The University of Maine Marine Aligned Research, Innovation, and Nationally-recognized Education (UMaine MARINE) is a Maine-based initiative that builds on nationally and internationally recognized marine programs, world-class research, and state-of-the-art facilities. This unique, strategic, and transdisciplinary effort unites marine-related faculty, staff, and students across the University of Maine System with each other and with collaborators from industry, government, and the community.