Welcome
The Gulf of Maine Area program is the regional ecosystem project of the global Census of Marine Life, which seeks to explain the diversity, distribution, and abundance of life in the ocean. Research from this program will contribute to the development of ecosystem approaches to management (EAM) in the Gulf of Maine and around the world. This program is run jointly by American and Canadian scientists at the University of Southern Maine and the Centre for Marine Biodiversity.
Our Study Area
- Gulf of Maine Symposium, October 4-9, 2009
Join fellow researchers, managers, policymakers, and stakeholders from around the region to discuss current scientific advances and ecosystem approaches to management in the Gulf of Maine. - Watch the winning videos from the 2009 National Ocean Sciences Bowl “Living on the Ocean Planet” Video Contest, sponsored by the National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) and the Census of Marine Life.
- GoMA Census researcher, Nick Makris, on NPR All Things Considered: "Herring School for Safer Sex" - 26 Mar 2009
- Essays on Charles Darwin in our new blog "Celebrating Darwin" and a selection of resources and upcoming lectures in our region
- Census of Marine Life teams up with Google Earth to bring ocean information to life
Research in the Gulf of Maine - Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Research in the Gulf of Maine - Researchers sort through the sea life inside a quadrat
Research in the Gulf of Maine - NEAq's Research Vessel, Galatea, at Platts Bank
Learn about the Gulf of Maine - Coast of Maine (Photo by Tom Trott)
Learn about the Gulf of Maine - Solaster endica - Sunstar.
Learn about the Gulf of Maine - Cerianthus borealis - Northern cerianthid.
Education & Outreach for the Gulf of Maine - Researchers on Cobscook Bay
Education & Outreach for the Gulf of Maine - Saco Middle School teacher, Pattie DeMaria
Education & Outreach for the Gulf of Maine - Solaster endeca - Purple sun star
Data & Mapping the Gulf of Maine - Researchers at Platts Bank
Data & Mapping the Gulf of Maine - Bathymetric map
Data & Mapping the Gulf of Maine - Researcher Nick Wolff
