MAINE STUDENTS EARN HOLLINGS SCHOLARSHIPS Two University of Maine sophomores have received the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship. Samantha Bond, a marine science major, zoology minor and

honors student from Temple, N.H., and Jeremy Bender, a marine science major and honors student from Saint Paul, Minn., each will receive up to $8,000 per year for their junior and senior years. In addition, they will each have a summer internship at

a NOAA facility. "This has opened my eyes about what I want to do after I finish my undergraduate degree," Bond says. A news release with more is at http://www.umaine.edu/news/view_release.php?x=1241009614.

Big cuttlefish ‘at risk’ from desalination Posted on Apr 29, 09 at 11:00 pm.

The largest species of cuttlefish in the world is at risk from a huge desalination plant being proposed in South Australia, say researchers.

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Roger McManus – Ocean Governance Posted on Apr 27, 09 at 11:30 pm.

Roger McManus has extensive experience and a strong record of accomplishment in marine conservation policy and non-government conservation management. He built the U.S. Center for Marine Conservation (currently named The Ocean Conservancy), into the largest NGO in the world devoted to marine conservation. Mr. McManus has served in several U.S. Administrations, including with the Clinton Administration, as the Ocean Advisor to the Office of the Secretary in the Department of the Interior. Mr. McManus is Conservation International’s Vice President for the Marine Programs Division.

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