Protecting Maine's Coastal Treasures: Vital Conservation Efforts for Common Eiders By Allison Foster, Science Communications Coordinator Spending a sunny day on a boat in Casco Bay isn’t a bad summer job, at least not for BRI biologists Helen Yurek and Logan Route. On a Thursday morning, we loaded up into a boat to [...]
BRI’s Jeff Morris of the NRDA Consulting Group co-chaired a NRDA session at the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) North America 45th Annual Meeting. Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) is a science-based legal process for determining the type and magnitude of injury to public natural resources caused by the release of hazardous [...]
BRI was recently highlighted in Mainebiz. The article discussed the current expansion of BRI, featuring the recent groundbreaking ceremony and growth of the collaborative research programs. “This groundbreaking ceremony is more than a gesture to mark the addition to our office building,” said David Evers, the institute’s founder, executive director and chief scientist. “This [...]
Vol 2. Issue 1. March 2024 A Whale of an Idea: BRI Launches its Marine Mammal Program By Eleanor Eckel, MELP, Online Communications Manager; Science Policy Coordinator The ocean covers approximately 70 percent of Earth’s surface and is the largest livable space on our planet. Deep below there exists a realm inhabited by a [...]
BRI is celebrating a milestone in its more than 25-year history—the groundbreaking ceremony that begins the expansion of the Institute’s headquarters. The ceremony will be held on September 5th from 10:45 to 11:30 AM at BRI’s headquarters at 276 Canco Road, Portland. “This groundbreaking ceremony is more than a gesture to mark the addition [...]
An expert committee of the New York State Offshore Wind Environmental Technical Working Group (E-TWG) has released guidance for conducting pre- and post-construction monitoring to detect changes in marine bird distributions and habitat use related to offshore wind development. The committee also developed guidance for the use of existing avian survey data for site [...]
At the International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant 2024 (ICMGP 2024) in Cape Town, Monika Stankiewicz, Executive Secretary of the Minamata Convention, underscored the importance of international cooperation in combating global mercury pollution. At this event, David Evers, BRI's Executive Director and Chief Scientist, moderated a panel with representatives from the [...]
Mercury in the Tropics – a Hidden Risk By Sarah Dodgin, Ecological Analyist, BRI Neon green hoods, turquoise bellies, ornate crowns—Neotropical birds come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. Combined with unique patterns, textures, and song, they either blend in or stand out in thick jungles filled with hundreds of other species competing for [...]
Offshore wind construction impacts marine bird habitats in various ways. Researchers from The Nature Conservancy in New York, Biodiversity Research Institute, and the Biodiversity Consultancy Ltd conducted a meta-analysis to assess the likelihood of detecting attraction or displacement of marine birds by wind energy infrastructure as well as the proportional change in use of [...]
Portland, ME – Biodiversity Research Institute (BRI) announces the publication of a series of multiyear research studies that assessed the global impact of mercury on air, water, fish, and wildlife in a two-part special issue of Ecotoxicology, an international scientific journal devoted to presenting critical research on the effects of toxic chemicals on [...]
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