A Big Splash for Bold Science: Thank you to everyone who joined us at our campus in East Boothbay for The Big Splash tonight! The presence of our dearest friends, steadfast supporters, and champions of ocean science helped make this event truly special.

Oh, what a night we had on Thursday celebrating and championing bold ocean science at the Big Splash!! 🌊✨ #BigelowLab thanks all those who helped make this event a success, especially Bristol Seafood, Consigli Construction, Harriman, and HM Payson for going above and beyond!

Tomorrow, join us for the next talk in the Ocean on Tap series! Shannon Parker will talk about her novel Love & Lobsters, which centers on a lobsterwoman whose attitude to love is inspired by lobster behavior (insert a clever quip about getting into hot water here). ❤️🦞

This August, join us for behind-the-scenes tours of #BigelowLab’s campus in East Boothbay, #Maine! Tours will take place every Friday at 11:30 a.m., from August 1 to August 29. To register, please email [email protected]. Come see where #ocean #science happens! 🌊 🧪 🔬

After an intense summer, our REU interns shared poster presentations about their research this afternoon. Congratulations to our interns on completing your presentations, and thank you for helping us move ocean science forward! #bigelowlab #maine #research #science #blueplanet

Single Cell Grant Upswell: #BigelowLab recently received two awards from the National Science Foundation for research that will help unlock the individual cell and its untapped biotechnology potential. 🌎 FMI: bigelow.org/news/articles/… #science #ocean #maine #microbes #genomics

Last week, #LabDesignNews published a story about #BigelowLaboratory’s Harold Alfond Center for Ocean Education and Innovation sharing insights into the design and construction process. FMI: labdesignnews.com/content/scalin…

Thank you to our VP for Research, Beth Orcutt, for joining NPR’s Short Wave for a discussion about the potential impacts of deep-sea mining. The conversation touched on exploration and the need to learn more about this enigmatic ecosystem. Listen now: npr.org/2025/08/10/nx-…

#BigelowLab is pleased to share that Jim McManus has recently been hired as the institute’s inaugural vice president for administration and operations. He will support the institute’s recent growth in staff, research portfolio, and physical size. FMI: bigelow.org/news/articles/…

Surprisingly Chill Coccolithophores: A team of researchers, led by Senior Research Scientist Emeritus Barney Balch, has published new research helping illuminate some of the mysteries of the remote and cold Southern Ocean. FMI: bigelow.org/news/articles/… #ocean #oceanscience

Basking in the Glow: On Tuesday, a team of Bigelow Laboratory researchers aboard the R/V Bowditch encountered one of the world’s biggest species of fish right here in the #GulfOfMaine: a basking #shark! 🦈

Carapace Conundrum: Epizootic Shell Disease can be fatal when severe, but even milder cases can make the #lobsters hard to sell and force them to waste valuable energy — energy that could go to reproduction and growth — on molting. Learn more: bigelow.org/news/articles/… #bigelowlab

Catch the Mega Wave: This Thursday, please join us for the next talk in the Ocean on Tap series at Footbridge Brewery! 🌊 Leah Campbell, Bigelow Laboratory’s lead science writer, will crash the myths of ocean mega waves. #bigelowlab #oceanscience #tsunami #roguewaves #ocean

Last month, more than 20 stakeholders came to Bigelow Laboratory’s campus for a workshop that kicked off a 90-day innovation "sprint" that will result in a report laying out the priorities to establish Maine as a blue biotech hub. FMI: ow.ly/YVcR50WHRO9 #ocean #oceanscience

Storytelling and the Sea: This month, #BigelowLab Senior Research Scientist Nichole Price participated in the National Geographic Society Storytellers Workshop, hosted by Builders Vision in Chicago. Photo credit: dietzstudio.com #ocean #science #kelp #blueplanet #ngs #natgeo

On August 19, 2024, an accidental release of approximately 1,450 gallons of PFAS-based firefighting foam concentrate mixed with water occurred in Hangar 4 on the former Brunswick Naval Air Station. Post spill, #BigelowLab researchers regularly monitor PFAS in Casco Bay. #ocean

Deep Sea Dialogue: Last month, diplomats, advocates, lawyers, and ambassadors from the @deepstewardship gathered in Kingston, Jamaica for the second part of the 30th session of the International Seabed Authority. Read more: ow.ly/Pnk750WM7AV #bigelowlab #ocean #science

While many families are gearing up for children to head back to school soon, nine Maine educators recently wrapped up some learning of their own during the BLOOM Educators program at #BigelowLab. FMI: ow.ly/j3gc50WNb7z 📸: David Fields, Aislyn Keyes, and Nicole Poulton.

Thank you to the Tufts University Center for Cell Ag (TUCCA) team for visiting #BigelowLab during their retreat in midcoast Maine last weekend! Senior Research Scientist José Fernández Robledo snapped this great group shot in the Harold Alfond Center for Ocean Education and Innovation and gave a campus tour.

Bigelow Laboratory knows that the right equipment can make all the difference. After all, it’s pretty tricky to catch a copepod using a lobster trap! 🦞 To connect local youth with back-to-school gear, Bigelowians took part in the Set for Success event in Boothbay on Wednesday.