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![Students gather around two computers at classroom desks and learn about modeling.]()
Teaching and Learning Ecosystem Modeling
This research project investigates the development of middle-school students’ understandings and practices of modeling in the context of investigations of variability and change in ecosystems. …
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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. …
Science
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![Three fishermen in orange stand on the back of a trawling boat, while a green net stretches out behind the boat towards the camera. Gulls flock in the foreground, waiting for food.]()
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 …
Science
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Food Sovereignty and Community Gardening
We’re working alongside the Sipayik community of the Passamaquoddy Tribe to revitalize local food systems through raised bed gardening. This community-driven effort supports food sovereignty, …
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Eclipse Nature Notes
Our Eclipse Nature Notes will showcase anyone’s observations of the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, and provide a way to connect the experiences …
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![Maine teachers — one a man in a green hat and a bright pink shirt, and the other a woman in a salmon colored shirt — converse at light brown table at a teacher workshop.]()
Educator Professional Development
Across our education efforts we work to support teachers and educators with professional learning experiences that serve to help them engage students in more authentic …
Education
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Sea to School
One of our sustainable seafood team’s goals is to increase the amount of local seafood served in public school cafeterias across New England. This work …
Community
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Planning for Change
Download reports and explore different actions and strategies across multiple scales for fishing communities to consider in their adaptation planning.
Science
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![Sea water flooding a parking lot in front of a pier with fishing vessels]()
Coastal Flooding Community Science
Our coastal flooding project provides local residents with guidance on how to contribute observations that will help pinpoint high-risk flooding areas in our communities. Community …
Community
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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. …
Science
Teaching and Learning Ecosystem Modeling
This research project investigates the development of middle-school students’ understandings and practices of modeling in the context of investigations of variability and change in ecosystems. …
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. …
Science
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 …
Science
Food Sovereignty and Community Gardening
We’re working alongside the Sipayik community of the Passamaquoddy Tribe to revitalize local food systems through raised bed gardening. This community-driven effort supports food sovereignty, …
Eclipse Nature Notes
Our Eclipse Nature Notes will showcase anyone’s observations of the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, and provide a way to connect the experiences …
Educator Professional Development
Across our education efforts we work to support teachers and educators with professional learning experiences that serve to help them engage students in more authentic …
Education
Sea to School
One of our sustainable seafood team’s goals is to increase the amount of local seafood served in public school cafeterias across New England. This work …
Community
Planning for Change
Download reports and explore different actions and strategies across multiple scales for fishing communities to consider in their adaptation planning.
Science
Coastal Flooding Community Science
Our coastal flooding project provides local residents with guidance on how to contribute observations that will help pinpoint high-risk flooding areas in our communities. Community …
Community
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. …
Science