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Evaluating the Life History and Stock Structure of Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus albacares) in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean
Yellowfin tuna are a large highly migratory species (HMS) found throughout the world's oceans and are the most targeted HMS species along the US East …
Science
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Gulf of Maine Responsibly Harvested®
The Gulf of Maine Responsibly Harvested® label is a promise that seafood hails from the clean, cool waters of the Gulf of Maine and the …
Community
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Understanding Interactions: Gulf of Maine Fisheries and Offshore Wind
We aim to better understand how fishing activities will interact with floating offshore wind, and explore approaches for these industries to coexist alongside each other.
Community
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Functional Trait Changes in the Northwest Atlantic Fish Community
Climate change impacts on individual species are well documented, yet few studies have sought to understand how species-level changes scale up to create changes in …
Science
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True Fin: Premium Gulf of Maine Seafood
True Fin was founded to realize the maximum potential for seafood from the New England region.
Strategic Initiatives
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Assessing Coastal Flood Risk with Maine Communities
The Gulf of Maine Research Institute is partnering with the coastal Maine communities of Machias, Saint George, Boothbay Harbor, and Portland to collect local water …
Community
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Re-evaluating the Cultural Value of Fisheries and Working Waterfronts
By conducting case studies in Japan and the US that more closely examines the relational values that local populations develop as they work with their …
Science
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Foraging Ecology of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna in the Northwest Atlantic
The ocean is changing. In the Gulf of Maine, annual temperatures are increasing and higher temperatures mean that entire ocean ecosystems may change or shift. …
Science
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The Open Knowledge Network to Meet Ocean Decision Challenges (OceanOKN)
Throughout history, people have been able to rely on their past experience to inform their decisions about the future. We are now entering a period …
Science
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Improving Science and Management of Highly Migratory Species in the Atlantic
The Pelagic Ecosystem Research Consortium's (PERC) core mission directly responds to the National Marine Fisheries Service’s calls to advance science-based management of highly migratory species …
Science
![A yellow, blue, and grey tuna lays on a scale.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/yellowfin3.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.png)
Evaluating the Life History and Stock Structure of Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus albacares) in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean
Yellowfin tuna are a large highly migratory species (HMS) found throughout the world's oceans and are the most targeted HMS species along the US East …
Science
![A chef sprinkles salt on fish fillets on a wooden cutting board with herbs next to the fillets](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/responsibly-harvested-web-promote.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
Gulf of Maine Responsibly Harvested®
The Gulf of Maine Responsibly Harvested® label is a promise that seafood hails from the clean, cool waters of the Gulf of Maine and the …
Community
![This is a fishermen operating a trawl net on a boat offshore.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/IMG_42101.c73ae9a1.fill-580x328.jpg)
Understanding Interactions: Gulf of Maine Fisheries and Offshore Wind
We aim to better understand how fishing activities will interact with floating offshore wind, and explore approaches for these industries to coexist alongside each other.
Community
![A school of fish underwater swimming left to right and toward the camera.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/fish_image.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
Functional Trait Changes in the Northwest Atlantic Fish Community
Climate change impacts on individual species are well documented, yet few studies have sought to understand how species-level changes scale up to create changes in …
Science
![A vertical logo for True Fin that is black and red.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/TF_VERTICAL.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
True Fin: Premium Gulf of Maine Seafood
True Fin was founded to realize the maximum potential for seafood from the New England region.
Strategic Initiatives
![Students and an adult are observing a flooded pier in Portland.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/coastal_flood_community_sci_2.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
Assessing Coastal Flood Risk with Maine Communities
The Gulf of Maine Research Institute is partnering with the coastal Maine communities of Machias, Saint George, Boothbay Harbor, and Portland to collect local water …
Community
![Two fishing vessels with turquoise hulls parked by a pier with residential and commercial buildings in the background](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/Fisheries_and_Working_Waterfronts-.4fca3248.fill-580x328.jpg)
Re-evaluating the Cultural Value of Fisheries and Working Waterfronts
By conducting case studies in Japan and the US that more closely examines the relational values that local populations develop as they work with their …
Science
![A gray tray of dead fish.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/herring_bluefin.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.png)
Foraging Ecology of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna in the Northwest Atlantic
The ocean is changing. In the Gulf of Maine, annual temperatures are increasing and higher temperatures mean that entire ocean ecosystems may change or shift. …
Science
![This graphic depicts a section of the globe, blue waters and gray land formations, sitting in front of an ominous, red and black glowing background that signifies warming.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/sci-01.9a4e6217.fill-580x328.jpg)
The Open Knowledge Network to Meet Ocean Decision Challenges (OceanOKN)
Throughout history, people have been able to rely on their past experience to inform their decisions about the future. We are now entering a period …
Science
![A man in a green shirt with blue latex gloves on holds a massive, grey and white streaked bluefin tuna head steady while taking a weight measurement on a scale.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/7748919274_7f6dedc314_o.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
Improving Science and Management of Highly Migratory Species in the Atlantic
The Pelagic Ecosystem Research Consortium's (PERC) core mission directly responds to the National Marine Fisheries Service’s calls to advance science-based management of highly migratory species …
Science