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• 2022 Gulf of Maine Warming Update: Second-Hottest Year on Record

  Over the past decade, scientists at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute have led a body of research that highlights the rapid pace of warming …

  Announcements

• 2020 Gulf of Maine Warming Update

  Each summer, Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Andrew Pershing, likes to share an update about conditions in the Gulf of Maine. Dr. Pershing has led a …

  Perspectives

• 2023 Gulf of Maine Warming Update

  The Gulf of Maine experienced its fifth-warmest year in 2023, continuing the long-term trend. Sea surface temperature anomalies varied seasonally, with record breaking temperatures in …

  Reports

• 2024 Gulf of Maine Warming Update

  Over the past decade, our scientists have led a body of research that highlights the rapid pace of warming in the Gulf of Maine. To …

  Reports

• Gulf of Maine Warming Update: Summer 2021

  Over the past decade, scientists have led a body of research that highlights the rapid pace of warming in the Gulf of Maine. To help …

  Announcements

• Gulf of Maine Warming Update: Spring 2022

  Over the past decade, scientists have led a body of research that highlights the rapid pace of warming in the Gulf of Maine. To help …

  Announcements

• Gulf of Maine Warming Update: Summer 2022

  Read on for an inside look at what we've learned in our summer 2022 Gulf of Maine warming update.

  Announcements

• Gulf of Maine Warming Update: Fall 2022

  Over the past decade, scientists have led a body of research that highlights the rapid pace of warming in the Gulf of Maine. To help …

  Announcements

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• Gulf of Maine Warming Updates

  Over the past decade, scientists have led a body of research that highlights the rapid pace of warming in the Gulf of Maine. To help …

  Science

• 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 …

  Science

• Arctic Warming and the Lobster Fishery

  Arctic warming and melting sea ice are altering ocean circulation patterns in the Northwest Atlantic, affecting the distribution and abundance of lobster — an important …

  Science

• LabVenture

  Each year, GMRI hosts nearly 10,000 Maine middle schoolers in its LabVenture program — a hands-on, interactive, authentic investigation of current research on the Gulf …

  Education

• Offshore Wind Resource Hub

  This resource hub will offer diverse stakeholders unbiased and current information and tools to help them contribute constructively and effectively to discussions about offshore wind …

  Community

• 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 …

  Science

• Translating Coastal Flooding Science to Support Resilience

  We are working with partners throughout the state to develop technical guidance, tools, and trainings that translate available science to support coastal resilience.

• 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 …

  Science

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• Windjamming on the Warming Gulf of Maine - Eos

• Study: Maine Fishermen Should Plan For Accelerated Ocean Warming

• Why is the Gulf of Maine warming so fast?

• This summer, fast-warming Gulf of Maine recorded hottest day

• Report shows rapid warming continues in the Gulf of Maine

• A warming Gulf Stream is edging ever closer to shore

• Goodbye herring, hello squid: Fishermen’s catch likely to change in warming Gulf of Maine

• Sarah Long travels to Antarctica: The connection between the warming Gulf of Maine and the Arctic

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• Climate Change Ecology

  Our lab seeks to understand how warming, acidification, and deoxygenation alter marine ecosystems.