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![Two circular cameras with white bases are mounted on a metal beam of a ship.]()
Electronic Monitoring (EM)
In an attempt to reduce the expense of at-sea monitoring, we are working with managers and fishermen to develop cost-effective alternatives. Electronic monitoring (EM) offers …
Community
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![This is a fishermen operating a trawl net on a boat offshore.]()
Working Toward Coexistence: Fisheries and Offshore Wind in the Gulf of Maine
This project helps improve our understanding of how fishing activities will interact with floating offshore wind, and explores approaches for these industries to coexist alongside …
Community
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![A group of fisherman and others involved in the buying and selling of seafood are holding a fishing net in a circle outdoors at a Trawl to Table event.]()
Trawl to Table
Trawl to Table workshops bring together players from throughout the seafood supply chain to learn and share information. The workshops dig into the challenges and …
Education
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![A yellow, blue, and white tuna lays on a boat deck.]()
Evaluating Age Structure and Foraging Ecology of Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna in the Northwest Atlantic
While yellowfin and bigeye tuna comprise some of the world's largest fisheries, there is surprisingly little known about their life history. Our project seeks to …
Science
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Environmental DNA Validation
To advance the reliable use of eDNA in the ocean, we are conducting a validation study using acoustic technologies for quantifying fish. We have extensive …
Science
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![Freshly harvested mussels]()
Monitoring Pollution with Mussels
To construct more complete maps of human-associated nitrogen loading to our marine ecosystems, we measure nitrogen stable isotopes in mussels from numerous coastal sites. This …
Science
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![a close up look at a trawling net.]()
Future Fisheries Experience
For this project, we are developing an interactive learning environment and workshop experience for fishery stakeholders. These stakeholders will learn how to build and understand …
Education
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![A man and a woman use a bright interactive touch screen in a dark room.]()
Community Resilience Training
In collaboration with Upswell, the Island Institute, and University of Maine RISE Center, we co-developed a process to move from climate knowledge to action through …
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![Two gloved hands sift a pile of black mussels on a gray machine.]()
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
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![A white boat heads towards the camera on blue waters.]()
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
Electronic Monitoring (EM)
In an attempt to reduce the expense of at-sea monitoring, we are working with managers and fishermen to develop cost-effective alternatives. Electronic monitoring (EM) offers …
Community
Working Toward Coexistence: Fisheries and Offshore Wind in the Gulf of Maine
This project helps improve our understanding of how fishing activities will interact with floating offshore wind, and explores approaches for these industries to coexist alongside …
Community
Trawl to Table
Trawl to Table workshops bring together players from throughout the seafood supply chain to learn and share information. The workshops dig into the challenges and …
Education
Evaluating Age Structure and Foraging Ecology of Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna in the Northwest Atlantic
While yellowfin and bigeye tuna comprise some of the world's largest fisheries, there is surprisingly little known about their life history. Our project seeks to …
Science
Environmental DNA Validation
To advance the reliable use of eDNA in the ocean, we are conducting a validation study using acoustic technologies for quantifying fish. We have extensive …
Science
Monitoring Pollution with Mussels
To construct more complete maps of human-associated nitrogen loading to our marine ecosystems, we measure nitrogen stable isotopes in mussels from numerous coastal sites. This …
Science
Future Fisheries Experience
For this project, we are developing an interactive learning environment and workshop experience for fishery stakeholders. These stakeholders will learn how to build and understand …
Education
Community Resilience Training
In collaboration with Upswell, the Island Institute, and University of Maine RISE Center, we co-developed a process to move from climate knowledge to action through …
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
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