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• Owen Nichols Receives John Annala Fishery Leadership Award

  In October, our research team presented the John Annala Fishery Leadership Award to Owen Nichols. The award, named for our first Chief Scientific Officer, is …

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• Voices of the Gulf of Maine: The Oyster Farmer

  Mook Sea Farm is an oyster farm founded in 1985 on the Damariscotta River in Midcoast Maine. There, owner and operator Bill Mook unites a …

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• Fishermen Team Up With Scientists To Make A More Selective Net

  A trawling experiment in the Gulf of Maine aims to scoop up abundant and profitable flatfish, while bypassing the once plentiful but now depleted cod …

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• Voices of the Gulf of Maine: The Weatherman

  For meteorologist John Cannon, forecasting weather is both a passion and a profession — but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. John describes forecasting in the …

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• Consultant sees huge growth potential for Maine aquaculture

  The Hale Group says in a new report that Maine's oyster, scallop and mussel growers could more than quadruple their products' value by 2030.

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• Voices of the Gulf of Maine: The Charter Boat

  For charter boat captain Carle Hildreth, recreational fishing is serious business. As owner of No Slack! Sportfishing, Carle helps his clients chase striped bass throughout …

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• Marine Resource Education Program Goes West

  In August, the Marine Resource Education Program (MREP) team hosted their first fisheries science workshop on the West Coast.

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• Woodstock Teacher Earns McCarthy Award

  In June, our education team honored Woodstock Elementary School teacher Tonya Prentice with the third annual McCarthy Education Innovation Award. GMRI education staff presented the …

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• 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 …

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• Seafood Team Hosts Dogfish Tasting Event

  Earlier this summer, Boston-area seafood vendors and buyers gathered on the campus of UMass Boston for a special dogfish showcase event. Together with Cape Cod …

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