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

    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

  • 2025 Research Progress Update

    Each year, to keep you updated on our research team's progress, we develop an update showcasing some of our lab's achievements. More broadly, this update …

    Reports

  • Sea State Recap: Adapting Fisheries & Seafood

    In this installment of the Sea State series at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI), we hosted a conversation about how collaboration and shared …

    Perspectives

  • Community Science Wrapped 2025

    Understanding how climate change is reshaping the Gulf of Maine, and New England at large, depends on steady, long-term observations — the kinds that reveal …

    Perspectives