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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 …
BlueTech Boost Incubator Program

The BlueTech Boost program is a 10-week incubator designed to assist early-stage startup founders in overcoming challenges and achieving milestones.

Strategic Initiatives
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
LabVenture

Each year, GMRI hosts nearly 10,000 Maine middle schoolers in its LabVenture program — a hands-on, interactive, authentic investigation of current research on the Gulf …

Education
Planning for Change

Download reports and explore different actions and strategies across multiple scales for fishing communities to consider in their adaptation planning.

Science
Fish Quality Resource Hub

This resource hub is for local fishermen and seafood supply chain businesses interested in increasing the value of regional seafood by improving quality.

Community
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
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. …

Science

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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 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
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
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
New Lab for LabVenture!

On June 1, students from Bonny Eagle Middle School were the last group to experience LabVenture! in the current layout of our Cohen Center for …

Tidings
Virtual Experience for Undergraduates

While the outbreak of COVID-19 has led many REU programs to cancel their summer plans, we have chosen to move forward with our program virtually, …

Announcements
2024 – 25 Education Impact Report: 20 Years of Learning

Read on to see some of the ways our education team made an impact across the state and beyond in the 2024 – 2025 school …

Reports
GMRI Celebrates 100,000th LabVenture! Student

On a chilly February morning, LabVenture! celebrated its 100,000th child served — a major milestone for science literacy in Maine. For over a decade, students …

Announcements

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Adapting Fisheries & Seafood

Ensuring marine ecosystems, fisheries and seafood systems in the Gulf of Maine and beyond thrive as they adapt to change.
Helping Coastal Communities Adapt

We assist marine communities to assess their climate risks and act on opportunities to adapt and thrive.
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.
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 …
Economic Development Department

We collaborate with industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and the business community to foster a resilient and sustainable regional marine economy.
Developing the Blue Economy & Supporting Working Waterfronts

Revitalizing coastal communities by supporting traditional and emerging industries and protecting vital infrastructure.