seaweed
Mushroom buoys & a hybrid ferry
Innovative projects, scientific studies, and a wayward seal pup
Joyful duck, whales, and lobsters
Science and research news, tide data, and a lifetime achievement award
The State of Aquaculture
As demand for seafood grows and wild stocks decline, sustainable aquaculture is starting to look like the future, both along the Maine coast and inland where fish are being raised in indoor pens.
Farmed Seaweed Expands With New Products—Kelp Kimchi, Anyone?
The market for farmed seaweed, kelp in particular, has been growing fast.
A nor’easter & plastics made of fish
New owners for an old schooner, voice-controlled boats, and news, news, news
Letters to the Editor - Issue 159
Readers write about seaweed, bottom painters, magnetic gyrations and more
On the Town Dock — Issue 150
News updates from around the state.
Seaweed, lighthouses, housefloats, and one very intrepid sailor
Seaweed, lighthouses, housefloats, one very intrepid sailor, and news from around the state.
The Hidden Life of Seaweed
While some beachcombers turn up their nose at a slimy piece of seaweed on the beach, they should not. What keeps that seaweed flexible and slippery is also what keeps our ice cream smooth in our mouths, our lipstick smooth on our lips, and our shaving cream smooth across our cheeks.
Art Flotilla
Celeste Roberge, a Maine sculptor whose work can be found in major collections across the country, explores the world, looking for inspiration in the environment. When she finds it, there is no telling how it will eventually manifest itself in her art, which, while conceptual, also is tangible, engaging, and provocative. Art writer Carl Little takes a look at her work with seaweed.
