Strategic Initiatives
Addressing emergent challenges and opportunities
Please consider these strategic initiatives an invitation to join us in whatever way is most meaningful to you — as a project partner, program participant, donor, or community advocate. Thank you for your continued support and commitment to our work.
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Glenn Prickett President/CEO
Our Strategic Initiatives
Our strategic initiatives span the entire organization — leveraging knowledge and skills across program teams.
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Adapting Fisheries & Seafood
Ensuring marine ecosystems, fisheries and seafood systems in the Gulf of Maine and beyond thrive as they adapt to change.
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Building Climate-Ready Communities
Helping communities connected to the Gulf of Maine successfully adapt to rapid change.
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Developing the Blue Economy & Supporting Working Waterfronts
Revitalizing coastal communities by supporting traditional and emerging industries and protecting vital infrastructure.
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Supporting Energy Solutions
Creating a lower-carbon economy and improving the resilience of electrical infrastructure.
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Discover New Projects
Explore our favorite cross-organizational projects
- Local Seafood in New England's K-12 Schools
- Coastal Flooding Community Science
- Helping Working Waterfronts Thrive in a Warming World
- Gulf of Maine Tastemakers
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Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) 101
This 101 explainer breaks down what the AMOC is, how it influences climate, what scientists are observing now, and what a changing AMOC could mean …
Perspectives
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2025 Casco Bay Ecosystem Monitoring Report
Dive into the latest findings from a decade of nearshore monitoring in one of the world's fastest-warming marine ecosystems.
Reports
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Sea State Recap: Developing the Blue Economy and Supporting Working Waterfronts
At our latest Sea State Seminar, we turned our attention to the people and places that keep Maine’s coastal economies alive. Framed by the theme …
Perspectives
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2025 Research Progress Update
Each year, to keep you updated on our research team's progress, we develop an update showcasing some of our lab's achievements. More broadly, this update …
Reports
