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The Value of Community Science
We learn from experts about community science — scientific research and monitoring driven and controlled by local communities — and what makes it such an …
Perspectives
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Entrepreneurship in the Blue Economy
Chief Ventures Officer Blaine Grimes celebrates four examples of blue economy entrepreneurs making an impact in our region.
Perspectives
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Entrepreneurship in the Blue Economy
Chief Ventures Officer Blaine Grimes celebrates four examples of blue economy entrepreneurs making an impact in our region.
Perspectives
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Showcasing LabVenture on the National Stage
In March, our all-new LabVenture program was honored as a finalist for the SXSW EDU Learn by Design competition in Austin, TX. The SXSW EDU® …
Tidings
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Findings From the Field Vol. 1.
Findings from the Field is science journal specifically targeted to engage Maine student researchers. Participating in Findings motivates students to engage in and communicate about …
Announcements
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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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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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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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Gulf of Maine, Explained: Otoliths
In this installment of Gulf of Maine, Explained, Fisheries Ecologist Dr. Lisa Kerr explains the importance of otoliths, and how she uses them in her …
Gulf of Maine, Explained
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Gulf of Maine, Explained: Trawling
While many of us enjoy fresh local seafood, we don’t often get to see how that fish is harvested. Trawling is one of the most …
Gulf of Maine, Explained
![Two men with ball caps on are observing the ocean over a railing.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/casco-bay-8980.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
The Value of Community Science
We learn from experts about community science — scientific research and monitoring driven and controlled by local communities — and what makes it such an …
Perspectives
![collage of many images from the videos in the blog, including people, working waterfronts, fish, kelp, trucks, and aquaculture scenes.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/blue-economy-video-series-story-im.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
Entrepreneurship in the Blue Economy
Chief Ventures Officer Blaine Grimes celebrates four examples of blue economy entrepreneurs making an impact in our region.
Perspectives
![collage of many images from the videos in the blog, including people, working waterfronts, fish, kelp, trucks, and aquaculture scenes.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/blue-economy-video-series-story-im.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
Entrepreneurship in the Blue Economy
Chief Ventures Officer Blaine Grimes celebrates four examples of blue economy entrepreneurs making an impact in our region.
Perspectives
![Chief Education Officer Leigh Peake shares the LabVenture experience with an audience at South by Southwest Learn By Design competition in Austin, Texas.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/tidings-2019-spring-labventure.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
Showcasing LabVenture on the National Stage
In March, our all-new LabVenture program was honored as a finalist for the SXSW EDU Learn by Design competition in Austin, TX. The SXSW EDU® …
Tidings
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Findings From the Field Vol. 1.
Findings from the Field is science journal specifically targeted to engage Maine student researchers. Participating in Findings motivates students to engage in and communicate about …
Announcements
![A small white boat moving to the right in a wide open, blue ocean, beneath a blue sky dotted with puffy white clouds.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/DJI_0001.MOV.00_07_57_28.Still001.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
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
![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.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/andy_pershing.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
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
![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.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/tsl-supply-chain-website.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
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
![A microscope image showing an otolith, a calcium carbonate structure with annual growth rings that are used in estimating the age of fish.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/Exp_Otoliths_Lisa_090817.00_00_56_.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
Gulf of Maine, Explained: Otoliths
In this installment of Gulf of Maine, Explained, Fisheries Ecologist Dr. Lisa Kerr explains the importance of otoliths, and how she uses them in her …
Gulf of Maine, Explained
![Two fishermen in yellow foul weather gear working on a trawler vessel](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/Steve_interview.00_01_17_13.Still0.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
Gulf of Maine, Explained: Trawling
While many of us enjoy fresh local seafood, we don’t often get to see how that fish is harvested. Trawling is one of the most …
Gulf of Maine, Explained