Podcast
Season 2
Rising Tides: Adapting to Coastal Maine’s Future
Welcome to Season Two of Perna Content’s podcast—now called Rising Tides: Adapting to Coastal Maine’s Future with host Bill Perna - based on his latest book of the same name.
In Season Two, hear interviews with marine biologists, ninth-generation fishermen, oyster growers, pioneers, entrepreneurs—you name it. All of them are working hard to shape the future of Maine’s coast. People like Bill Mook, Jeff Auger, Abigail Barrows, Dana Morse, Ben Martens among others.
What ties them together is a deep love of what makes Maine, Maine and a drive to meet big challenges—with smart, innovative solutions. The Gulf of Maine is one of the fastest-warming bodies of water on the planet. That brings serious risks—but also sparks innovation and resilience.
These are global issues, just told through local stories— stories about saving working waterfronts, strengthening the coastal economy, and keeping Maine’s communities vibrant.
Upcoming Podcast Schedule
New episodes every other Tuesday
Rising Tides: Adapting to Change on the Working Waterfront - with Jeff Auger
January 6, 2026
Rising Tides: How Science is Shaping Maine's Coastal Future - with Bill Mook
January 20, 2026
Rising Tides: Fishing, Advocacy, and the Future of Maine’s Coast - with Ben Martens
February 3, 2026
Rising Tides: Community, Access, and Life Along the Working Waterfront - with Abby Barrows
February 17, 2026
Rising Tides: Building Resilience in Maine’s Coastal Economy - with Dana Morse
March 3, 2026
Rising Tides: New Industries and Old Traditions on a Changing Coast - with Clay Gilbert
March 17, 2026
Rising Tides: Youth, Opportunity, and the Next Generation on the Water - with Liam Fisher
March 31, 2026
Rising Tides: Governance, Growth, and the Challenge of Scale - with David Cheney
April 14, 2026
Rising Tides: History, Memory, and Change Along Maine’s Coast - with Dan Devereaux
April 28, 2026
Rising Tides: Aquaculture, Markets, and Maine’s Food Future - with Dana Morse
May 12, 2026
Rising Tides: Science, Stewardship, and Coastal Change - with Evan Montellese
May 26, 2026
Rising Tides: Protecting the Coast While Making a Living on It - with Eric Peters
June 9, 2026
Rising Tides: Sea Meadow Marine - with Chad Strater & Dave Dickeson
June 23, 2026
Rising Tides: Working Waterfronts and the Pressures of Change - with George Faux
July 7, 2026
Rising Tides: Telling Maine’s Coastal Story in a Time of Change - with Kat Lipp
July 21, 2026
Rising Tides: Climate, Community, and Coastal Adaptation - with Mary Parks
August 4, 2026
Season 1
Maine Oyster Aquaculture
This Podcast series is about Maine Aquaculture, based on the book Maine Oysters: Stories of Resilience and Innovation.
These are global stories… told locally.
Maine faces some big challenges. Consider that the Gulf of Maine is the second-fastest-warming body of ocean water on the planet, which poses serious challenges to its fishing sector. But its resilient oyster farmers have some innovative solutions driven by science. Oyster aquaculture cleans water, boosts coastal communities’ economies, and helps preserve Maine’s working waterfronts. These stories about the world’s best oysters are told with humor and surprising optimism.
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Maine Sea Farmer’s News Bulletin
Check out this podcast hosted by Dana Morse, a seasoned extension professional with Maine Sea Grant and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, which delivers timely updates from the Maine aquaculture community, from dockside to research lab.