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• New trail reveals one of the ‘best spots’ to watch alewives in Maine

  Right now, a rocky pool behind a small waterfall on Mill Brook is thick with alewives.

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  Gulf of Maine Research Institute

  One weekday morning in August, a 19-foot Carolina skiff buzzes into the cove between Martin’s Point and Mackworth Island, just beyond Portland. Kelsey Berger, a …

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• Aquaculture in Maine

  Experts assess the Maine aquaculture outlook for 2017. Guests: Don Perkins, President of the Gulf of Maine Research Institute Andrew Lively, with Cooke

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• Marine Resource Education Program Goes West

  In August of 2016, the Marine Resource Education Program (MREP) team hosted their first fisheries science workshop on the West Coast.

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• Scientists, Anglers Partner to Research Striped Bass

  This year, our Research team recruited anglers, fishing guides, and captains to participate in this study. In 2016, 44 of these citizen scientists helped compile …

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• Exploring the Impacts of El Niño

  Early last year, everybody wanted to know about El Niño. What is it? How does it affect ocean temperatures? With these questions swirling, Chief Scientific …

  Perspectives | 3 min Read

• Surface to Seafloor: GMRI Researchers Lead Ecosystem Survey

  Most of us only get to experience the ocean as it appears to us on the surface. As for what’s below, that’s always been part …

  Perspectives | 4 min Read

• Seafood Team Extends Reach in Boston

  In their efforts to build demand for responsibly harvested seafood from the Gulf of Maine, our Seafood team works throughout the bioregion. They work with …

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• Local Fish on a Roll: Gulf of Maine Fishermen Think Sushi

  If you’re like many Americans, you’re probably a big fan of sushi. But did you know that the seafood served in American sushi restaurants is …

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• Advancing Aquaculture: Our Role in an Emerging Industry

  In recent years, GMRI has begun a new aquaculture program, focused on growing this emerging industry in the Gulf of Maine. Below, President & CEO …

  Perspectives | 2 min Read