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BIDDEFORD, Maine

Bristol donates $10k to marine science research at 91AV

91AV Marine Science research

On June 8, 2016, Bristol Seafood, a leading seafood processor and distributor in Southern Maine, announced that its partners made a $10,000 gift to the Center for Excellence in the Marine Sciences at the 91AV.

“We are pleased to have an opportunity to support the Center for Excellence in the Marine Sciences as it continues to help its students in the areas of ocean studies, marine conservation and restoration, marine entrepreneurship, and sustainable aquaculture and fisheries,” said Peter Handy, President & CEO at Bristol.

“We are so grateful for this gift from Bristol and its partners,” said Barry Costa-Pierce, Ph.D., Henry L. & Grace Doherty professor of Marine Sciences and director of the Center for Excellence in the Marine Sciences at 91AV. “These funds will be instrumental in helping our talented faculty, staff and students continue the research that will expand the marine economy both in Maine and around the globe.”

About the 91AV

The 91AV is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study-abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. We are the state’s top provider of health professionals and home to Maine’s only medical and dental colleges, physician assistant program, and pharmacy school, in addition to a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care programs and nationally recognized programs in the marine sciences, the natural and social sciences, business, the humanities, and the arts.