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

To understand what water level and weather conditions lead to local flooding, we’re expanding Maine’s network of tide gauges and pairing that data with community …
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 …
Tracing Seafood Back to the Gulf of Maine

GMRI works directly with seafood suppliers in the middle of the supply chain, collecting third party traceability information and licensing suppliers to use the Gulf …
Finding Responsibly Harvested Seafood Near You

GMRI is proud to have a range of retailers, universities, schools, hospitals, and corporate dining facilities participating in the Gulf of Maine Responsibly Harvested program. …
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 …
With a Little Kelp from our Friends!

Led by Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center, GMRI and partners aim to increase the use of seaweed aquaculture resources in Maine K-12 classrooms. This project provides …
Building Demand for Bluefin Tuna

This project aims to train fishermen on best practices to increase the quality and value of tuna being landed, and to engage local restaurants and …
NASA Citizen Science Community Workshops

We host the NASA Citizen Science Community Workshop each year at GMRI. This workshop connects NASA scientists and project leaders with community who are engaged …
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 …
Connecting Cafeterias to Culture and the Classroom

In collaboration with South Portland Public Schools, Westbrook Public Schools, Chef Samantha Cowens-Gasbarro, and community consultant, Khadija Ahmed, we are building demand for and increasing …
Local Seafood in New England's K-12 Schools

Our sustainable seafood team received a 2020 USDA Farm to School grant to work with K-12 schools across New England to increase the amount of …
Electronic Monitoring (EM)

In an attempt to reduce the expense of at-sea monitoring, we are working with managers and fishermen to develop cost-effective alternatives. Electronic monitoring (EM) offers …