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• Maine business accelerator will launch for ‘blue economy’ startups using AI

  Artificial intelligence can help analyze vast datasets, optimize resource management and predict environmental changes. Ocean applications include seafood tracing, carbon reduction and energy production.

  Press Clips | Mainebiz

• A warming Gulf Stream is edging ever closer to shore

  The shifting current may cause breakaway areas of warm water that raise temperatures in the Gulf of Maine for months at a time, a study …

  Press Clips | Press Herald

• Gulf of Maine Research Institute study seeks to improve flood resiliency in coastal communities by tracking water levels

  Coastal scientists are installing tide gauges to help collect flood impact data, improving resiliency in four communities along Maine's coast.

  Press Clips | News CENTER Maine

• Gulf of Maine has eighth warmest summer on record - Maine Morning Star

  The Gulf of Maine was still warmer than average, but despite a scorching summer, the water didn’t heat up quite as much as it has …

  Press Clips | Maine Morning Star

• Gulf of Maine logged its 8th-hottest summer on record this year

  But conditions in the gulf this summer were unusually cool when compared to recent years, the Gulf of Maine Research Institute said.

  Press Clips | Press Herald

• Hannaford, GMRI team up to create seafood guide for New Mainers

  Customers who have immigrated to Maine often don't 'relate' to the fresh seafood they see in stores, a Hannaford merchandiser said. The new guide may …

  Press Clips | Mainebiz

• Tremont, with help from partner agencies, works to address climate change

  TREMONT — As sea levels creep upward, storms increasingly wash out roads and bridges, and summer temperatures rise, select towns along the Maine coast are …

  Press Clips | Mount Desert Islander

• Commentary: The Gulf Stream meets the Gulf of Maine. How do we adjust?

  A variety of Maine-based organizations are working hard to prepare for the drastic change caused by warming waters.

  Press Clips | Press Herald

• Heating Waters Force Change in Industries That Depend on the Ocean

  Rising temperatures are disrupting ecosystems around the world — and turning Maine lobstermen into kelp farmers.

  Press Clips | The Wall Street Journal

• Climate emergency task force discusses town’s future

  BAR HARBOR — The town’s Task Force on Climate Emergency met on Monday with scientists from the Gulf of Maine Research Institute in Portland to …

  Press Clips | Mount Desert Islander