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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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• Researchers aim to help Maine companies boost climate resiliency

  Hannaford hired the Gulf of Maine Research Institute to assess flood risks at low-lying pilot stores in South Portland and Portland as sea levels rise.

  Press Clips | The Portland Press Herald

• Gulf of Maine Research Institute is helping Hannaford assess its climate risk

  Two stores in Greater Portland will serve as the pilot for a climate vulnerability study.

  Press Clips | Maine Public

• Lewiston educator honored for hands-on teaching: ‘It’s how we create future scientists’

  The Wayfinder award from the Gulf of Maine Research Institute recognizes a leader's ability to 'always find a way.'

  Press Clips | Lewiston Sun Journal

• NOAA report finds Gulf of Maine warming slowed for now, but ecosystem remains unstable

  Although the climate is changing, scientists say fishermen can find a path forward.

  Press Clips | The Maine Monitor

• NSF Names, Funds 12 New University-Led Regional Innovation Engines

  NSF has made another round of Regional Innovation Engines awards to 12 multi-partner teams across 20 states. Most of the teams are led by a …

  Press Clips | Forbes

• NSF awards $15M to launch New England Seafood Engine

  A new federally backed initiative aimed at strengthening the U.S. seafood industry is bringing $15 million to New England, with commercial fishermen expected to play …

  Press Clips | National Fishermen

• Volunteers are mapping Maine's missing mussels

  A community science effort led by the Gulf of Maine Research Institute is mapping mussel beds with the help of this weekend's extremely low tide.

  Press Clips | Maine Public

• Mussel beds are disappearing, and Maine scientists search tidal flats for clues

  The Gulf of Maine Research Institute is surveying former blue mussel hotspots to learn whether warming waters and invasive species are pushing them to deeper …

  Press Clips | NEWS CENTER Maine

• One solution for Maine's struggling fishing industry? Give fillets away for free

  Surging food costs and fuel prices are pummeling Maine's struggling groundfishing industry. But a pandemic-era program is helping to keep it afloat as inflation worsens, …

  Press Clips | kpbs

• Mapping Community Knowledge: How the Gulf of Maine Research Institute Uses Story Maps

  When climate data gets dense and technical, it can feel inaccessible to the communities who need it most.

  Press Clips | Geo Week News