Projects

We advance our mission across all our commitments through a variety of projects designed to serve and support our stakeholders. Search and explore hundreds of projects to learn more about our on-the-ground impacts in the Gulf of Maine and beyond.

Assessing Coastal Flood Risk with Maine Communities

The Gulf of Maine Research Institute is partnering with the coastal Maine communities of Machias, Saint George, Boothbay Harbor, and Portland to collect local water …
Translating Coastal Flooding Science to Support Resilience

We are working with partners throughout the state to develop technical guidance, tools, and trainings that translate available science to support coastal resilience.
Climate Smart Working Waterfronts

We are working with Kittery, Portland, Tremont, and Lubec to establish a statewide model approach for working waterfront climate planning, that can be used by …
Community Resilience Training

Community Resilience Training supports Maine’s rural coastal communities in increasing their capacity to plan and prepare for coastal climate impacts by developing the knowledge, skills, …
Climate Planning for the Private Sector

We work with businesses to increase operational resilience, decrease Greenhouse Gas emissions, and mobilize finance to ensure the region’s coastal businesses can continue to thrive …
Business Climate Action Program

The Business Climate Action Program (BCAP) works with small and medium enterprises to identify industry- and location-specific risks of climate change. We collaboratively develop strategies …
Solar Power and the Aquaculture Industry

This project envisions a new solution by partnering with farmers and solar experts to conceptualize — and develop — a market for cost-effective, self-contained solar …
Eclipse Nature Notes

Our Eclipse Nature Notes will showcase anyone’s observations of the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, and provide a way to connect the experiences …
Understanding Saltwater Intrusion

We are studying how climate-related changes in coastal water salinity affects aquaculture businesses and coastal working lands — and what they can do to respond.
Maine Aquaculture Apprenticeship Program

This project aims to establish core aquaculture workforce training programs — identified as fundamental to sustainable growth of the industry in the Maine Aquaculture Workforce …
Understanding Interactions: Gulf of Maine Fisheries and Offshore Wind

We aim to better understand how fishing activities will interact with floating offshore wind, and explore approaches for these industries to coexist alongside each other.
Split The Seafood Bill 2020

In support of our Culinary Partners (and ultimately our local coastal communities), we launched a campaign offering to split the cost of takeout or dine-in …