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2022 Gulf of Maine Warming Update: Second-Hottest Year on Record
Over the past decade, scientists at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute have led a body of research that highlights the rapid pace of warming …
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2020 Gulf of Maine Warming Update
Each summer, Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Andrew Pershing, likes to share an update about conditions in the Gulf of Maine. Dr. Pershing has led a …
Perspectives
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2023 Gulf of Maine Warming Update
The Gulf of Maine experienced its fifth-warmest year in 2023, continuing the long-term trend. Sea surface temperature anomalies varied seasonally, with record breaking temperatures in …
Reports
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Gulf of Maine Warming Update: Summer 2021
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 …
Announcements
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Gulf of Maine Warming Update: Spring 2022
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 …
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Gulf of Maine Warming Update: Summer 2022
Read on for an inside look at what we've learned in our summer 2022 Gulf of Maine warming update.
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Gulf of Maine Warming Update: Fall 2022
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 …
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Gulf of Maine Warming Update: Spring 2023
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 …
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Gulf of Maine Warming Updates
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 …
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Ecosystem Impacts of Warming
The northwest Atlantic is much warmer than it was a decade ago. This project documents how plankton and fish communities have changed and uses computer …
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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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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 …
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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 …
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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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Translating Coastal Flooding Science to Support Resilience
We are working with partners throughout the state to develop technical guidance, tools, and trainings that translate available science to support coastal resilience.
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Improving Lobster Distribution Models
We are advancing models to describe observed patterns and project lobster distribution and abundance under changing ecosystem conditions. Our work will also synthesize results from …
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Windjamming on the Warming Gulf of Maine - Eos
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Study: Maine Fishermen Should Plan For Accelerated Ocean Warming
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Why is the Gulf of Maine warming so fast?
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This summer, fast-warming Gulf of Maine recorded hottest day
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Report shows rapid warming continues in the Gulf of Maine
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A warming Gulf Stream is edging ever closer to shore
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Goodbye herring, hello squid: Fishermen’s catch likely to change in warming Gulf of Maine
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Sarah Long travels to Antarctica: The connection between the warming Gulf of Maine and the Arctic
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Climate Change Ecology
Our lab seeks to understand how warming, acidification, and deoxygenation alter marine ecosystems.
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View all Stories![This is a graphic for the 2022 annual Gulf of Maine warming update.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/2022-annual-warming-update.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
2022 Gulf of Maine Warming Update: Second-Hottest Year on Record
Over the past decade, scientists at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute have led a body of research that highlights the rapid pace of warming …
Announcements
![Figure 4. Global sea surface temperature anomaly for the two-week period ending August 13. Map of entire global ocean shows intense warming in red around the Arctic.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/F4_GlobalSSTanomaly_2020_08.13.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.png)
2020 Gulf of Maine Warming Update
Each summer, Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Andrew Pershing, likes to share an update about conditions in the Gulf of Maine. Dr. Pershing has led a …
Perspectives
![This is a graphic for an annual warming update.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/2023-annual-warming-update.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
2023 Gulf of Maine Warming Update
The Gulf of Maine experienced its fifth-warmest year in 2023, continuing the long-term trend. Sea surface temperature anomalies varied seasonally, with record breaking temperatures in …
Reports
![](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/creating-circles-of-wellness-for-o.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
Gulf of Maine Warming Update: Summer 2021
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 …
Announcements
![A graphic that resembles a stream plot has blue colors on the top, green in the middle, and reddish colors on the bottom.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/seasonal-warming-update-spring-202.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
Gulf of Maine Warming Update: Spring 2022
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 …
Announcements
![This is a graphic for our Gulf of Maine seasonal warming update for Summer 2022.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/2022-summer-seasonal-warming-updat.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
Gulf of Maine Warming Update: Summer 2022
Read on for an inside look at what we've learned in our summer 2022 Gulf of Maine warming update.
Announcements
![This is a graphic for the Fall 2022 seasonal warming update.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/2022-fall-seasonal-warming-update.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
Gulf of Maine Warming Update: Fall 2022
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 …
Announcements
![This is a graphic for the Spring 2023 warming update.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/2023-spring-seasonal-warming-updat.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
Gulf of Maine Warming Update: Spring 2023
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 …
Announcements
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View all Projects![This is a graphic for Gulf of Maine warming updates.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/annual-warming-update-project-page.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
Gulf of Maine Warming Updates
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 …
Science
![This image shows several maps that display expected biomass changes of certain Atlantic species under different warming scenarios.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/sci-03-thumb_1.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
Ecosystem Impacts of Warming
The northwest Atlantic is much warmer than it was a decade ago. This project documents how plankton and fish communities have changed and uses computer …
Science
![This is a close up of a blue-gloved hand measuring a live lobster.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/fishermens-forum-8577.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
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
![Students gather around a table smiling in bright colored shirts holding a live lobster.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/edu-01_EDIT_1.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
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
![This is a boat that has "NO OFFSHORE WIND MILLS" written on it.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/OSW_hub.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
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
![Rocky outcroppings into the Gulf of Maine shot from above with a drone.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/DJI_0023.MOV.00_02_36_07.Still002.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
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
![Flooding on Union Wharf.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/HighTide011024-201.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
Translating Coastal Flooding Science to Support Resilience
We are working with partners throughout the state to develop technical guidance, tools, and trainings that translate available science to support coastal resilience.
![A gloved hand holds a lobster belly up to the camera.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/sci-02-thumb.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
Improving Lobster Distribution Models
We are advancing models to describe observed patterns and project lobster distribution and abundance under changing ecosystem conditions. Our work will also synthesize results from …
Science
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Windjamming on the Warming Gulf of Maine - Eos
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Study: Maine Fishermen Should Plan For Accelerated Ocean Warming
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Why is the Gulf of Maine warming so fast?
![](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/this-summer-fast-warming-gulf-of-m.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.png)
This summer, fast-warming Gulf of Maine recorded hottest day
![](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/report-shows-rapid-warming-continu.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
Report shows rapid warming continues in the Gulf of Maine
![](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/a-warming-gulf-stream-is-edging-ev.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
A warming Gulf Stream is edging ever closer to shore
![](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/goodbye-herring-hello-squid-fisher.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
Goodbye herring, hello squid: Fishermen’s catch likely to change in warming Gulf of Maine
![](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/sarah-long-travels-to-antarctica-t.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
Sarah Long travels to Antarctica: The connection between the warming Gulf of Maine and the Arctic
Labs And Action Areas
![Graphs showing predicted temperatures of the Gulf of Maine based on different projections](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/GoM-projected-temperatures-web.87a481cc.fill-580x328.jpg)
Climate Change Ecology
Our lab seeks to understand how warming, acidification, and deoxygenation alter marine ecosystems.