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![Someone is using a gray scraping tool to collect scales from the back of an Atlantic salmon, that is on a table in front of a measuring tool.]()
Searching for Clues in Salmon Scales
We spoke to GMRI Research Scientist Dr. Kathy Mills and three members of her Integrated Systems Ecology Lab to learn more about their approaches to …
Perspectives
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![Dr. Lisa Kerr poses for the camera while standing on a boat in sunglasses.]()
Improving Climate-Readiness of US Fisheries
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded the Gulf of Maine Research Institute $1.1 million to investigate impacts of climate change on groundfish. …
Announcements
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![Chief Education Officer Leigh Peake stands behind a brown podium, facing to the left with her hands gesturing.]()
NASA Grant Provides $6.5 Million for Science Literacy
In the fall of 2015, NASA committed $6.5 million — the largest grant in our organization’s history — to GMRI and a set of significant …
Announcements
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![A blue background with white puzzle pieces on it, and each puzzle piece has an image drawn in black on it, including a simply drawn fish, a thermometer, and more.]()
Gulf of Maine, Explained: Ecosystem Modeling
Technology has transformed nearly every workplace in the country over the last 30 years. Research labs are no exception, as modern computing has made significant …
Gulf of Maine, Explained
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![A blue gloved hand holds a live lobster.]()
GMRI Scientists Predict Early Lobster Season
In February, our research team released their second annual lobster forecast. This forecast predicts the timing of when lobsters will move inshore from deeper waters …
Tidings
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Local Pier Effort Kicks Off
In November, the City of South Portland announced a new effort to evaluate how the city-owned Portland Street Pier could best support the local working …
Tidings
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![Chief Scientific Officer Andy Pershing poses outside in the sunlight for a portrait in front of a marina, wearing a blue vest with Gulf of Maine Research Institute written on the upper left.]()
GMRI Experts Lead on Climate
Every four years, the federal government publishes a report called the National Climate Assessment. A team of experts from around the country gathers to publish …
Tidings
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![This is a thumbnail for our 2023 ecosystem report.]()
2023 Casco Bay Ecosystem Monitoring Report
Scientists at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) are conducting long-term, nearshore monitoring to learn about the pace and direction of changes in our …
Reports
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Maine Islands Plan for Climate Change
In December 2022, students, teachers, and community members from North Haven and Vinalhaven took part in a community resilience training workshop developed by our Municipal …
Perspectives
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![A scientist measuring a mussel on a boat]()
Blue Mussels, Golden Opportunity
Blue mussels from Maine are both a special part of the ecosystem and an iconic seafood dish. People from here and away have enjoyed them …
Tidings
Searching for Clues in Salmon Scales
We spoke to GMRI Research Scientist Dr. Kathy Mills and three members of her Integrated Systems Ecology Lab to learn more about their approaches to …
Perspectives
Improving Climate-Readiness of US Fisheries
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded the Gulf of Maine Research Institute $1.1 million to investigate impacts of climate change on groundfish. …
Announcements
NASA Grant Provides $6.5 Million for Science Literacy
In the fall of 2015, NASA committed $6.5 million — the largest grant in our organization’s history — to GMRI and a set of significant …
Announcements
Gulf of Maine, Explained: Ecosystem Modeling
Technology has transformed nearly every workplace in the country over the last 30 years. Research labs are no exception, as modern computing has made significant …
Gulf of Maine, Explained
GMRI Scientists Predict Early Lobster Season
In February, our research team released their second annual lobster forecast. This forecast predicts the timing of when lobsters will move inshore from deeper waters …
Tidings
Local Pier Effort Kicks Off
In November, the City of South Portland announced a new effort to evaluate how the city-owned Portland Street Pier could best support the local working …
Tidings
GMRI Experts Lead on Climate
Every four years, the federal government publishes a report called the National Climate Assessment. A team of experts from around the country gathers to publish …
Tidings
2023 Casco Bay Ecosystem Monitoring Report
Scientists at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) are conducting long-term, nearshore monitoring to learn about the pace and direction of changes in our …
Reports
Maine Islands Plan for Climate Change
In December 2022, students, teachers, and community members from North Haven and Vinalhaven took part in a community resilience training workshop developed by our Municipal …
Perspectives
Blue Mussels, Golden Opportunity
Blue mussels from Maine are both a special part of the ecosystem and an iconic seafood dish. People from here and away have enjoyed them …
Tidings