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Regional Teacher Communities
Across our education efforts we support educators with professional learning opportunities that help them engage students in authentic science learning experiences. Workshops introduce educators to …
Education
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Preparing Communities for Sea Level Rise
Whether directly or indirectly, we will all feel the impacts of continued sea level rise. of sea level rise. In order to build resilient communities …
Community
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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 …
Science
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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. …
Science
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![Students gather around a table smiling in bright colored shirts holding a live lobster.]()
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
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Extending LabVenture into the Classroom
In tandem with the redevelopment of LabVenture, GMRI and the Education Development Center have created a suite of classroom and teacher professional development activities to …
Education
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![Rocky outcroppings into the Gulf of Maine shot from above with a drone.]()
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 …
Science
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Fisheries Technical Assistance Program
GMRI’s Fisheries Technical Assistance Program provides a range of technical, convening, and innovation services to New England’s commercial fishing industry to promote the long-term prosperity …
Community
Stories
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For Rural Teachers, Nothing New About Physical Distance
Learn more about our Regional Teacher Communities, which connect teachers from remote areas of the state to share STEM teaching experiences.
Perspectives
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Establishing Regional Teacher Communities
For over a decade, our education team has served the students of Maine. During that time, we've learned that one of the best ways to …
Announcements
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Communities Face Rising Seas
Our sea level rise program Coastal Resiliency Informed by Science and Experience (CRISE) brings local relevancy to global scientific data through local history, maps, and …
Perspectives
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![A blue and white boat lists to the starboard side in turbulent, stormy waters as rain pours.]()
Coastal Communities Preparing for Sea Level Rise
Late this year, we began engaging citizens of Greater Portland in a new project centered on sea level rise. Especially when combined with storm surge …
Tidings
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![Maine teachers — one a man in a green hat and a bright pink shirt, and the other a woman in a salmon colored shirt — converse at light brown table at a teacher workshop.]()
Recognizing Maine Teachers
Awards and stories celebrating two special Maine teachers in 2018.
Announcements
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![Gorham Middle School teacher and 2017 McCarthy Award winner Angela Gospodarek stands smiling in front of a red painted wall in a green blouse.]()
Recognizing Top Teachers
We are connected to so many amazing educators doing great work around the state, and we love recognizing them when we get the chance. This …
Announcements
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![Woodstock Elementary School teacher Tonya Prentice holds up her McCarthy award in a flowery shirt, next to GMRI education staff member Meredyth Sullivan in a bright yellow shirt.]()
Woodstock Teacher Earns McCarthy Award
In June, our education team honored Woodstock Elementary School teacher Tonya Prentice with the third annual McCarthy Education Innovation Award. GMRI education staff presented the …
Tidings
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![Students gather in an intertidal area in different colored shirts and look at an animal a teacher laying on his stomach in a green shirt is pointing to.]()
Teachers, Students Engaging in Citizen Science
Whether in our lab, in the classroom, or out in the field, our Education team is working with students and teachers around the state to …
Perspectives
Labs And Action Areas
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![Mackerel Cove, full of docks, boats, lobster traps, and lots of shoreside infrastructure and housing.]()
Helping Coastal Communities Adapt
We assist marine communities to assess their climate risks and act on opportunities to adapt and thrive.
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![Maine teachers participate in a professional development workshop at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute]()
Supporting Educators
Increasing teachers’ access to and participation in high-quality, locally relevant professional learning experiences to increase their content knowledge, pedagogical strategies, and confidence guiding students’ learning …
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![Lobster boats anchored in a harbor with residential buildings in the background]()
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.
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![Fishing industry people investigating a fishing net with GMRI researchers near the waterfront]()
Community-Based Learning
We create opportunities for communities to engage meaningfully in the science that affects them.
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![A map showing rising average water temperature in the Gulf of Maine region with the title Climate Center laid over it]()
Climate Center
Climate change poses an existential threat to coastal communities as we know them. Our climate center supports local, state, national, and global climate actions that …
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Creating Circles of Wellness for Ourselves and Our Communities
Join us as Partnerships in Education and Resilience will facilitate an event focused on celebrating wellness for educators in Maine.
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LabVenture 2021 Summer Teacher Workshop
Join us for the LabVenture Summer Teacher Professional Development Workshop.
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Findings from the Field Teacher Professional Learning Opportunity
Learn how your students can contribute scientific observations to a journal of environmental research. Join us online and in-person.
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Citizen Science in Classrooms Teacher Professional Learning Opportunity
Learn how students can contribute to research on local impacts of climate change. Join us for a blend of online and in-person fieldwork.
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Summer Dive in with Don
A unique and informal opportunity for our Wind Rose and Legacy Society members to connect with President/CEO, Don Perkins, for an insider’s update.
