We are pleased to include below, three additional Gulf of Maine Studies student projects. Gulf of Maines Studies is an experimental course being taught at the University of New England and Kennebunk High School. Our editors selected these projects based on the importa...

If you are reading this journal, then it is likely that you are very aware that the Gulf of Maine is facing some serious challenges, and that many of them are a consequence of global warming. The Gulf is warming faster than 99% of the world’s oceans, sea level is risin...

The Gulf of Maine is very well known for its lobster industry, but how much longer will this important commerce, as well as many others, be available? The drastic effects of climate change have caused marine species to begin migrating at an alarming rate. As U.S. water...

Introduction 

This case study will attempt to elaborate on a gradual decline in blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) populations in the Gulf of

Maine, and describe some potential solutions to the economic and ecological problems this may cause. Blue mussels are a keystone speci...

INTRODUCTION

It is the summer of 2018 and the hot months of July and August are rapidly approaching. Throngs of tourists begin to flood the beaches of southern Maine. Nothing is unusual, except for one thing. Beginning in June, there were numerous reports of dead seals...

I spent the last week of September kayaking daily through the Great Marsh in Newburyport. The purpose of the trip was to introduce a new crop of seventh graders to a more intimate look at the largest marsh in the Northeast. The first thing I noticed was the change in c...

At this point, climate change is an irrefutable fact of life, one which many people are familiar with on various levels. A majority of people are unaware of the magnitude of the disaster happening right now all around us. This is admittedly discouraging, but let’s focu...