Bringing Climate Resilience to Maine’s Blue Economy

Maine, with nearly 3,400 miles of coastline and over 2,000 coastal islands, is inextricably tied to the sea. The deep waters that edge the state have long supplied Mainers with both livelihoods and food, but the Gulf of Maine, which stretches from Massachusetts to Nova Scotia, is one of the fastest-warming bodies of water on the globe, with the average temperature rising by four degrees Fahrenheit over last four decades.