From the Sea Up

Island Institute

From the Sea Up shares stories of sustainability from Maine’s coastal and island communities. Produced by the Island Institute.

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From the Sea Up

Episodes (42)

Today Everyday Adaptation - Biofouling
Apr 21st Everyday Adaptation - Alternative Economic Models
Mar 31st Everyday Adaptation - New Markets

From the Sea Up

May 13, 2026
25¼ minutes
17 MB

If you talk to any fisherman in Maine about the impacts of warming waters, you’re guaranteed to hear about biofouling at some point. To put it bluntly, biofouling mucks up gear. Critters and plants like kelp, sponges, mussels, sea squirts, and algae grow thick on lobster traps and oyster cages, making maintaining gear and harvesting catch more challenging. Every inch of gear that is covered by biofouling organisms is an inch of gear that wild harvesters and sea farmers have to routinely clean to keep gear functional. In this episode we’ll meet sea farmers who are...

From the Sea Up

Everyday Adaptation - Biofouling

Island Institute

00:00 -25:14