The Darling Marine Center is the marine laboratory of the University of Maine and the site of world renowned marine research and education. It functions year round to support UMaine faculty and students in the School of Marine Sciences, as well as visiting investigators from across the country and around the world. With easy access to diverse intertidal habitats and the Gulf of Maine, state-of-the-art educational, research and conference facilities, and competitive rates, it's no wonder that hundreds of students and scientists have come to the DMC in the last decade.
Welcome to the DMC - Learn more our our people, facilities, and local marine habitats
History - From farm fields to the future -
the DMC celebrated its 45th Anniversary in 2011.
The summer of 2012 promises much excitement with an expanded selection of UM accredited summer courses taught on site at the DMC. Registration for these courses begins February 24 at UMaine's Summer University.
- Life Histories & Functional Morphology of Commercially Important Marine Invertebrates of Maine, May 9-25*
- Estuarine Oceanography, May 9-25*
- Techniques in Shellfish Aquaculture, May 21-25*
- MATLAB for Marine Sciences, May 29 - June 8*
- Polar Marine Ecology, June 11 - July 14* - NEW!
Additionally we are offering special workshops for college professors, art enthusiasts, and high school seniors. Information and registration materials for each is linked below.
- Developmental Biology Teaching Workshop, June 19-23
- Natural Science Illustration Workshop, July 16-20
- Dive In, July 23-25