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• Maine needs aquaculture workers. This free program is training them.

  Press Clips | Bangor Daily News

• National Climate Assessment points to a wetter and hotter Northeast - The Boston Globe

  A massive new federal government report says revved-up climate change now permeates Americans’ daily lives with harms that are already far-reaching and worsening across every …

  Press Clips | Boston Globe

• Incoming head of Gulf of Maine Research Institute brings international expertise

  Glenn Prickett will assume the role of CEO on Sept. 1, replacing former CEO Don Perkins, who announced the search for his successor along with …

  Press Clips | Mainebiz

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• See How Marine Heat Waves Are Spreading Across the Globe

  Sea surface temperatures in 2024 broke records and about a quarter of the world’s oceans are experiencing temperatures that qualify as a marine heat wave.

  Press Clips | The New York Times

• Cooler waters ahead for Gulf of Maine

  A new seasonal forecast developed by NOAA scientists predicts cooler bottom-water temperatures across the Gulf of Maine this spring and summer, making a notable shift …

  Press Clips | National Fishermen

• Maine mussels sound the alarm: Why they're heading to deeper waters

  GMRI 6: Meteorologist Victoria Wisniewski discusses mussel migration with Dr. Graham Sherwood.

  Press Clips | WMTW

• Explore Portland's vibrant waterfront during Walk the Working Waterfront

  Scheduled for Saturday, May 31, the interactive event will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Commercial Street in Portland.

  Press Clips | WGME

• How climate change impacts alewives and Maine's other migrating fish

  The Gulf of Maine Research Institute shares how the small but mighty alewife is adapting to the challenges associated with climate change.

  Press Clips | WMTW

• Findings from the Field: A Research Symposium for Student Scientists - NASA Science

  Within the scientific community, peer review has become the process norm for which an author’s research or ideas undergo careful examination by other experts

  Press Clips | NASA Science

• Maine’s groundfishing industry is in decline. Saving it is complicated.

  Dozens of fishermen have left the industry after years of struggling to make a living.

  Press Clips | Press Herald

• Gulf of Maine Research Institute teaches next generation about climate change

  GMRI is focusing on the future of climate science by taking education straight to the youth.

  Press Clips | NEWS CENTER Maine

• Blue-sky flooding in the Old Port is a preview of the future

  Flooding due to King Tides is becoming more frequent as the ocean warms, currents shift, and sea levels rise- and Portland's Old Port is a …

  Press Clips | Maine Public

• Asheville tragedy shows there are no climate change safe havens: Experts

  Asheville, North Carolina, was once viewed as a safe haven for climate refugees. However, Hurricane Helene damage highlights a dark reality.

  Press Clips | ABC News