Maine Sea Grant

“The idea was, ‘Let’s see what the Japanese are doing around sea urchins, that we could be doing here,’” said one participant.

Lobster reproduction and growth in changing environmental conditions and potential effects of offshore energy installations on seafloor habitats are among topics to be studied.

Millions of federal dollars have been frozen from grant programs at research labs across the state, and the Univ. of Maine has had funding terminated from a number of programs. Some of the grant dollars have been restored, others are tied up in legal action.