The Gulf of Maine Monitoring and Research Symposium 2025 will be held on April 8-9, 2025, in Haverhill, MA. The symposium is hosted by the MassBays National Estuaries Partnership, MIT Sea Grant, the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, and the Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems.

The symposium will convene monitoring program coordinators and researchers, data-users,  and policymakers.  Keynote speakers Janet Duffy-Anderson Ph.D., and Damian Brady Ph.D., will talk about drivers of change in the Gulf of Maine, and current efforts to highlight the need for action.  Through a series of presentations, attendees will learn about ongoing water quality and habitat monitoring programs and discover ongoing research efforts that characterize the changing physical and ecological conditions in the Gulf of Maine.  Discussion sessions will help to articulate needs for new or re-imagined monitoring and research to document and address changing conditions, explore collaborative opportunities to advance research and monitoring programs, and use the information to improve environmental and socioeconomic well-being of communities that depend on the Gulf of Maine ecosystem.

Early registration for the Symposium is open through March 6, and registration for the symposium closes April 1. A special registration fee is available for students.  A limited number of scholarships are available to those who might otherwise not have the resources to participate in the Symposium.