Podcast
Season 2
Rising Tides
Welcome to Season Two of Perna Content’s podcast—now called Rising Tides: Adapting to Coastal Maine’s Future with host Bill Perna.
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.
Season 1
Maine Oysters: Stories of Resilience and Innovation
This Podcast series is about Maine Aquaculture.
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.