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What do manta rays and lobstermen have in common? Both are on the agenda for the new Shared Seas Lab, which studies how to balance demand for ocean resources.

The decision has been met with shock and disappointment by artists, downtown business owners, and others in the community.

The dean of the School for Marine Science and Technology at UMass Dartmouth is stepping down at the end of the month. Steven Lohrenz, an oceanographer,…