Habitat and Marine Life Archives - Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment https://gulfofmaine.devel.yellahoose.com/category/themes/habitat-and-marine-life/ Test Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:04:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Blue Mussel Samples Available for Gulf of Maine Research https://gulfofmaine.org/blue-mussel-samples-available-for-gulf-of-maine-research/ Mon, 03 Nov 2025 19:44:40 +0000 https://gulfofmaine.devel.yellahoose.com/?p=467 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.

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]]> Thanks to funding from Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s (DFO) Marine Environmental Quality Program, the Huntsman Marine Science Centre is providing long-term archival support for the Gulf of Maine Council’s Gulfwatch mussel samples.

The Gulfwatch program conducted a transboundary chemical contaminants monitoring effort through the collection of blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) at rotating sites across all Gulf of Maine jurisdictions—Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. Samples were collected between 1993 and 2012. The preservation of this unique collection provides an invaluable opportunity to:

  • gain a regional perspective on the distribution and concentrations of toxic contaminants,
  • establish a critical baseline for future monitoring efforts, and
  • improve understanding of threats to environmental quality in the coastal waters of the Gulf of Maine and Bay of Fundy.

Researchers interested in accessing archived samples must submit a research proposal to the Gulfwatch Archive Steering Committee in accordance with the proposal guidelines outlined in the Gulfwatch Management Plan.

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]]> Ocean and Coastal Acification Monitoring Priorities for Northeast US and Eastern Canada https://gulfofmaine.org/ocean-and-coastal-acification-monitoring-priorities-for-northeast-us-and-eastern-canada/ Sat, 01 Nov 2025 14:39:46 +0000 https://gulfofmaine.devel.yellahoose.com/?p=457 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.

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]]> 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. The report is available at: NECAN 2025 OA Monitoring Plan.

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