Grade 7 Science - Gulf of Maine

Use these resources to find information on the effects of climate change on the Gulf and the organisms you are studying: lobster, longfin squid, lion's mane jellyfish.

Books

• The books in your classroom have information on the individual organisms. Remember to use the index.

Video 

• Gulf of Maine Explained: The Warming Gulf of Maine

Articles

• Maine Newspapers database - Search through the Bangor Daily News, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel, Maine Times, Portland Press Herald and Sun Journal dating back to 1980. 
• Mayday: Gulf of Maine in Distress series (PDF)
• Vulnerable Waters (PDF): Warming within the swirling ocean depths of the Gulf of Maine has implications for all life and livelihoods within the ecosystem. Scientists, fishermen and aquaculturists brace for challenges.
• Why Is the Gulf of Maine Warming Faster Than 99% of the Ocean?
• Climate Change to Have Drastic Effects on Gulf of Maine Lobster and Clam Fisheries, Studies Say (PDF)
• Maine Fisheries (PDF)

Encyclopedias/Reference Books

• World Book - Select Advanced
• Gale Virtual Reference Library Science Collection

Websites

• Gulf of Maine Research Institute
• Bigelow Laboratories for Ocean Sciences
• NOAA Species Directory
• The Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment
• Oceanea