Bigelow Ocean Education & Innovation Center

On June 8, World Ocean Day, Bigelow Laboratory announced an initiative to create a transformative new center.

Learn about our recent investments into research and education programs that will help protect Maine waterways and advance ocean science.

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Citing Knowledge Gaps, ISA Delays Deep-Sea Mining Rules

08-16-2023

Senior Research Scientist Beth Orcutt is one of several experts engaged in deep-sea mining negotiations, advocating for science in the rulemaking process and raising awareness of potential threats to marine ecosystems.

New Project Assesses Cyanobacteria in Drinking Water

08-14-2023

Bigelow Laboratory has partnered with local organizations to protect the Boothbay Region’s drinking water. The team is assessing potentially harmful cyanobacteria in local reservoirs working toward prevention instead of problems.

Interns Use Genetic Tools to Study Bivalve Diseases

08-11-2023

Summer internships provide students with valuable professional skills while enabling them to contribute to Bigelow Laboratory research projects like developing new techniques to study host-parasite interactions in bivalves.

Study Highlights Importance of Mineral Iron in the Ocean

08-02-2023

New research by an international team of scientists, including one from Bigelow Laboratory, improves our understanding of the iron cycle, with important implications for how biological productivity in the ocean might change in the future.