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• 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.

• Phippsburg: Flood Impact Investigation Workshop

  Join Phippsburg’s Resilience Coordinator and GMRI to collect data on flooding impacts in the town and learn about sea level rise science!

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  Privacy & Terms

• New Study: Industry Conservation Ethic Proves Critical to Gulf of Maine Lobster Fishery

• Jobs & Internships

• Introducing The Maine Aquaculturist

• GMRI Scientist Selected to Lead National Climate Assessment Oceans Chapter

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• Gulf of Maine Seafood Guide

  New England has a long history and culture of fishing. A wide range of fish, shellfish, and sea vegetables are harvested here and can be …

• Maine Farmed Shellfish Market Analyses

  This project has produced two data-driven, quantitative market assessments to inform industry leaders and business owners about the potential scale and scope of markets for …

  Community

• Collaborative Projects that Increase Climate Resilience

  FishSCORE2030 aims to facilitate and enhance partnerships in local and regional fisheries around the world to co-develop fishery-specific and context-appropriate climate resilience strategies.

  Science

• 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

• 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 …

  Community

• 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 …

  Science

• 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 …

  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 …

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• New Study: Warming, Conservation, and Lobsters

  A 2018 study, led by scientists at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute and colleagues at the University of Maine and NOAA, demonstrates how conservation …

  Announcements

• Community Science Challenges: Fall 2022

  We just wrapped up our community science challenges for the fall of 2022, where we saw 1725 students help contribute to real, ongoing research efforts. …

  Announcements

• The Next Wave of Maine’s Blue Economy

  Reflections from the 2025 Blue Economy Investment Summit, and the future of Maine's blue economy.

  Perspectives

• Introducing: The Maine Aquaculturist

  A new website offers Maine's growing aquaculture industry an online knowledge portal that connects resources from many organizations in one convenient hub.

  Tidings

• Aquaculture 101

  Aquaculture is quickly gaining popularity in our region, so we created a brief overview for you about what aquaculture is and its role in the …

  Explainers

• Sea State Recap: Hope and the Gulf of Maine

  We recently welcomed community members, researchers, and local leaders to the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) for the final installment of our winter Sea …

  Perspectives

• True Fin: Serving Fish & Fishermen

  We spoke with True Fin CEO Jen Levin, GMRI Chief Ventures Officer Blaine Grimes, and fisherman Joe Letourneau to learn more about how True Fin …

  Perspectives

• Gulf of Maine Warming Update: Summer 2024

  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 …

  Reports

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