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.

Access and Adaptation in Maine's Marine Fisheries

Climate-driven shifts in species distributions along the Northeast Shelf are increasingly impacting marine fisheries. Enabling Maine’s fishing industry to capitalize on opportunities created by emerging …
Improving Lobster Distribution Models

We are advancing models to describe observed patterns and project lobster distribution and abundance under changing ecosystem conditions. Our work will also synthesize results from …
Crossing Boundaries: Understanding and Projecting Species Distribution Shifts in U. S. and Canadian Waters

Species distribution shifts are widely observed as ocean waters warm, affecting ecosystem dynamics and fishery management processes. We will develop models that operate across U.S. …
Marine and Coastal Phenology: Temperature, Phytoplankton, and Fish

Changes in phenology, or the seasonal timing of recurring events, are familiar to many terrestrial observers as shifts in leaf-out or blooming dates, for example. …
Nutritional Ecology of Climate Change

The Gulf of Maine is rapidly warming, and many marine species are shifting northward or to deeper waters as temperatures increase. However, each species moves …
Ecosystem Impacts of Warming

The northwest Atlantic is much warmer than it was a decade ago. This project documents how plankton and fish communities have changed and uses computer …
Ecosystem Change Indicators for Lobster

As part of the Maine Lobster Research Collaborative, we are developing and testing a suite of ecosystem indicators that can be used to explore connections …
Using Satellite Data to Support Sustainable Fisheries

We are working to develop a Fisheries and Climate Toolkit (FaCeT) to track and forecast fisheries-relevant physical and biological ocean features that will inform dynamic …
Multi-scale Forecasts and Analyses for the Maine Lobster Fishery

The Maine lobster fishery, one of the most valuable fisheries in the United States, is grappling with questions related to how climate change may influence …
Climate Adaptation Strategies for Northeast U.S. Fishing Communities

We are leading several interdisciplinary projects to provide community-scale information that can be used to guide adaptation and planning for future ecosystem and fishery changes. …
Atlantic Salmon in a Changing Northwest Atlantic Ecosystem

Atlantic salmon populations in North America and Europe have declined dramatically in recent decades, threatening the viability of many populations. Key drivers in the Northwest …
Supporting the Development of Socioecological Literacy

This project advances efforts to better understand and promote practices that broaden access to and interest in regionally relevant science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) …