Project Background

Rapid Arctic Change and its implications for fisheries and fishing communities of the western North Atlantic 

This 3-year NSF-funded effort was initially conceptualized in 2021, as an international, multi-institution, interdisciplinary research project focused on the influence of Arctic change on the life cycle of the American lobster (Homarus americanus), and the cross-border economic region it sustains.

NSF Proposal:

Initial Concept Paper  (12/20/21)

Project Summary  (12/27/22)

Project Description  (12/27/22)

Other Documents:

Governance Document  (5/12/23)