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Blue w(AI)ve Accelerator Launches

In early 2024, we announced a new partnership between Gulf of Maine Ventures and The Roux Institute at Northeastern University to drive blue technology innovation.

Tidings | 1 min Read

Norway Savings Bank has helped over 160,000 Maine students through support of Gulf of Maine Research Institute

PORTLAND -- When the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, a renowned non-profit organization dedicated to developing solutions to global ocean challenges,

Press Clips | Bangor Daily News

Collaborative Solutions: Port Visits Support Engagement in Offshore Wind

Offshore wind development in the Gulf of Maine is a complex and rapidly-changing issue. Explore our early impact on the ongoing process, providing independent, science-based …

Perspectives | 9 min Read

2023 Casco Bay Ecosystem Monitoring Report

Scientists at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) are conducting long-term, nearshore monitoring to learn about the pace and direction of changes in our …

Reports | 11 min Read

Talk on climate change and the ‘blue acceleration’ in Maine takes place in Lewiston

Kanae Tokunaga, senior scientist in coastal and marine economics at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, said the combination of climate change and blue acceleration …

Press Clips | Press Herald

It's time for Northeast to prep for floods like those that hit this winter. Climate change is why

Scientists say the back-to-back storms that lashed the Northeast in January were more of a sign of things to come than an anomaly.

Press Clips | AP News

2023 Gulf of Maine Warming Update

The Gulf of Maine experienced its fifth-warmest year in 2023, continuing the long-term trend. Sea surface temperature anomalies varied seasonally, with record breaking temperatures in …

Reports | 8 min Read

Lewiston library to host senior scientist in forum talk Feb. 15

LEWISTON — The 2023-2024 season of the Great Falls Forum is set to continue Thursday, Feb. 15, and feature Dr. Kanae Tokunaga, senior scientist in …

Press Clips | Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel

Aroostook teachers scheme to make the most of solar eclipse

These teachers want the April 8 total solar eclipse to inspire a fascination with the natural world for their students.