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New Study: Warming, Conservation, and Lobsters
A 2018 study, led by scientists at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute and colleagues at the University of Maine and NOAA, demonstrates how conservation …
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Gulf of Maine Temperature Update: Normal Is the New Cold
Around this time each year, our Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Andrew Pershing, likes to share an update about conditions in the Gulf of Maine. Dr. …
Perspectives
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Gulf of Maine, Explained: The Warming Gulf of Maine
What was once a startling observation among our team of ecosystem modelers is now common knowledge: over the course of a decade, the Gulf of …
Gulf of Maine, Explained
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Gulf of Maine, Explained: Causes & Impacts of Rapid Warming
In this Gulf of Maine, Explained video, GMRI Climate Center Director Dr. Dave Reidmiller explains why the Gulf of Maine is warming faster than most …
Gulf of Maine, Explained
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2023 Casco Bay Ecosystem Monitoring Report
Scientists at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) are conducting long-term, nearshore monitoring to learn about the pace and direction of changes in our …
Reports
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New Study Reveals ‘Surprising Surprises’
A study published by GMRI scientists and collaborators in 2019 shows how marine ecosystems around the world are experiencing unusually high ocean temperatures more frequently …
Announcements
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Pershing Paper Gets National Attention
In October, GMRI Chief Scientific Officer Andy Pershing and his colleagues were published in perhaps the most prominent scientific journal in America – Science magazine. …
Announcements
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Bluefin Blitz
Each summer, things get pretty fishy around our lab when it's time for the Sturdivant Island Tuna Tournament. Our researchers partner with fishermen to collect …
Announcements
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New Climate Center Announced
In September, we announced the launch of a new interdisciplinary center focused on solutions to local, regional, and global challenges related to ocean warming.
Announcements
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Marine Heatwave
As many are now aware, the Gulf of Maine is one of the fastest-warming ocean ecosystems on the planet. Over the last 30 years, the …
Tidings
![A gloved hand holds a lobster belly up to the camera.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/sci-02-thumb.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
New Study: Warming, Conservation, and Lobsters
A 2018 study, led by scientists at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute and colleagues at the University of Maine and NOAA, demonstrates how conservation …
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)
Gulf of Maine Temperature Update: Normal Is the New Cold
Around this time each year, our Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Andrew Pershing, likes to share an update about conditions in the Gulf of Maine. Dr. …
Perspectives
![Cold blue and warm red North Atlantic Ocean currents shown as partly fuzzy lines on a dark background with the North American continent shown in white on left](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/GOM_EXP_Warming.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
Gulf of Maine, Explained: The Warming Gulf of Maine
What was once a startling observation among our team of ecosystem modelers is now common knowledge: over the course of a decade, the Gulf of …
Gulf of Maine, Explained
![This is a thumbnail image of Dave Reidmiller speaking,](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/Dave.00_00_21_01.Still007.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
Gulf of Maine, Explained: Causes & Impacts of Rapid Warming
In this Gulf of Maine, Explained video, GMRI Climate Center Director Dr. Dave Reidmiller explains why the Gulf of Maine is warming faster than most …
Gulf of Maine, Explained
![This is a thumbnail for our 2023 ecosystem report.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/Annual-Ecosystem-Report-thumbnail.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
2023 Casco Bay Ecosystem Monitoring Report
Scientists at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) are conducting long-term, nearshore monitoring to learn about the pace and direction of changes in our …
Reports
![This image depicts two graphs side by side that show the frequency of surprising ocean temperatures over thirty years.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/sci-01-thumb_1.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
New Study Reveals ‘Surprising Surprises’
A study published by GMRI scientists and collaborators in 2019 shows how marine ecosystems around the world are experiencing unusually high ocean temperatures more frequently …
Announcements
![Four people sit at a desk with microphones and respond to questions from an audience.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/Pershing_Science.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
Pershing Paper Gets National Attention
In October, GMRI Chief Scientific Officer Andy Pershing and his colleagues were published in perhaps the most prominent scientific journal in America – Science magazine. …
Announcements
![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)
Bluefin Blitz
Each summer, things get pretty fishy around our lab when it's time for the Sturdivant Island Tuna Tournament. Our researchers partner with fishermen to collect …
Announcements
![A map showing rising average water temperature in the Gulf of Maine region with the title Climate Center laid over it](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/heatwave-web2.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
New Climate Center Announced
In September, we announced the launch of a new interdisciplinary center focused on solutions to local, regional, and global challenges related to ocean warming.
Announcements
![A map showing the how much different regions in the Gulf of Maine are warming.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/marine-heatwave.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
Marine Heatwave
As many are now aware, the Gulf of Maine is one of the fastest-warming ocean ecosystems on the planet. Over the last 30 years, the …
Tidings