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![This image shows a grid of maps that display how the biomass of local fish might change under different warming scenarios.]()
Following Fish on the Move
As marine waters off the Northeast Shelf have warmed over the past 30 years, with particularly rapid warming occuring in the past decade, fisheries in …
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![Dozens of educators convene to share resources, ideas, and network.]()
The Impact of Learning Ecosystems Northeast
Learning Ecosystems Northeast (LENE) is a NASA-funded collaborative partnership with the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI), 4-H, Maine State Libraries, Wabanaki Youth in Science, …
Perspectives
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American Plaice Joins Responsibly Harvested List
In 2011, we created our Gulf of Maine Responsibly Harvested® brand to help people buy seafood they can feel good about. A key component of …
Tidings
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![A small white boat moving to the right in a wide open, blue ocean, beneath a blue sky dotted with puffy white clouds.]()
Outside the Lab with GMRI Researchers
2017 was a busy year for the Research team, both inside and outside the lab. On top of all the modeling, dissections, otolith milling, fishing …
Announcements
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Voices of the Gulf of Maine: The Oyster Farmer
Mook Sea Farm is an oyster farm founded in 1985 on the Damariscotta River in Midcoast Maine. There, owner and operator Bill Mook unites a …
Voices of the Gulf of Maine
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Local Pier Effort Kicks Off
In November, the City of South Portland announced a new effort to evaluate how the city-owned Portland Street Pier could best support the local working …
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![A combination of an illustration with a boat and fish, and actual acoustic seafloor data.]()
Gulf of Maine, Explained: Fisheries Acoustics
In the vast depths of the Gulf of Maine, concentrated patches of organisms punctuate long empty stretches. This can create some challenges for scientists who …
Gulf of Maine, Explained
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![Onlookers watch a fishermen in yellow coveralls who is preparing a fish on a cutting board.]()
Boston Seafood Industry Gathers at Trawl to Table
In June, our seafood team hosted a Trawl to Table event in Boston. Fishermen, chefs, school foodservice directors, seafood processors, and researchers gathered at No …
Tidings
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A Gulf of Maine Legacy
A legacy gift from a longtime friend paves the way for progress on climate change.
Tidings
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![A scientist measuring a mussel on a boat]()
Blue Mussels, Golden Opportunity
Blue mussels from Maine are both a special part of the ecosystem and an iconic seafood dish. People from here and away have enjoyed them …
Tidings
Following Fish on the Move
As marine waters off the Northeast Shelf have warmed over the past 30 years, with particularly rapid warming occuring in the past decade, fisheries in …
Announcements
The Impact of Learning Ecosystems Northeast
Learning Ecosystems Northeast (LENE) is a NASA-funded collaborative partnership with the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI), 4-H, Maine State Libraries, Wabanaki Youth in Science, …
Perspectives
American Plaice Joins Responsibly Harvested List
In 2011, we created our Gulf of Maine Responsibly Harvested® brand to help people buy seafood they can feel good about. A key component of …
Tidings
Outside the Lab with GMRI Researchers
2017 was a busy year for the Research team, both inside and outside the lab. On top of all the modeling, dissections, otolith milling, fishing …
Announcements
Voices of the Gulf of Maine: The Oyster Farmer
Mook Sea Farm is an oyster farm founded in 1985 on the Damariscotta River in Midcoast Maine. There, owner and operator Bill Mook unites a …
Voices of the Gulf of Maine
Local Pier Effort Kicks Off
In November, the City of South Portland announced a new effort to evaluate how the city-owned Portland Street Pier could best support the local working …
Tidings
Gulf of Maine, Explained: Fisheries Acoustics
In the vast depths of the Gulf of Maine, concentrated patches of organisms punctuate long empty stretches. This can create some challenges for scientists who …
Gulf of Maine, Explained
Boston Seafood Industry Gathers at Trawl to Table
In June, our seafood team hosted a Trawl to Table event in Boston. Fishermen, chefs, school foodservice directors, seafood processors, and researchers gathered at No …
Tidings
A Gulf of Maine Legacy
A legacy gift from a longtime friend paves the way for progress on climate change.
Tidings
Blue Mussels, Golden Opportunity
Blue mussels from Maine are both a special part of the ecosystem and an iconic seafood dish. People from here and away have enjoyed them …
Tidings