The Gulf of Maine Research Institute is a non-profit marine science center located in Portland, Maine. It catalyzes solutions to the complex challenges of ocean stewardship and economic growth in the Gulf of Maine bioregion.
Here is a video from Robert Sandler, an undergraduate in Casey Dunn’s Biology0410 Invertebrate Zoology class. In this video Robert introduces gyrodactylids, a group of flatworms that live attached to fish.
A new study by scientists in the UK provides the first evidence that coral reefs can recover from the devastating effects of climate change. The research shows for the first time that coral reefs located in marine reserves can recover from the impacts of global warming.