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Ecosystem Access: Bluetech Facilities and Expertise in New England
SeaAhead and GMRI are creating a resource map of facilities across New England that provide support to bluetech innovators. During this webinar we will lay out our vision for this tool and solicit feedback from …
General
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Buckfield teacher receives McCarthy Education Innovation Award
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Message from the President: Anti-Racism and Social Justice at GMRI
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![Dr. Kathy Mills looks to her right as she listens to a reporter's question.]()
GMRI Scientist Selected to Lead National Climate Assessment Oceans Chapter
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Campaign for the Gulf of Maine Raises Over $22 Million
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![a photo of a young woman doing a citizen science project with the logos of GMRI and the ecosystem investigation network overlayed]()
GMRI Launches Ecosystem Investigation Network
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Gulf of Maine Legacy Society
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![Dr. David Reidmiller, the new Climate Center Director for the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, stands in front of the organization's lab at 350 Commercial St. Portland, ME.]()
Nationally Recognized Climate Scientist to Lead New Climate Center
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![New GMRI Chief Scientific Officer Janet Duffy-Anderson taking notes aboard a research vessel.]()
Gulf of Maine Research Institute Hires New Chief Scientist
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Regional Teacher Communities
Across our education efforts we support educators with professional learning opportunities that help them engage students in authentic science learning experiences. Workshops introduce educators to …
Education
Preparing Communities for Sea Level Rise
Whether directly or indirectly, we will all feel the impacts of continued sea level rise. of sea level rise. In order to build resilient communities …
Community
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 …
Science
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. …
Science
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
Extending LabVenture into the Classroom
In tandem with the redevelopment of LabVenture, GMRI and the Education Development Center have created a suite of classroom and teacher professional development activities to …
Education
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 …
Science
Fisheries Technical Assistance Program
GMRI’s Fisheries Technical Assistance Program provides a range of technical, convening, and innovation services to New England’s commercial fishing industry to promote the long-term prosperity …
Community
Stories
View all Stories
For Rural Teachers, Nothing New About Physical Distance
Learn more about our Regional Teacher Communities, which connect teachers from remote areas of the state to share STEM teaching experiences.
Perspectives
Establishing Regional Teacher Communities
For over a decade, our education team has served the students of Maine. During that time, we've learned that one of the best ways to …
Announcements
Communities Face Rising Seas
Our sea level rise program Coastal Resiliency Informed by Science and Experience (CRISE) brings local relevancy to global scientific data through local history, maps, and …
Perspectives
Coastal Communities Preparing for Sea Level Rise
Late this year, we began engaging citizens of Greater Portland in a new project centered on sea level rise. Especially when combined with storm surge …
Tidings
Recognizing Maine Teachers
Awards and stories celebrating two special Maine teachers in 2018.
Announcements
Recognizing Top Teachers
We are connected to so many amazing educators doing great work around the state, and we love recognizing them when we get the chance. This …
Announcements
Woodstock Teacher Earns McCarthy Award
In June, our education team honored Woodstock Elementary School teacher Tonya Prentice with the third annual McCarthy Education Innovation Award. GMRI education staff presented the …
Tidings
Teachers, Students Engaging in Citizen Science
Whether in our lab, in the classroom, or out in the field, our Education team is working with students and teachers around the state to …
Perspectives
Labs And Action Areas
Helping Coastal Communities Adapt
We assist marine communities to assess their climate risks and act on opportunities to adapt and thrive.
Supporting Educators
Increasing teachers’ access to and participation in high-quality, locally relevant professional learning experiences to increase their content knowledge, pedagogical strategies, and confidence guiding students’ learning …
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.
Community-Based Learning
We create opportunities for communities to engage meaningfully in the science that affects them.
Climate Center
Climate change poses an existential threat to coastal communities as we know them. Our climate center supports local, state, national, and global climate actions that …
Events
Creating Circles of Wellness for Ourselves and Our Communities
Join us as Partnerships in Education and Resilience will facilitate an event focused on celebrating wellness for educators in Maine.
LabVenture 2021 Summer Teacher Workshop
Join us for the LabVenture Summer Teacher Professional Development Workshop.
Findings from the Field Teacher Professional Learning Opportunity
Learn how your students can contribute scientific observations to a journal of environmental research. Join us online and in-person.
Citizen Science in Classrooms Teacher Professional Learning Opportunity
Learn how students can contribute to research on local impacts of climate change. Join us for a blend of online and in-person fieldwork.
Summer Dive in with Don
A unique and informal opportunity for our Wind Rose and Legacy Society members to connect with President/CEO, Don Perkins, for an insider’s update.
Ecosystem Access: Bluetech Facilities and Expertise in New England
SeaAhead and GMRI are creating a resource map of facilities across New England that provide support to bluetech innovators. During this webinar we will lay out our vision for this tool and solicit feedback from …
General
View all General
Buckfield teacher receives McCarthy Education Innovation Award
Message from the President: Anti-Racism and Social Justice at GMRI
GMRI Scientist Selected to Lead National Climate Assessment Oceans Chapter
Campaign for the Gulf of Maine Raises Over $22 Million
GMRI Launches Ecosystem Investigation Network
Gulf of Maine Legacy Society
Nationally Recognized Climate Scientist to Lead New Climate Center
