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Programs And Projects

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A Northeast Safe and Thriving for All (NEST)

This project aims to mainstream migration considerations into broader climate planning efforts, while looking into how governance, community values and attributes, and more affect the …
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 …

Science
Fisheries Strategies for Changing Oceans and Resilient Ecosystems by 2030 (FishSCORE2030)

This program is building a global network of scientists, fishing sector members, practitioners, and policy experts that aims to co-develop approaches to sustain marine fisheries, …

Science
Choice-Based Assessments

In work led by Stanford University’s AAALab and supported by GMRI, we look to understand how experiences in LabVenture and in the classroom affect students’ …

Education
Marine and Coastal Phenology: Temperature, Phytoplankton, and Fish

Changes in phenology, or the seasonal timing of recurring events, are familiar to many terrestrial observers as shifts in leaf-out or blooming dates, for example. …

Science
Ocean Risks and Resilience in SIDS and LDCs

This project synthesizes existing knowledge of ocean risks and resilience and tools to assess such risks and vulnerabilities in coastal communities, including those in SIDS …

Science
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 …
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 …

Community

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Events

Alewife Migration Walk - 5/27/26

Join GMRI and PRLT on a guided walk during the annual alewife migration season.
Alewife Migration Walk - 6/4/26

Join GMRI and PRLT on a guided walk during the annual alewife migration season.
LabVenture Summer 2026 Workshop for Educators

Join us for the day to experience LabVenture as your students do!
Coffee and Community Science: Flood Impact Investigation Workshop

Join GMRI for a walk at Kettle Cove! Learn about sea level rise and coastal flooding community science, and explore evidence of high water.
LENE x HEAT Heliophysics Professional Development for Educators

Learn new ways to teach Sun science using teacher-tested curricula.
Startup Maine Week: BlueTech Boost Showcase

Join GMRI Senior Program Manager Alex Birdsall for a BlueTech Boost Showcase that will bring together early-stage startups working at the cutting edge of ocean innovation.

Stories

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Reflections on LabVenture Express

We developed LabVenture Express to continue serving Maine students and teachers during the pandemic. Learn more about this program from LabVenture Visit Manager Jessica Antonez.

Tidings
Community Celebrates Gulf of Maine Seafood

On a Thursday evening in late April, over 200 guests joined us for our fourth annual Seafood Celebration. Attendees enjoyed Gulf of Maine seafood prepared …

Tidings
Sea State Now Streaming

For over a decade, we’ve invited the public into our lab for the Joan M. Kelly Sea State Lecture Series. Sea State lectures are a …

Tidings
Exploring Electronic Monitoring for New England Groundfish Fishery

One of the most pressing challenges for New England’s groundfish fleet is the issue of at-sea monitoring. Federal regulations require onboard human observers to verify …

Announcements
2021–22 LabVenture Annual Impact Report

We welcome you to learn more about LabVenture’s successes and stories from the 2021-2022 school year and join us in celebrating the donors who make …

Announcements
Message to Maine Educators: The Future is Looking Bright

As pandemic restrictions begin to loosen, we’re still here for you: our teacher communities are meeting, we have a full calendar of professional learning opportunities, …

Announcements
Students Return to LabVenture

LabVenture Program Manager Meredyth Sullivan shares our plan to welcome students back for in-person LabVenture.

Tidings
Climate Updates and Adaptation

This year, Dr. Kathy Mills and a team of collaborators continued their ongoing work exploring vulnerabilities and responses of Northeast U.S. fishing communities to shifting …

Announcements

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Departments And Labs

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Coastal and Marine Economics

Our lab seeks to understand the mechanisms behind our decisions and behaviors, and how they relate to coastal and marine resource uses.
Strengthening and Informing Fisheries Management

Good fisheries management requires both good science and on-the-water knowledge.
Adapting Fisheries & Seafood

Ensuring marine ecosystems, fisheries and seafood systems in the Gulf of Maine and beyond thrive as they adapt to change.
Fisheries Ecology

Our lab investigates ecological information about economically important fish, to ensure that fisheries can adapt to changes and operate at world-class levels.
Community Department

We co-develop solutions with marine communities by assessing their risks and acting on opportunities to adapt and thrive.
Helping Coastal Communities Adapt

We assist marine communities to assess their climate risks and act on opportunities to adapt and thrive.
Biological Oceanography

The Biological Oceanography Lab studies the impact that environmental conditions and trophic interactions have on marine animals.
Supporting the Local Seafood Economy

We strengthen the Gulf of Maine seafood industry by bolstering regional market share for local, sustainable fish. We support both wild and farmed fisheries as …