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• 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

• Can't Take The Heat? Get Out And Teach Kids About Climate Change

  A high-quality curriculum on climate change will give kids the information and tools needed to become their own climate heroes.

  Press Clips | Forbes

• Study: Maine Fishermen Should Plan For Accelerated Ocean Warming

  Climate change is triggering more and more surprise variations in temperatures in the world’s oceans, including off Maine, and those spikes are changing

  Press Clips | Maine Public

• Maine white fish a hit in UMF dining hall as university looks to source local

  It's healthy food; it adds to consumer demand and gives fishermen more options when they're fishing; and it introduces students to new species.

  Press Clips | Portland Press Herald