Projects

We advance our mission across all our commitments through a variety of projects designed to serve and support our stakeholders. Search and explore hundreds of projects to learn more about our on-the-ground impacts in the Gulf of Maine and beyond.

Connected Learning Ecosystems (CLEs)

Across our education efforts we support educators with professional learning opportunities that help them engage students in authentic science learning experiences. Workshops introduce educators to …
Collaborative Projects that Increase Climate Resilience

FishSCORE2030 aims to facilitate and enhance partnerships in local and regional fisheries around the world to co-develop fishery-specific and context-appropriate climate resilience strategies.
Helping Working Waterfronts Thrive in a Warming World

To ensure working waterfront communities thrive in a warmer world, we’re developing a statewide model approach for working waterfront climate planning that can be used …
Mussel Bed Mapping

Mussel beds are inching towards more subtidal zones, and are becoming harder to spot. During extreme low tides, you might be able to get a …
Advancing Climate-Resilient Marine Fisheries during the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development

We will work within the framework of the UN Ocean Decade program Fisheries Strategies for Changing Oceans and Resilient Ecosystems by 2030 (FishSCORE2030) to synthesize …
Cultural Storytelling

Through storytelling, language, and cultural exchange, this project supports Indigenous-led efforts to strengthen cultural knowledge and reconnect generations. Using immersive tools like the StarLab, communities …
Research Experience for Undergraduates

At GMRI, one of nearly 700 NSF-funded REU sites across the country, we introduce students to an exciting diversity of marine and fisheries science opportunities. …
Future Fisheries Experience

For this project, we are developing an interactive learning environment and workshop experience for fishery stakeholders. These stakeholders will learn how to build and understand …
Impacts and Drivers of “Sou’easter” Extratropical Cyclones

We are partnering with the National Weather Service to examine the atmospheric circulation patterns and storm tracks associated with sou’easters, as well as their impacts …
Blue Economy Investment Summit

The third annual Blue Economy Investment Summit will bring together leading investors, entrepreneurs, and ecosystem builders from around the world to Maine.
NSPIRE: Bringing Technological Innovation to Fisheries and Seafood

NSPIRE will address the economic, environmental, and policy challenges threatening New England’s seafood industry through technological innovation that strengthens boat-to-plate initiatives and collaborative science across …
Gulf of Maine Tastemakers

Tastemakers are like-minded businesses and institutions that are committed to supporting local coastal communities by putting local seafood front and center