Brrrr…Why is the Gulf of Maine so Cold?
To answer this question, we need to move back in time to the last glacial period, as the movement of glacial ice carved out unique bottom features and deposited different kinds of materials along the ocean floor. This formed the foundation of this shallow sea and the manner different kinds of water would flow along…
The Seabirds of the Gulf of Maine
The Gulf of Maine is home to many unique species of seabirds! Some are here all year while others spend their summers here breeding and feeding in these nutrient rich waters. There are seabirds that rely on the Gulf of Maine as a location to spend the winter months! Atlantic puffins, razborbills, and common murres…
Mount Desert Rock
By Jamie Fogg-2024 Research Assistant Intern The genesis of my love for marine biology began on a remote, treeless island 25 nautical miles off the coast of Maine. Mount Desert Rock, teeming with life and history, sparked a passionate interest in a seventeen-year-old. Edward McCormick Blair Marine Research Station & Mount Desert Rock Light Station…