Darling Marine Center
Celebrating 60 years!

Semester by the Sea
Semester by the Sea (SBS) is an experiential marine science program for the University of Maine, open to undergraduate students with a sophomore-year standing, who have taken a year of biology and a year of chemistry. Students study and reside at the Darling Marine Center along the coast of the Damariscotta River Estuary, where they experience hands-on applications of marine science topics such as conservation, oceanography, biology, ecology, aquaculture, and scientific diving.