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.

Offshore Wind Program

Our offshore wind program will provide interested stakeholders with the best available information about the risks, opportunities, and uncertainties associated with offshore wind development.
BOWLINE: Baseline Offshore Wind Livelihood Impact Needs Exploration

This project helps improve our understanding of potential social, economic, and cultural impacts of floating offshore wind development on Maine’s fishing communities.
Assessing Coastal Flood Risk with Maine Communities

To understand what water level and weather conditions lead to local flooding, we’re expanding Maine’s network of tide gauges and pairing that data with community …
Learning Ecosystems Northeast (LENE)

To tackle ever evolving climate challenges, it's critical that everywhere youth go in their community – from the classroom, to the library, to parks, and …
Marine Resource Education Program

MREP empowers fishermen with better understanding of how, when, and where to engage effectively in fishery management with workshops guided by local industry members several …
Rebuilding LabVenture

As a centerpiece of the NASA-funded Real World, Real Science project, GMRI reimagined, developed, and launched a new LabVenture experience in September 2018. This effort …
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. …
Climate Smart Working Waterfronts

By working with diverse coastal communities in Maine, we developed a planning pathway for climate planning for working waterfronts. The resulting tools, resources, and processes …
Mapping Coastal Community Flood Hazards

To help coastal residents learn more about the impacts of coastal flooding and sea level rise, we partnered with the City of South Portland to …
Ocean Gliders

Ocean gliders, or uncrewed autonomous subsurface vehicles, can dive underwater to controlled locations and depths and collect critical data. We will use underwater gliders for …
Gulf of Maine Ventures

Building a resilient, modernized 21st-century marine economy by supporting high-impact companies.
Understanding Climate Hazards

Examine some of the current and future trends in climate hazards affecting Northeast US fisheries.