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.
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Supporting Resilience
Delve into the many resources and tools available to help fisheries stakeholders strengthen and manage climate resilience.
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Managing Change
Download reports and learn about the broader factors and processes to consider to help put adaptation into action.
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Planning for Change
Download reports and explore different actions and strategies across multiple scales for fishing communities to consider in their adaptation planning.
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Understanding Climate Hazards
Examine some of the current and future trends in climate hazards affecting Northeast US fisheries.
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Understanding the Problem and Setting Goals
Consider the reasons for and importance of adaptation planning for your community.
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Arctic Warming and the Lobster Fishery
Arctic warming and melting sea ice are altering ocean circulation patterns in the Northwest Atlantic, affecting the distribution and abundance of lobster — an important …
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Nutritional Ecology of Climate Change
The Gulf of Maine is rapidly warming, and many marine species are shifting northward or to deeper waters as temperatures increase. However, each species moves …
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Research Experience for Undergraduates
At GMRI, one of nearly 700 NSF-funded REU sites across the country, we introduce students to an exciting diversity of marine and fisheries science opportunities. …
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Supporting the Development of Socioecological Literacy
This project advances efforts to better understand and promote practices that broaden access to and interest in regionally relevant science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) …
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Integrating Climate Impacts into Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Stock Assessment
Our project is examining atmospheric and oceanographic changes that may have impacted the distribution of giant bluefin tuna in the Gulf of Maine. This information …
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Crossing Boundaries: Understanding and Projecting Species Distribution Shifts in U. S. and Canadian Waters
Species distribution shifts are widely observed as ocean waters warm, affecting ecosystem dynamics and fishery management processes. We will develop models that operate across U.S. …
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Reducing Cod Bycatch with New Trawl Nets
Struggling to avoid cod and haddock? We have a free net for you.