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• The Wrap: Seasonal food fun, and a new effort to market fish sustainably

  Shop for edible holiday gifts in Union, take a baking class, and find a deal on dinner after Gardens Aglow.

  Press Clips | Portland Press Herald

• Goodbye herring, hello squid: Fishermen’s catch likely to change in warming Gulf of Maine

  Maine fishermen will have to optimize their gear and travel farther to catch warmer-water species by mid-century, research shows.

  Press Clips | Portland Press Herald

• Commentary: Changing our thinking about climate change will define a path toward a resilient Maine coast

  A conference this week is bringing together fishermen, scientists, policymakers and others focused on forward-looking decision-making.

  Press Clips | Portland Press Herald

• Scientists predict Maine’s lobster boom will end within 5 years

  The culprit is a warming Gulf of Maine. But researchers caution that the forecast may be overly dire because lobsters could respond to the warming …

  Press Clips | Portland Press Herald

• Gov. Mills launches Maine Climate Council with a call to action

  Former EPA administrator Gina McCarthy praises Maine’s effort, and notes, 'Nothing innovative starts at the federal level.'

  Press Clips | Portland Press Herald

• Earth's Oceans Are Getting Hotter And Higher, And It's Accelerating

  The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released its latest report on the oceans, and it's not good. The report also notes a relatively …

  Press Clips | NPR.org

• 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 | 3 min Read

• Gulf of Maine Research Institute launches virtual climate center

  It will identify solutions to rising sea temperatures in a part of the ocean warming faster than almost any other.

  Press Clips | Portland Press Herald

• Mussel population loses strength in Gulf of Maine

  Warming ocean water, increases in human harvesting and the introduction of new predatory invasive species all appear to play a role.

  Tidings

• Marine Heatwave

  As many are now aware, the Gulf of Maine is one of the fastest-warming ocean ecosystems on the planet. Over the last 30 years, the …

  Tidings | 2 min Read