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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.
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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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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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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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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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2023 Research Progress Update
Each year, to keep you updated on our research team's progress, we develop a report showcasing some of our lab's achievements. More broadly, this report …
Reports
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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
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Gulf of Maine Warming Update: Spring 2022
Over the past decade, scientists have led a body of research that highlights the rapid pace of warming in the Gulf of Maine. To help …
Announcements
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Gulf of Maine, Explained: Electronic Monitoring
In this video, Technical Programs Manager Mark Hager introduces and explains electronic monitoring — a system of cameras and computers mounted onboard fishing vessels. This …
Gulf of Maine, Explained
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Updates on Aquaculture
2018 was a year of partnerships, progress, and growth for our aquaculture team. We took on local infrastructure projects, state-level growth initiatives, and workforce development …
Perspectives
![This is a graphic for our Gulf of Maine seasonal warming update for Summer 2022.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/2022-summer-seasonal-warming-updat.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
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
![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
![Dr. David Reidmiller stands outside the Gulf of Maine Research Institute lab on Commercial St. in Portland, Maine.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/web-climate-center-director-v4.0e87c208.fill-580x328.jpg)
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
![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
![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.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/F4_GlobalSSTanomaly_2020_08.13.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.png)
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
![A hand holds a fish lens up to the light.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/Fish_lense.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
2023 Research Progress Update
Each year, to keep you updated on our research team's progress, we develop a report showcasing some of our lab's achievements. More broadly, this report …
Reports
![closeup shot of a wave on the ocean](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/worldocean-0022.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
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
![A graphic that resembles a stream plot has blue colors on the top, green in the middle, and reddish colors on the bottom.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/seasonal-warming-update-spring-202.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
Gulf of Maine Warming Update: Spring 2022
Over the past decade, scientists have led a body of research that highlights the rapid pace of warming in the Gulf of Maine. To help …
Announcements
![A black camera with a large, round, circular lens surrounded by LED lights](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/Exp_ElectronicMonitoring_v03.00_02.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
Gulf of Maine, Explained: Electronic Monitoring
In this video, Technical Programs Manager Mark Hager introduces and explains electronic monitoring — a system of cameras and computers mounted onboard fishing vessels. This …
Gulf of Maine, Explained
![A small white motorboat drifts between rows of black buoys that line and border different sections of an area used for aquaculture.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/com-03-thumb.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
Updates on Aquaculture
2018 was a year of partnerships, progress, and growth for our aquaculture team. We took on local infrastructure projects, state-level growth initiatives, and workforce development …
Perspectives