Fisheries

Groundfish

Groundfish primarily live and feed close to the ocean floor and include such species as cod, haddock and flatfish such as flounder and sole. Groundfish stocks in the Gulf of Maine significantly declined during the 1990s as a result of overfishing, and they have been slow to recover.

Our People

Some of our talented people working in this area.

	Jennifer Litteral Marine & Working Waterfront Programs Officer
	Laura Kramar Port Clyde Marketing Cooperative Coordinator
	Robert Snyder Vice-President of Programs

Richest Habitat

The Gulf of Maine contains some of the richest habitat for groundfish in the world, as the confluence of the cold Labrador Current and the warm Gulf Stream over large offshore banks and a shallow coastal shelf provides a rich upwelling of nutrients. This area has attracted fish and fishermen for thousands of years, and has provided the economic-base of coastal communities since colonial times.

The Island Institute is currently collaborating with fishermen, scientists, nonprofit and governmental organizations, and many other interests to help rebuild groundfish stocks to a level that sustains the fishery as well as the communities who depend on groundfish for future sustainability.

Publications & Links

2008 Island Journal

News

Jul 02, 2008 \|	2008 Spring/Summer Highlights
Jun 10, 2008 \|	Fisheries Management Comes to the Common Ground Fair
Jun 02, 2008 \|	Challenge beliefs about lobster fishing

In Working Waterfront

Community Supported Fisheries
July 2008

Fresh-caught fish reaches Midcoast restaurants
July 2008

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