Strategic Initiative

Adapting Fisheries & Seafood

Ensuring marine ecosystems, fisheries and seafood systems in the Gulf of Maine and beyond thrive as they adapt to change.

Local seafood provides food and jobs, delivers economic benefits, and sustains cultural connections in communities across the Gulf of Maine region and around the world. We'll produce novel science and tools and then support adaptation and growth in communities.

By 2030, we aim to achieve:

  • Better forecasts for 70% of federal fisheries and 30% of state-water fisheries in the Gulf of Maine

  • 20% increase in market share for Gulf of Maine seafood

  • Seafood and fisheries knowledge shared with 50,000 residents of coastal communities

Adapting Seafood & Fisheries Work

From now through 2030, we will lead research to understand how ecosystems and fisheries are changing in a warming ocean and support fisheries managers and the seafood value chain with the tools they need. Explore our progress so far.

  • Sustainable Seafood Program

    Sustainable Seafood Program

    We work with industry leaders across the supply chain to build market demand and empower consumers to find and buy Gulf of Maine seafood. We …

  • The FishSCORE2030 Network

    The FishSCORE2030 Network

    The FishSCORE2030 Network is a forum for information exchange about climate-resilient fisheries strategies.

  • Resources to Support Climate Adaptation in Fisheries

    Resources to Support Climate Adaptation in Fisheries

    Forward-looking assessments of climate resilience require information on how climate risks and vulnerabilities will evolve, their potential impacts on marine ecosystems, communities, and fisheries infrastructure, …

We live in Maine, and there is the ocean — right there! We should be eating what is so close, opening the horizon of what we have here and how much better it is for all of us.

Khadija Ahmed Food Justice Chef Consultant & GMRI Seafood in Schools Program Partner

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  • One Year of Gulf of Maine Tastemakers

    One Year of Gulf of Maine Tastemakers

    Last year we launched the Gulf of Maine Tastemakers program, in an effort to inspire and support regional retailers, restaurants, and institutions in sourcing at …

    Perspectives

  • Marine Heatwaves 101

    Marine Heatwaves 101

    Learn about what marine heatwaves are and how they can disrupt coastal ecosystems and the communities that depend on them.

    Perspectives

  • The Impact of Learning Ecosystems Northeast

    The Impact of Learning Ecosystems Northeast

    Learning Ecosystems Northeast (LENE) is a NASA-funded collaborative partnership with the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI), 4-H, Maine State Libraries, Wabanaki Youth in Science, …

    Perspectives

  • The Alewife Journey: A Conservation Success Story

    The Alewife Journey: A Conservation Success Story

    On a spring evening at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, guests gathered for the premiere of a film celebrating one of Maine’s most remarkable …

    Perspectives