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• For Rural Teachers, Nothing New About Physical Distance

  Learn more about our Regional Teacher Communities, which connect teachers from remote areas of the state to share STEM teaching experiences.

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• 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

• 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 | 7 min Read

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• Industry Collaboration Fuels New Fishing Technology

  As fisheries and regulations have changed, Captain Jim Ford is one of many fishermen finding ways to adapt. Ford is a long-term collaborator and partner …

  Perspectives | 7 min Read

• 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 | 3 min Read

• Staff Feature: Cooking Seafood at Home with Kyle Foley

  Sustainable Seafood program manager Kyle Foley joins us to share one of her favorite home cooked seafood recipes — a flaky tomato-olive white hake dish. …

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• Five Steps To Support Local Seafood

  As COVID-19 has spread across the world, our country, and now New England, it has left no part of the economy untouched. Small businesses, especially, …

  Perspectives | 7 min Read

• Collaborations Fuel Aquaculture Progress

  With support from a wide network of collaborators, our Aquaculture team advanced three important projects this year, including a workforce development strategy, an entrepreneur development …

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• Students Publish Findings

  We invite Maine students to take part in this tradition by contributing to Findings from the Field — a new journal of original scientific research …

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• Understanding Bluefin Tuna

  Bluefin tuna in the Gulf of Maine are a critically important species, both biologically and commercially.

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• 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 …

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• 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 | 3 min Read

• Building Demand for Local Seafood

  The ability of coastal communities to thrive in the coming years will depend in large part on our ability to grow a diverse seafood economy. …

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