Sea State Recap: Climate Resilience Potential in Gulf of Maine Fisheries

Perspectives | Dec 9, 2024

The Gulf of Maine Research Institute’s Joan M. Kelly Sea State Series provides the public with opportunities to talk with and learn from experts across a variety fields. This year's series explores our efforts to foster resilience in a rapidly changing environment and shares reasons for optimism about the Gulf of Maine's future and the communities that rely on it. Here's a recap of the Sea State seminar, Climate Resilience Potential in the Gulf of Maine, in case you missed it. This seminar took place on November 20, 2024.

Graphic for a sea state re cap blog.
A graphic for the sea state seminar.
A cod versus a red cod.
An olive cod (top) next to a red morph cod (bottom).

These kinds of changes are a reminder that the ocean is not a static environment — it's constantly shifting, and we need to adapt our management strategies accordingly.

Graham Sherwood, Ph.D. Senior Scientist
Graham Sherwood, Ph.D. Senior Scientist

Atlantic pollock
A typical Atlantic pollock.
Red morph pollock.
A red morph pollock.

Even in my short lifetime, things have changed a lot. Our fisheries, our communities — they’ve always had to adapt. And that’s what we need to keep doing, both on the water and in the lab.

Zachary Whitener Senior Research Associate, Vessel Safety Officer
Zachary Whitener Senior Research Associate, Vessel Safety Officer

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