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Understanding the Problem and Setting Goals
Consider the reasons for and importance of adaptation planning for your community.
Science
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Ocean Observing in the Northeast (NERACOOS)
One of eleven regional associations under NOAA's national Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) program, NERACOOS advances many observation and scientific efforts in our region. The …
Science
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Zooplankton and the Biological Carbon Pump
We aim to quantify the importance of diapausing copepods to the global biological carbon pump, and its consequences for the Earth’s climate.
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Connecting Cafeterias to Culture and the Classroom
In collaboration with South Portland Public Schools, Westbrook Public Schools, Chef Samantha Cowens-Gasbarro, and community consultant, Khadija Ahmed, we are building demand for and increasing …
Community
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In the Path of Totality: Eclipse 2024!
For the first time since 1963, and not again until 2044, the northeast will be in the path of totality of a solar eclipse and …
Education
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Evaluating the Life History and Stock Structure of Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus albacares) in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean
Yellowfin tuna are a large highly migratory species (HMS) found throughout the world's oceans and are the most targeted HMS species along the US East …
Science
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Tracing Seafood Back to the Gulf of Maine
GMRI works directly with seafood suppliers in the middle of the supply chain, collecting third party traceability information and licensing suppliers to use the Gulf …
Community
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Reducing Cod Bycatch with the ULOT Net
With the help of local fishermen, we developed a new trawling net called the ultra-low-opening trawl (ULOT) which simultaneously avoids catching cod and haddock without …
Science
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Fishery Improvement Projects
Fishery improvement projects (FIPs) use the power of the private sector to drive changes in a fishery. These projects are a unique example of seafood …
Strategic Initiatives
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Functional Trait Changes in the Northwest Atlantic Fish Community
Climate change impacts on individual species are well documented, yet few studies have sought to understand how species-level changes scale up to create changes in …
Science
Understanding the Problem and Setting Goals
Consider the reasons for and importance of adaptation planning for your community.
Science
Ocean Observing in the Northeast (NERACOOS)
One of eleven regional associations under NOAA's national Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) program, NERACOOS advances many observation and scientific efforts in our region. The …
Science
Zooplankton and the Biological Carbon Pump
We aim to quantify the importance of diapausing copepods to the global biological carbon pump, and its consequences for the Earth’s climate.
Connecting Cafeterias to Culture and the Classroom
In collaboration with South Portland Public Schools, Westbrook Public Schools, Chef Samantha Cowens-Gasbarro, and community consultant, Khadija Ahmed, we are building demand for and increasing …
Community
In the Path of Totality: Eclipse 2024!
For the first time since 1963, and not again until 2044, the northeast will be in the path of totality of a solar eclipse and …
Education
Evaluating the Life History and Stock Structure of Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus albacares) in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean
Yellowfin tuna are a large highly migratory species (HMS) found throughout the world's oceans and are the most targeted HMS species along the US East …
Science
Tracing Seafood Back to the Gulf of Maine
GMRI works directly with seafood suppliers in the middle of the supply chain, collecting third party traceability information and licensing suppliers to use the Gulf …
Community
Reducing Cod Bycatch with the ULOT Net
With the help of local fishermen, we developed a new trawling net called the ultra-low-opening trawl (ULOT) which simultaneously avoids catching cod and haddock without …
Science
Fishery Improvement Projects
Fishery improvement projects (FIPs) use the power of the private sector to drive changes in a fishery. These projects are a unique example of seafood …
Strategic Initiatives
Functional Trait Changes in the Northwest Atlantic Fish Community
Climate change impacts on individual species are well documented, yet few studies have sought to understand how species-level changes scale up to create changes in …
Science