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Vernal Pool Spring Blitz
During peak vernal pool season this spring, our Education team is offering virtual and in-person learning experiences focused on bringing young people and educators together …
Tidings | 1 min Read
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New: Climate & Fisheries Planning Tool
The Science for Nature and People Partnership (SNAPP) working group on climate-resilient fisheries, led by GMRI Senior Research Scientist Dr. Kathy Mills, recently developed a …
Tidings | 1 min Read
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Resource Map Supports Blue Economy Entrepreneurs
Our Gulf of Maine Ventures team developed a facilities resource map that will help startups find and connect with the R&D facilities or content area …
Tidings | 1 min Read
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Coastal Resilience: Community Science & Tech
As sea levels rise, accurate tide predictions and observations that tie water levels to flood impacts are two key pieces of information needed to inform …
Tidings | 2 min Read
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Translating Local Seafood
Our sustainable seafood team created a local seafood guide translated in five different languages to serve some of vibrant immigrant communities here in Maine.
Tidings | 2 min Read
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Spring ocean temperatures are shockingly hot around the globe. Scientists aren’t sure what happens next.
Warmer oceans have negative impacts on marine life and coastal ecosystems and drive extreme weather patterns, more ice melt and rising sea levels.
Press Clips | USA TODAY
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Meet the Tuna Squad
The Pelagic Fisheries Lab, led by Dr. Walt Golet, is supported by a range of talented young researchers. Hear about what got them interested in …
Perspectives | 12 min Read
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Lewiston students learn coding through robotics partnership
The program is unique in that it brings together educators and researcher to create activities which connect math and computing.
Press Clips | Lewiston Sun Journal
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Sarah Long travels to Antarctica: The connection between the warming Gulf of Maine and the Arctic
In January of this year, while it was still summer in the southern hemisphere, I packed my bags and made the days long trip to …
Press Clips | WMTW
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Gulf of Maine sees second-hottest year on record, report shows, ‘getting to the edge of habitability’ - The Boston Globe
The acceleration in warming could bring mass mortality events for marine species, threaten New England’s food supply, and contribute to rising sea levels, experts warned.
Press Clips | BostonGlobe.com
