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UMAINE JOINING FORCES FOR NORTH ATLANTIC STUDY

September 30, 2009

The University of Maine is one of several prestigious marine research institutions joining forces to study North Atlantic marine ecosystems as part of the Cooperative Institute for the North Atlantic Region (CINAR). In addition to UMaine, the collaborative involves Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Rutgers University, the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and the Gulf of Maine Research Institute. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) created the alliance, which may eventually involve more than 200 ocean scientists, including faculty members from UMaine’s School of Marine Sciences. A news release has more at [http://www.umaine.edu/news/blog/2009/09/27/umaine-involved-in-new-partnership-to-study-north-atlantic-marine-ecosystem/ ].