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School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering

UNH students take water quality samples in the Gulf of Maine from aboard a boat.

Tracking Acidification in the Gulf of Maine

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... Read More

Recent Stories

  • Bathymetric Explorer and Navigator underwater robot
    - Searching for Amelia
    Researchers from the UNH Marine School and a robot developed by the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping are part of the crew searching anew for Amelia Earhart's plane. Read More
  • Assaulted Marsh
    - Assaulted Marsh
    ​New UNH research is shedding light on why salt marshes are being lost to sea level rise and how to save them from destruction. The study, which was recently published in the... Read More
  • A satellite image of the Gulf of Mexico
    - A Glimmer of Oceanic Hope
    In what’s being hailed as the largest single research contract ever awarded to UNHÌýbyÌýNASA, researchers will receive $107.9 million to develop a space-based instrument to study... Read More
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  • Sustained Generosity
    - Sustained Generosity
    On May 30, members of the university's Lifetime Giving Societies were celebrated for what they make possible at UNH during the All Hail event held at the Dimond Library. The event... Read More
  • Four horseshoe crabs partially submerged near shoreline
    - Crabs in Peril
    New research from UNH has found that horseshoe crabs, whose blue blood is harvested by the biomedical industry for its unique ability to test devices and injectable drugs for... Read More
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  • Drew Stevens stands in front of large computer screens.
    - A New View
    Drew Stevens masters the art of displaying scientific data in a way that people can understand. Read More
  • Listen Up, UNH
    - Listen Up, UNH
    UNH is launching a new center that will focus on the science of sound.Ìý Read More
  • Uncrewed surface vessel (USV), SEA-KIT MAXLIMER, that pairs with an autonomous underwater vehicle to map the seafloor remotely.
    - UNH Alumni Team Wins XPRIZE
    A team of UNH alumni has won the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE,Ìýa global competition to advance deep-sea technologies for ocean floor exploration. Read More