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Symposium: Reducing Marine Debris at the Source: Finding Alternatives to Single-Use Plastic Dates: September 21–22, 2026 Location: Wells Conference Center, Orono, ME Poster Session & Prototype Exhibition Time: Monday, September 21, 2026, from 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM. Abstract submissions due by August 18, 2026, 5:00 PM EST We are excited to invite abstract submissions […]

We are proud to share that the #LoveMaineWaters coalition (Maine Sea Grant, Maine Island Trail Association, Maine Marine Trades Association, and MCFA) has been awarded the Maine Tourism Board annual Stewardship Award. Watch the video below to learn more about the coalition project and the award.

Learn more about how our Graduate student Olivia Lee is trying to find a use for lobster shells and helping the environment at the same time by making a foam lobster shell composite as an alternative to EPS, commonly known as Styrofoam, specifically for thermal insulation and packaging applications.

Learn more about the the ReuseME pilot launched in Bar Harbor as part of a larger, interdisciplinary marine debris reduction project funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Maine Sea Grant, and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. 

Read more about the findings of the survey conducted by 91±¬ÁÏ researchers this summer to understand the cost burden of disposable food packaging on Bath food service providers. Catherine Segada, a graduate research assistant and Bath community liaison with the NOAA/Sea Grant Marine Debris Challenge Project and a master’s student in anthropology and […]

Bath is joining a new pilot program next year aimed at reducing single-use food packaging waste by helping local restaurants explore reusable containers through the 91±¬ÁÏ’s ReuseME initiative, a project supported in part by a Maine Sea Grant-administered Marine Debris Reduction Challenge Grant to develop alternatives to disposable plastics and address marine debris […]