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The Alewife Journey: A Conservation Success Story
On a spring evening at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, guests gathered for the premiere of a film celebrating one of Maine’s most remarkable …
Perspectives
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![Adam Baukus stands in sunglasses and an orange life vest in a small white boat with his arms raised, explaining something to two sitting interns on the boat who are listening intently in matching life vests.]()
A Summer of Sampling: Reflections From the Field
Each summer, research associate Adam Baukus (pictured) helps lead a team of interns out on the water. Together, they collect samples for our long-term monitoring …
Tidings
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![A white research vessel floats atop still, emerald green waters.]()
The Merlin: Updates to our New Research Vessel
What began as a harpoon tuna fishing vessel, generously donated to GMRI by David Linney and the Linney family, is now a state of the …
Announcements
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![Cold blue and warm red North Atlantic Ocean currents shown as partly fuzzy lines on a dark background with the North American continent shown in white on left]()
Gulf of Maine, Explained: The Warming Gulf of Maine
What was once a startling observation among our team of ecosystem modelers is now common knowledge: over the course of a decade, the Gulf of …
Gulf of Maine, Explained
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![Dozens of joyful students and teachers laugh and smile in a room filled with green and blue balloons.]()
Message to Maine Educators: The Future is Looking Bright
As pandemic restrictions begin to loosen, we’re still here for you: our teacher communities are meeting, we have a full calendar of professional learning opportunities, …
Announcements
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Sea State Recap: Hope and the Gulf of Maine
We recently welcomed community members, researchers, and local leaders to the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) for the final installment of our winter Sea …
Perspectives
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![A small white boat moving to the right in a wide open, blue ocean, beneath a blue sky dotted with puffy white clouds.]()
Gulf of Maine Temperature Update: Normal Is the New Cold
Around this time each year, our Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Andrew Pershing, likes to share an update about conditions in the Gulf of Maine. Dr. …
Perspectives
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![A gray bin is filled with water and dozens of brown Jonah Crabs.]()
Industry Collaboration Ensures Long-term Sustainability for the Jonah Crab Fishery
The bevy of popular crustaceans available to east coast seafood consumers can make it easy to overlook Jonah crab. But this important local fishery has …
Perspectives
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![A graphic that resembles a stream plot has blue colors on the top, green in the middle, and reddish colors on the bottom.]()
The Hottest Autumn on Record: Gulf of Maine Seasonal Warming Update
Over the past decade, GMRI scientists have led a body of research that highlights the rapid pace of warming in the Gulf of Maine by …
Announcements
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![Two men watch another give a presentation.]()
MREP Makes Nationwide Return in 2022
The Marine Resource Education Program (MREP), a workshop series designed by fishermen, for fishermen, returned to in-person workshops around the country for the first time …
Perspectives
The Alewife Journey: A Conservation Success Story
On a spring evening at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, guests gathered for the premiere of a film celebrating one of Maine’s most remarkable …
Perspectives
A Summer of Sampling: Reflections From the Field
Each summer, research associate Adam Baukus (pictured) helps lead a team of interns out on the water. Together, they collect samples for our long-term monitoring …
Tidings
The Merlin: Updates to our New Research Vessel
What began as a harpoon tuna fishing vessel, generously donated to GMRI by David Linney and the Linney family, is now a state of the …
Announcements
Gulf of Maine, Explained: The Warming Gulf of Maine
What was once a startling observation among our team of ecosystem modelers is now common knowledge: over the course of a decade, the Gulf of …
Gulf of Maine, Explained
Message to Maine Educators: The Future is Looking Bright
As pandemic restrictions begin to loosen, we’re still here for you: our teacher communities are meeting, we have a full calendar of professional learning opportunities, …
Announcements
Sea State Recap: Hope and the Gulf of Maine
We recently welcomed community members, researchers, and local leaders to the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) for the final installment of our winter Sea …
Perspectives
Gulf of Maine Temperature Update: Normal Is the New Cold
Around this time each year, our Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Andrew Pershing, likes to share an update about conditions in the Gulf of Maine. Dr. …
Perspectives
Industry Collaboration Ensures Long-term Sustainability for the Jonah Crab Fishery
The bevy of popular crustaceans available to east coast seafood consumers can make it easy to overlook Jonah crab. But this important local fishery has …
Perspectives
The Hottest Autumn on Record: Gulf of Maine Seasonal Warming Update
Over the past decade, GMRI scientists have led a body of research that highlights the rapid pace of warming in the Gulf of Maine by …
Announcements
MREP Makes Nationwide Return in 2022
The Marine Resource Education Program (MREP), a workshop series designed by fishermen, for fishermen, returned to in-person workshops around the country for the first time …
Perspectives