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.

Multi-scale Forecasts and Analyses for the Maine Lobster Fishery

The Maine lobster fishery, one of the most valuable fisheries in the United States, is grappling with questions related to how climate change may influence …
Atlantic Salmon in a Changing Northwest Atlantic Ecosystem

Atlantic salmon populations in North America and Europe have declined dramatically in recent decades, threatening the viability of many populations. Key drivers in the Northwest …
Climate Adaptation Strategies for Northeast U.S. Fishing Communities

We are leading several interdisciplinary projects to provide community-scale information that can be used to guide adaptation and planning for future ecosystem and fishery changes. …
Resilience, Adaptation, and Transformation in Lobster Fishing Communities

Using the American lobster fishery as a case study, we will draw lessons from community experiences through a downturn in lobster populations in Southern New …
Fisheries Strategies for Changing Oceans and Resilient Ecosystems by 2030 (FishSCORE2030)

FishSCORE was endorsed as a decadal programme by the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. This program will build a global network of …
Using Satellite Data to Support Sustainable Fisheries

We are working to develop a Fisheries and Climate Toolkit (FaCeT) to track and forecast fisheries-relevant physical and biological ocean features that will inform dynamic …
SNAPP: Climate Resilient Fisheries Working Group

This SNAPP working group will play a key role in developing guidance on management approaches, processes, and tools that can operationalize and implement resilience principles …
Ecosystem Change Indicators for Lobster

As part of the Maine Lobster Research Collaborative, we are developing and testing a suite of ecosystem indicators that can be used to explore connections …
Evaluating Climate Change Adaptation Strategies

Our project will work to develop widely applicable general management strategies that promote the conservation of shifting marine fish stocks, and support the ability of …
Gulf of Maine Warming Updates

Over the past decade, scientists have led a body of research that highlights the rapid pace of warming in the Gulf of Maine. To help …
Access and Adaptation in Maine's Marine Fisheries

Climate-driven shifts in species distributions along the Northeast Shelf are increasingly impacting marine fisheries. Enabling Maine’s fishing industry to capitalize on opportunities created by emerging …
Improving Lobster Distribution Models

We are advancing models to describe observed patterns and project lobster distribution and abundance under changing ecosystem conditions. Our work will also synthesize results from …