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• Translating Local Seafood

  Our sustainable seafood team created a local seafood guide translated in five different languages to serve some of vibrant immigrant communities here in Maine.

  Tidings | 2 min Read

• Spring ocean temperatures are shockingly hot around the globe. Scientists aren’t sure what happens next.

  Warmer oceans have negative impacts on marine life and coastal ecosystems and drive extreme weather patterns, more ice melt and rising sea levels.

  Press Clips | USA TODAY

• Meet the Tuna Squad

  The Pelagic Fisheries Lab, led by Dr. Walt Golet, is supported by a range of talented young researchers. Hear about what got them interested in …

  Perspectives | 12 min Read

• Lewiston students learn coding through robotics partnership

  The program is unique in that it brings together educators and researcher to create activities which connect math and computing.

  Press Clips | Lewiston Sun Journal

• Sarah Long travels to Antarctica: The connection between the warming Gulf of Maine and the Arctic

  In January of this year, while it was still summer in the southern hemisphere, I packed my bags and made the days long trip to …

  Press Clips | WMTW

• Gulf of Maine sees second-hottest year on record, report shows, ‘getting to the edge of habitability’ - The Boston Globe

  The acceleration in warming could bring mass mortality events for marine species, threaten New England’s food supply, and contribute to rising sea levels, experts warned.

  Press Clips | BostonGlobe.com

• Women in Climate and Fisheries: A Just Transition to a Sustainable Future

  GMRI Quantitative Research Associate Carly Lovas reflects on a workshop she organized for the fifth annual Sustainable Development Goals conference in Bergen, Norway, called Women …

  Perspectives | 7 min Read

• 2022 Sustainable Seafood Impact Report

  We want to keep you updated on our sustainable seafood team's progress, so we've developed a report showcasing some of their biggest achievements from 2022.

  Announcements | 7 min Read

• New report finds last year was second hottest on record in the Gulf of Maine — just behind 2021

  A new report from the Gulf of Maine Research Institute shows that last year was the second warmest year on record in the Gulf of …

  Press Clips | Maine Public

• Last year was second warmest on record in Gulf of Maine

  The average sea surface temperature in 2022 fell short by less than half a degree of setting a new mark for the hottest year, according …

  Press Clips | Press Herald