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![Blue text reading "Gulf of Maine" is positioned above green text that says "Seafood Celebration", all overlaid onto a background of gray lines that depict a fisherman hauling in a net with a boat, the ocean, and a rising sun behind him]()
Community Celebrates Gulf of Maine Seafood
On a Thursday evening in late April, over 200 guests joined us for our fourth annual Seafood Celebration. Attendees enjoyed Gulf of Maine seafood prepared …
Tidings
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Maine-Grown Kelp: Opportunity & Impact
In the United States, the Gulf of Maine is the only region where fresh kelp is produced and sold at scale. We checked in with …
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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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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Gulf of Maine Warming Update: Summer 2022
Read on for an inside look at what we've learned in our summer 2022 Gulf of Maine warming update.
Announcements
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![Dr. David Reidmiller stands outside the Gulf of Maine Research Institute lab on Commercial St. in Portland, Maine.]()
Climate Center Names First Director
Dr. Dave Reidmiller joined us in August as director of our new climate center. In his role, Dr. Reidmiller will leverage nearly two decades of …
Tidings
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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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![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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![Figure 4. Global sea surface temperature anomaly for the two-week period ending August 13. Map of entire global ocean shows intense warming in red around the Arctic.]()
2020 Gulf of Maine Warming Update
Each summer, Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Andrew Pershing, likes to share an update about conditions in the Gulf of Maine. Dr. Pershing has led a …
Perspectives
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Advancing Maine's Climate Action Plan
In June of 2019, Governor Mills signed a bipartisan bill into law forming the Maine Climate Council, which then developed a four year climate action …
Announcements
Community Celebrates Gulf of Maine Seafood
On a Thursday evening in late April, over 200 guests joined us for our fourth annual Seafood Celebration. Attendees enjoyed Gulf of Maine seafood prepared …
Tidings
Maine-Grown Kelp: Opportunity & Impact
In the United States, the Gulf of Maine is the only region where fresh kelp is produced and sold at scale. We checked in with …
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
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
Gulf of Maine Warming Update: Summer 2022
Read on for an inside look at what we've learned in our summer 2022 Gulf of Maine warming update.
Announcements
Climate Center Names First Director
Dr. Dave Reidmiller joined us in August as director of our new climate center. In his role, Dr. Reidmiller will leverage nearly two decades of …
Tidings
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
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
2020 Gulf of Maine Warming Update
Each summer, Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Andrew Pershing, likes to share an update about conditions in the Gulf of Maine. Dr. Pershing has led a …
Perspectives
Advancing Maine's Climate Action Plan
In June of 2019, Governor Mills signed a bipartisan bill into law forming the Maine Climate Council, which then developed a four year climate action …
Announcements