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![Chief Scientific Officer Andy Pershing poses outside in the sunlight for a portrait in front of a marina, wearing a blue vest with Gulf of Maine Research Institute written on the upper left.]()
Exploring the Impacts of El Niño
Early last year, everybody wanted to know about El Niño. What is it? How does it affect ocean temperatures? With these questions swirling, Chief Scientific …
Perspectives
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![An aqua blue background lies behind line-drawn, white icons of a school, a fishing boat, and fish at the bottom of the sea. In the top right, there is an icon in white that looks like an earlobe, and the words "The Sounding Line" appear in white in the bottom left.]()
Local Seafood and the Supply Chain
We need to level the playing field in the massive global seafood marketplace. Many people care about maintaining working waterfronts in this region long into …
The Sounding Line
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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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Our Role in the National Climate Assessment
In November, the federal government published the Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA). Mandated by Congress starting in 1990, the NCA assesses climate change impacts across …
Tidings
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Growing Oysters in the Gulf of Maine
In this episode of The Sounding Line, we learn about what it's like to be an oyster aquaculture farmer in Maine.
The Sounding Line
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Sea State Recap: Eating with the Sea
The Gulf of Maine Research Institute’s Joan M. Kelly Sea State Series provides the public with opportunities to talk with and learn from experts across …
Perspectives
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Sea State Recap: The Thriving Blue Economy
In this installment of the Sea State series at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI), we delved into the complexities and opportunities of our …
Perspectives
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The Alewife Journey: A Conservation Success Story
On a spring evening at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, guests gathered for the premiere of a film celebrating one of Maine’s most remarkable …
Perspectives
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![Adam Baukus stands in sunglasses and an orange life vest in a small white boat with his arms raised, explaining something to two sitting interns on the boat who are listening intently in matching life vests.]()
A Summer of Sampling: Reflections From the Field
Each summer, research associate Adam Baukus (pictured) helps lead a team of interns out on the water. Together, they collect samples for our long-term monitoring …
Tidings
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![A white research vessel floats atop still, emerald green waters.]()
The Merlin: Updates to our New Research Vessel
What began as a harpoon tuna fishing vessel, generously donated to GMRI by David Linney and the Linney family, is now a state of the …
Announcements
Exploring the Impacts of El Niño
Early last year, everybody wanted to know about El Niño. What is it? How does it affect ocean temperatures? With these questions swirling, Chief Scientific …
Perspectives
Local Seafood and the Supply Chain
We need to level the playing field in the massive global seafood marketplace. Many people care about maintaining working waterfronts in this region long into …
The Sounding Line
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
Our Role in the National Climate Assessment
In November, the federal government published the Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA). Mandated by Congress starting in 1990, the NCA assesses climate change impacts across …
Tidings
Growing Oysters in the Gulf of Maine
In this episode of The Sounding Line, we learn about what it's like to be an oyster aquaculture farmer in Maine.
The Sounding Line
Sea State Recap: Eating with the Sea
The Gulf of Maine Research Institute’s Joan M. Kelly Sea State Series provides the public with opportunities to talk with and learn from experts across …
Perspectives
Sea State Recap: The Thriving Blue Economy
In this installment of the Sea State series at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI), we delved into the complexities and opportunities of our …
Perspectives
The Alewife Journey: A Conservation Success Story
On a spring evening at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, guests gathered for the premiere of a film celebrating one of Maine’s most remarkable …
Perspectives
A Summer of Sampling: Reflections From the Field
Each summer, research associate Adam Baukus (pictured) helps lead a team of interns out on the water. Together, they collect samples for our long-term monitoring …
Tidings
The Merlin: Updates to our New Research Vessel
What began as a harpoon tuna fishing vessel, generously donated to GMRI by David Linney and the Linney family, is now a state of the …
Announcements