{"id":1223,"date":"2023-02-06T14:08:09","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T19:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/bradylab\/?page_id=1223"},"modified":"2026-04-19T19:53:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T23:53:05","slug":"education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/bradylab\/education\/","title":{"rendered":"Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id1223_b1ee5c-7d > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1223_b1ee5c-7d > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1223_b1ee5c-7d > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1268px;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-3xl, 6.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id1223_b1ee5c-7d{border-top:0px solid #8ed1fc;border-right:0px solid #8ed1fc;border-bottom:0px solid #8ed1fc;border-left:0px solid 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.kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{border-top-color:#0e9cd1;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#0e9cd1;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#0e9cd1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#0e9cd1;border-left-style:solid;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id1223_aee42a-c5 kt-accordion-has-3-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-1 kt-pane1223_7df1f7-a9\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><span style=\"color: #003263\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong>SMS484: Estuarine Oceanography<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>The course examines the principles of oceanography as seen in estuaries, with emphases on land-sea interactions and human impacts. We address how geomorphology, rivers, tides, and human alterations control the physical and biological properties of estuarine water column and benthic habitats. Fieldwork in mid-coast Maine estuaries includes visits to various habitat types, especially those with human impacts, and hydrographic surveys that use various water, sediment and biota samplers, field sensors, laboratory and modeling approaches. Students will emerge with the environmental context that controls growth of estuarine organisms \u2013 both wild and cultured.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4 Credits.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-3 kt-pane1223_77f49d-86\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><span style=\"color: #003263\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong>SMS491: Aquaculture in Coastal Maine<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>Maine leads the country in marine aquaculture production. Finfish, bivalve, and macroalgae aquaculture is expanding rapidly along the coast of Maine. In this course, we use Maine as a case study to understand evolving aquaculture methods, technology, interactions with the environment, and aquaculture\u2019s role in global food systems.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1223_89febb-6a .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1223_89febb-6a .kt-divider{border-top-width:5px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-1223_89febb-6a\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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.kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1223_9166c3-c1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1223_9166c3-c1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1223_9166c3-c1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1223_9166c3-c1 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1223_9166c3-c1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1223_9166c3-c1{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1223_9166c3-c1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1223_9166c3-c1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1223_9166c3-c1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column1223_ade3e7-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1223_ade3e7-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1223_ade3e7-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1223_ade3e7-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1223_ade3e7-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1223_ade3e7-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1223_ade3e7-4d{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1223_ade3e7-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1223_ade3e7-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column 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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1223_0f1107-26{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1223_0f1107-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1223_0f1107-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1223_0f1107-26\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has--font-size\"><span style=\"color: #003263\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Courses<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has--font-size\">We offer a variety of independent study opportunities with students to focus on specific topics on aquaculture and fisheries including spatial data analysis, bivalve growth modeling, global bivalve aquaculture, kelp carbon sequestration, and water quality modeling.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column1223_edccc7-90 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1223_edccc7-90 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1223_edccc7-90 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1223_edccc7-90 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1223_edccc7-90 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1223_edccc7-90 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1223_edccc7-90{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1223_edccc7-90 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1223_edccc7-90 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1223_edccc7-90\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading 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