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![A small white motorboat drifts between rows of black buoys that line and border different sections of an area used for aquaculture.]()
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
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![A camera with a round lens and a white circular base sits mounted on the wall of a ship.]()
Electronic Monitoring Shows Promise
It’s easy to imagine fishing as a Wild West landscape, with fishermen heading out to sea, catching as many fish as they can, and selling …
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![This is a graphic for the Fall 2022 seasonal warming update.]()
Gulf of Maine Warming Update: Fall 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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Celebrating Our 2026 Gulf of Maine Wayfinder
This spring, we honored Jennifer LaBonte, Instructional Specialist for Lewiston Public Schools, as the inaugural recipient of the Gulf of Maine Wayfinder Award. Established in …
Announcements
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![A fishing vessel motors to the right in front of a pink sunset sky.]()
A Year of Seafood Impact
Sustainable Seafood. Years ago, those words were considered a passing fad. Today, they are a business imperative. Successful seafood businesses depend on healthy fisheries and …
Perspectives
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![An illustration of an alewife.]()
The Alewife Journey: A Conservation Success Story
Every spring, alewives make an epic journey from the ocean to Maine's rivers and lakes, carrying vital nutrients that sustain entire ecosystems. Discover why scientists …
Perspectives
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![Two circular cameras with white bases are mounted on a metal beam of a ship.]()
Electronic Monitoring Expansion
To comply with federal regulations, fishermen in the Gulf of Maine are monitored by fisheries observers — people who ride along with fishermen to collect …
Perspectives
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![Fisheries Technical Assistance Program Manager Heather Cronin holds a phone up to her ear as she investigates wiring on the underside of a platform on a boat. Different colored wires tangle downwards behind her.]()
Supporting Regional Fisheries
Our Fisheries Technical Assistance Program (FTAP) provides a range of technical, convening and innovation services to New England’s commercial fishing industry to promote the long-term …
Perspectives
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Sea State Recap: Adapting Fisheries & Seafood
In this installment of the Sea State series at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI), we hosted a conversation about how collaboration and shared …
Perspectives
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![Maine teachers — one a man in a green hat and a bright pink shirt, and the other a woman in a salmon colored shirt — converse at light brown table at a teacher workshop.]()
Recognizing Maine Teachers
Awards and stories celebrating two special Maine teachers in 2018.
Announcements
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
Electronic Monitoring Shows Promise
It’s easy to imagine fishing as a Wild West landscape, with fishermen heading out to sea, catching as many fish as they can, and selling …
Gulf of Maine Warming Update: Fall 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
Celebrating Our 2026 Gulf of Maine Wayfinder
This spring, we honored Jennifer LaBonte, Instructional Specialist for Lewiston Public Schools, as the inaugural recipient of the Gulf of Maine Wayfinder Award. Established in …
Announcements
A Year of Seafood Impact
Sustainable Seafood. Years ago, those words were considered a passing fad. Today, they are a business imperative. Successful seafood businesses depend on healthy fisheries and …
Perspectives
The Alewife Journey: A Conservation Success Story
Every spring, alewives make an epic journey from the ocean to Maine's rivers and lakes, carrying vital nutrients that sustain entire ecosystems. Discover why scientists …
Perspectives
Electronic Monitoring Expansion
To comply with federal regulations, fishermen in the Gulf of Maine are monitored by fisheries observers — people who ride along with fishermen to collect …
Perspectives
Supporting Regional Fisheries
Our Fisheries Technical Assistance Program (FTAP) provides a range of technical, convening and innovation services to New England’s commercial fishing industry to promote the long-term …
Perspectives
Sea State Recap: Adapting Fisheries & Seafood
In this installment of the Sea State series at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI), we hosted a conversation about how collaboration and shared …
Perspectives
Recognizing Maine Teachers
Awards and stories celebrating two special Maine teachers in 2018.
Announcements