Strategies

Marine Resources

The Island Institute partners with individual fishermen and fishing organizations throughout the Gulf of Maine, from Cape Cod to the Bay of Fundy, to increase our collective knowledge and understanding of the fisheries, and to enable responsible management of the resources on which we all depend.

2008 NOAA Excellence Award for Coastal and Ocean Resource Management Recipent

In This Section

Our People

Some of our talented people working in this area.

	Heather Deese Marine Programs Director
	Jennifer Litteral Policy Director
	Robert Snyder Executive Vice-President of Island Institute

Galleries

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Counting, weighing and measuring all the fish.

The research gang: Jason (crew of the Skipper), Jen (island Institute), Glen (captain of the Skipper), Adam (GMRI), Steve (GMRI)

The Institute works towards sustainable, healthy and productive marine resources by:

Convening fishermen, researchers and managers to draw upon fishermen’s knowledge of fisheries and marine habitats in order to improve the quality of fishery-management decisions;
Supporting research and collaborations that engage fishermen, state and federal agencies, and research institutions to study the ecosystem of the Gulf of Maine;
Enabling place-based marine education through working with local schools and educators to implement innovative projects and new curricula.

News

Dec 07, 2009 \|	Heather Deese Joins Island Institute as Director of Marine Programs
Oct 27, 2009 \|	Island Institute Testimony on Capitol Hill in Support of Working Waterfront Bill
Oct 20, 2009 \|	Maine Islands Coalition Meeting Agenda - November 13, 2009

Publications & Resources

	A Fishery for the Future
	Cod and Haddock Spawning Grounds in the Gulf of Maine
	Gulf of Maine Council on Marine Environment
	Highlights of the 34th annual Fishermen's Forum (PDF, 11 KB)