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• Changing climate to put further pressure on New England, federal report predicts

  It says 'iconic fisheries' in the Northeast, including lobster, face a bleaker future because of rising acidity levels in the ocean.

  Press Clips | Portland Press Herald

• Gulf of Maine, Explained: Otoliths

  In this installment of Gulf of Maine, Explained, Fisheries Ecologist Dr. Lisa Kerr explains the importance of otoliths, and how she uses them in her …

  Gulf of Maine, Explained | 1 min Read

• An ocean ‘heat wave’ just drove temperatures off Maine to near-record highs

  There are “weird things happening in the Gulf of Maine,” a scientist says.

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• 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 | 2 min Read

• Buckfield teacher receives McCarthy Education Innovation Award

  PORTLAND — The Gulf of Maine Research Institute honored Buckfield Junior-Senior High School teacher Gretchen Kimball with the fifth annual McCarthy Education Innovation Award. GMRI …

  Press Clips | Lewiston Sun Journal

• Climate Change Brought a Lobster Boom. Now It Could Cause a Bust.

  Warming waters in the Gulf of Maine have benefited lobsters and the lobstermen who trap them. But as temperatures rise further, will the industry reach …

  Press Clips | The New York Times

• Demand for underused fish species grows slowly but surely in Maine

  The trend may have something to do with a three-year-old Gulf of Maine Research Institute effort to get restaurants to serve less-traditional catches.

  Press Clips | Press Herald

• Following Fish on the Move

  As marine waters off the Northeast Shelf have warmed over the past 30 years, with particularly rapid warming occuring in the past decade, fisheries in …

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• Floating the idea of more Maine shellfish, everywhere

  As regional and global markets clamor for cold water shellfish, the state's producers look to expand their market base.

  Press Clips | Press Herald

• Gulf of Maine, Explained: Fisheries Acoustics

  In the vast depths of the Gulf of Maine, concentrated patches of organisms punctuate long empty stretches. This can create some challenges for scientists who …

  Gulf of Maine, Explained | 1 min Read