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![A small white motorboat drifts between rows of black buoys that line and border different sections of an area used for aquaculture.]()
Updates on Aquaculture
2018 was a year of partnerships, progress, and growth for our aquaculture team. We took on local infrastructure projects, state-level growth initiatives, and workforce development …
Perspectives
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![A camera with a round lens and a white circular base sits mounted on the wall of a ship.]()
Electronic Monitoring Shows Promise
It’s easy to imagine fishing as a Wild West landscape, with fishermen heading out to sea, catching as many fish as they can, and selling …
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Sea State Recap: Building Climate Ready Communities
In this installment of the Sea State series at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI), we hosted a timely conversation around supporting Maine communities …
Perspectives
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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.]()
Exploring the Impacts of El Niño
Early last year, everybody wanted to know about El Niño. What is it? How does it affect ocean temperatures? With these questions swirling, Chief Scientific …
Perspectives
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![Figure 4. Global sea surface temperature anomaly for the two-week period ending August 13. Map of entire global ocean shows intense warming in red around the Arctic.]()
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
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![This is a graphic for the Fall 2022 seasonal warming update.]()
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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![Two circular cameras with white bases are mounted on a metal beam of a ship.]()
Electronic Monitoring Expansion
To comply with federal regulations, fishermen in the Gulf of Maine are monitored by fisheries observers — people who ride along with fishermen to collect …
Perspectives
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![A fishing vessel motors to the right in front of a pink sunset sky.]()
A Year of Seafood Impact
Sustainable Seafood. Years ago, those words were considered a passing fad. Today, they are a business imperative. Successful seafood businesses depend on healthy fisheries and …
Perspectives
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![An illustration of an alewife.]()
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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![Fisheries Technical Assistance Program Manager Heather Cronin holds a phone up to her ear as she investigates wiring on the underside of a platform on a boat. Different colored wires tangle downwards behind her.]()
Supporting Regional Fisheries
Our Fisheries Technical Assistance Program (FTAP) provides a range of technical, convening and innovation services to New England’s commercial fishing industry to promote the long-term …
Perspectives
Updates on Aquaculture
2018 was a year of partnerships, progress, and growth for our aquaculture team. We took on local infrastructure projects, state-level growth initiatives, and workforce development …
Perspectives
Electronic Monitoring Shows Promise
It’s easy to imagine fishing as a Wild West landscape, with fishermen heading out to sea, catching as many fish as they can, and selling …
Sea State Recap: Building Climate Ready Communities
In this installment of the Sea State series at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI), we hosted a timely conversation around supporting Maine communities …
Perspectives
Exploring the Impacts of El Niño
Early last year, everybody wanted to know about El Niño. What is it? How does it affect ocean temperatures? With these questions swirling, Chief Scientific …
Perspectives
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
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
Electronic Monitoring Expansion
To comply with federal regulations, fishermen in the Gulf of Maine are monitored by fisheries observers — people who ride along with fishermen to collect …
Perspectives
A Year of Seafood Impact
Sustainable Seafood. Years ago, those words were considered a passing fad. Today, they are a business imperative. Successful seafood businesses depend on healthy fisheries and …
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
Supporting Regional Fisheries
Our Fisheries Technical Assistance Program (FTAP) provides a range of technical, convening and innovation services to New England’s commercial fishing industry to promote the long-term …
Perspectives