Priorities

Climate Change

In 2007, the Island Institute initiated a Human Dimensions of Climate Change program to catalog the influence of climate change and sea-level rise on coastal Maine by recording the observations of the lobstermen who are most familiar with the ocean and most directly impacted by its change.

Our People

Some of our talented people working in this area.

	Gillian Garratt-Reed Marine Programs Coordinator
	Jennifer Litteral Marine & Working Waterfront Programs Officer
	Robert Snyder Vice-President of Programs

Galleries

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Lobster buoys covered by snow, Long Island, Maine

Lobstermen's observations

This project began with a lobstermen's round-table discussion of observations that might be tied to global warming: changing times for peak catches; changing weather-patterns, etc. Continuing discussions will point to specific factors for future research, and an Island Institute publication on the process will be available in October 2008.

Publications & Links

	Learn about UMaine's Climate Change Institute and sign up for the Climate Change²¹; Choices for the 21st Century Interactive Forum and Environmental Festival
	Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System

News

Jul 23, 2008 |

Climate Change Online Survey available

In Working Waterfront

Time to think differently
July 2008

Cranberry Isles forge ahead on the energy front
June 2008

If it's May, it Must be an iceberg-or just plain ice
June 2008

Opposition
May 2008

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