GOMLF – To protect and sustain a healthy lobster fishery

About us

Gulf of Maine Lobster Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, dedicated to protecting and sustaining a healthy lobster fishery and marine environment through collaboration with fishermen, scientists, educators, and communities.

Student Drifters

Students design, build, deploy, and track their own ocean-going drifters - from the classroom through the Gulf of Maine.

eMOLT

Collaborating with the lobster industry to collect information from lobster traps.

Gear Grab

The Gulf of Maine Lobster Foundation is leading the charge to recover and dispose of derelict fishing gear and marine debris with its three-pronged GEAR GRAB initiative–designed to inform, involve, and improve the lives of fishermen and the communities in which they live along the Maine coast.

Thank you to Morgan Stanley for highlighting GOMLF and our Gear Grab program on their ‎At Scale: A Sustainability Podcast: Solving for Ghost Gear on Apple Podcasts. Listen to Executive Director Erin Pelletier and GOMLF Board member Steve Train share their thoughts on Ghost Gear.

Gear grab gives Maine fishermen the chance to 'do the right thing' for free

About us

Student Drifters

eMOLT

Gear Grab

News and Events

Thank you to Morgan Stanley for highlighting GOMLF and our Gear Grab program on their ‎At Scale: A Sustainability Podcast: Solving for Ghost Gear on Apple Podcasts. Listen to Executive Director Erin Pelletier and GOMLF Board member Steve Train share their thoughts on Ghost Gear.

Gear grab gives Maine fishermen the chance to ‘do the right thing’ for free (bangordailynews.com)

Thank you to our Gear Grab sponsors:

11th Hour Racing, Ocean Conservancy and Global Ghost Gear Initiative.

Stay tuned for another Gear Drive Opportunity in the coming months.