Strategic Initiatives
Addressing emergent challenges and opportunities
Please consider these strategic initiatives an invitation to join us in whatever way is most meaningful to you — as a project partner, program participant, donor, or community advocate. Thank you for your continued support and commitment to our work.
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Glenn Prickett President/CEO
Our Strategic Initiatives
Our strategic initiatives span the entire organization — leveraging knowledge and skills across program teams.
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Adapting Fisheries & Seafood
Ensuring marine ecosystems, fisheries and seafood systems in the Gulf of Maine and beyond thrive as they adapt to change.
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Building Climate-Ready Communities
Helping communities connected to the Gulf of Maine successfully adapt to rapid change.
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Developing the Blue Economy & Supporting Working Waterfronts
Revitalizing coastal communities by supporting traditional and emerging industries and protecting vital infrastructure.
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Managing Carbon & Advancing Energy Solutions
Creating a lower-carbon future, building coastal resilience, and improving ecosystem health.
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Discover New Projects
Explore our favorite cross-organizational projects
- Local Seafood in New England's K-12 Schools
- Coastal Flooding Community Science
- Helping Working Waterfronts Thrive in a Warming World
- Gulf of Maine Tastemakers
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2025 – 26 Education Impact Report: 10 Years of Learning Ecosystems Northeast
Read on to see some of the ways our education team made an impact across the state and beyond in the 2025 – 2026 school …
Perspectives
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10 Years of Learning Ecosystems Northeast: Sherri Calhoun's Journey
Learning Ecosystems Northeast is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this year. We asked one longtime LENE participant how the program has shaped her career.
Perspectives
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Intern Reflections 2026: A Summer of Learning
With another summer intern season in the books, we asked a few interns, including one from Quahog Bay Conservancy that participates in our science communication …
Perspectives
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Signs of Hope in a Warming Gulf of Maine
The Gulf of Maine is warming faster than most of the world's oceans. This shapes much of what we hear about the region's marine life: …
Perspectives
