gulf of maineThe front lines of climate change. The epicenter of the Blue Economy.
Bold Ocean Ventures is strategically positioned in the Gulf of Maine, an area that has long been home to highly productive fisheries.
This is where the Blue Economy is taking shape.
The Blue Economy is the sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, improved livelihoods, and a healthy ocean ecosystem. It emphasizes the need to modernize traditional ocean exploitation and adopt new technologies and practices to make oceans more sustainable and productive.
The Gulf of Maine offers unique advantages in the development of the Blue Economy.
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The Gulf of Maine is widely recognized as a living laboratory to study and address the impacts of climate change on fisheries and the ocean economy.
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The region’s nutrient-rich waters support a biodiverse marine ecosystem that provides vital habitat, productive fisheries, and livelihoods for coastal communities.
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The Northeast United States offers an unparalleled concentration of scientific research institutes, academic centers of excellence, and innovative technology companies focused on the ocean and climate change.
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The Gulf of Maine region offers easy access to critical transportation hubs, supply routes, and major markets from New England, across the North Atlantic to Europe and beyond.
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Today, the Gulf of Maine is attracting an emerging class of entrepreneurs who are leveraging these resources to develop scalable solutions to global ocean challenges.
Read moreThe warming Gulf of Maine
What was once a startling observation made by ecosystem modelers at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute is now common knowledge: over the course of a decade, the Gulf of Maine warmed faster than 99% of global oceans.
Learn moreScience-driven investment in innovative ocean solutions.
Bold Ocean Ventures focuses on investments in emerging ocean, seafood and climate opportunities.