April 27-30 This year Maine is competing as a “city” and GOMMEA will lead several outings to guide people in using iNaturalist and in exploring our amazing marine environments. Events and details are posted in the map at gommea.org/events.

Check out the 2018 event lineup and other news here.

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Our annual meeting for 2016 was hosted at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute in Portland, this past November 3rd. We combined forces with NEOSEC (New England Ocean Science Education Collaborative) as they were putting on their Ocean Literacy Summit in the following days. The Summit focused on ways to communicate the message of climate change, […]

The high school winners of Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Student Contest were announced today. CONGRATS to the High School winners of the 2016 Ocean Awareness Student Contest! View all Art, Poetry, Prose, and Film winners at http://www.fromthebowseat.org/winners-2016-hs.php Featured Student Artist: Luyi Song (Grade 12, New York) – Silver Award Winner in Art