As ocean waters grow increasingly acidic, beloved shellfish like clams, oysters, scallops and lobsters — staples of coastal cuisine — face mounting challenges to survive, threatening both marine ecosystems and the seafood traditions we cherish. Now, a report co-edited by a UNH scientist identifies where current-day ocean and coastal acidification monitoring efforts are falling short and recommends actions designed to expand the regional understanding of this phenomenon and its implications. The 2025 Ocean and Coastal Acidification Monitoring Priorities report provides a menu of options ranging from those that are relatively easy to implement all the way up to larger-scale efforts that may take years — and a search for funding sources — to accomplish. Chris Hunt (pictured left) works with...

Larry Mayer, professor and director of UNH’s Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, received the National Champion of the Ocean Award from the Urban Coast Institute (UCI) of Monmouth University in New Jersey. The award was established in 2005 to honor individuals who have undertaken actions and demonstrated sustained leadership that ensures coasts and oceans are clean, safe, sustainably managed, and preserved for the benefit and enjoyment of future generations. Mayer was also a speaker at the UCI’s 2025 Future of the Ocean Symposium. Watch his lecture here.

Two teams featuring University of New Hampshire participants — one focused on sustainable seafood and another on precision forest management — are among the 15 finalists for the U.S. Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engines) program, the National Science Foundation announced this week. The two New Hampshire projects, selected from a field of nearly 300, aim to revitalize economic growth and job creation in two heritage New England industries — seafood and forestry — with public-private partnerships, advanced technologies and research. The NSF Engines program represents one of the largest public investments in place-based technology development intended to spur economic growth and job creation since the establishment of the American land-grant universities. NSF will conduct in-depth, in-...

Take a tour of the Shoals Marine Laboratory, located on the rugged, beautiful Appledore Island off the coast of Maine and New Hampshire. Aimee Bousquet, a marine, estuarine, and freshwater biology major at UNH, shows what life is really like at Shoals: immersive fieldwork, small classes, sustainable living, and unforgettable experiences surrounded by ocean and science. Whether you’re interested in marine biology, sustainability, conservation, or just want to learn by doing, Shoals offers the kind of hands-on learning that makes a lasting impact.

UNH is one of 10 graduate schools nationwide to partner in a National Science Foundation grant aimed at improving outcomes for STEM Ph.D. students.