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.

  • Maine Aquaculture Workforce Development Strategy

    Maine Aquaculture Workforce Development Strategy

    In Maineā€™s aquaculture industry the workforce shortage has been an obstacle to growth for many businesses. This in-depth analysis aims to help determine the current ā€¦

  • Understanding Interactions: Gulf of Maine Fisheries and Offshore Wind

    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.

  • Maine Aquaculture Apprenticeship Program

    Maine Aquaculture Apprenticeship Program

    This project aims to establish core aquaculture workforce training programs ā€” identified as fundamental to sustainable growth of the industry in the Maine Aquaculture Workforce ā€¦

  • Offshore Wind Resource Hub

    Offshore Wind Resource Hub

    This resource hub will offer diverse stakeholders unbiased and current information and tools to help them contribute constructively and effectively to discussions about offshore wind ā€¦

  • Gulf of Maine Tastemakers

    Gulf of Maine Tastemakers

    Tastemakers are like-minded businesses and institutions that are committed to supporting local coastal communities by putting local seafood front and center

  • Mussel Bed Mapping

    Mussel Bed Mapping

    Mussel beds are inching towards more subtidal zones, and are becoming harder to spot. During extreme low tides, you might be able to get a ā€¦

  • Assessing Coastal Flood Risk with Maine Communities

    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 ā€¦

  • Gulf of Maine Responsibly HarvestedĀ®

    Gulf of Maine Responsibly HarvestedĀ®

    The Gulf of Maine Responsibly HarvestedĀ® label is a promise that seafood hails from the clean, cool waters of the Gulf of Maine and the ā€¦

  • Verifying Responsible Harvest

    Verifying Responsible Harvest

    The Gulf of Maine Responsibly Harvested label highlights seafood that meets important criteria around responsible harvest. To verify a species, GMRI develops assessment reports with ā€¦

  • Offshore Wind Program

    Offshore Wind Program

    Our offshore wind program will provide interested stakeholders with the best available information about the risks, opportunities, and uncertainties associated with offshore wind development.

  • Baseline Monitoring in the Research Array

    Baseline Monitoring in the Research Array

    We will collaborate with other state researchers to monitor the baseline pelagic ecosystem within the Gulf of Maine Offshore Wind Research Array (Research Array). We ā€¦

  • Expert Advice for Sustainable Offshore Wind Development

    Expert Advice for Sustainable Offshore Wind Development

    GMRI staff and researchers hold expertise on relevant fisheries and marine topics to inform the responsible and sustainable development of offshore wind in the Gulf ā€¦