On November 6, 2025, the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) released the ResilientCoasts Final Plan, which outlines guidance and strategies to address near- and long-term vulnerability to coastal hazards like sea level rise, storm surge, and erosion along the Massachusetts coastline over the next 50 years. The Executive Summary and complete Final Plan…
With support from Fisheries and Oceans Canada, decades of Gulfwatch mussel samples are being preserved and made available to researchers for long-term monitoring of contaminants in the Gulf of Maine.
The Northeast Coastal Acidification Network (NECAN) has published a report to identify the most critical needs for tracking ocean and coastal acidification in the Northeast US and Eastern Canada. The report outlines key gaps, challenges, and opportunities for future ocean acidification monitoring in the Northeast.
During the Gulf of Maine Council’s May 2025 meeting, Jenna Miller presented an overview of New Brunswick’s CLIMAtlantic Coastal Adaptation Toolkit, which provides guidance to help coastal communities in Atlantic Canada prepare for coastal climate impacts. View the presentation here. Link directly to the toolkit here.
