Gulf of Maine Researchers Merge

The Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) and the Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System (GoMOOS) have announced that they are merging.

GMRI studies sustainable commercial fishing and GoMOOS provides real-time ocean weather data via a network of buoys off the Maine coast.

“The merger between GMRI and GoMOOS represents a landmark opportunity to combine ecosystem science with information technology and data sharing to address seemingly intractable challenges," according to GMRI president Don Perkins.

Five GoMOOS employees will be continue to work at GMRI’s lab on Portland’s waterfront. GoMOOS' buoy network is now owned and operated by the University of Maine.