1967 to 1972, and was a senior staff person …

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Magnuson, Henry "Hank" Alexander, Jr. Oral History Interview, Andrea L'Hommedieu Jun 2000

Magnuson, Henry "Hank" Alexander, Jr. Oral History Interview, Andrea L'Hommedieu

Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection

Henry “Hank” Alexander Magnuson, Jr. was born May 19, 1928 in Salem, Massachusetts. He grew up in the Washington, D.C. area. Henry Magnuson, Sr., his father, was an architect in Washington and a locomotives designer in Boston. His mother was Ruth Golden Harris Magnuson. Hank attended the University of Missouri School of Journalism and worked for TV and radio news in Iowa. During the summers, he worked on Mount Desert Island, Maine. In 1957, Hank moved to Portland to work for WCSH, the television news network in Portland, Maine. He became Maine’s first full time broadcast journalist for the legislature …

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The Bates Student - Volume 128 Number 02 - September 25, 1998, Bates College Sep 1998