2024 Season

2024 is shaping up to be a booming season for GSO's, pushing the GSO Project reports over 2,500! Could this be the season that pushed total reports to the GSO Project on iNaturalist up over 3,000?

Even with the species being tracked that we know are not necessarily Gulf-Stream dispersed including Needlefishes and Striped Burrfish, this year appears to be quite robust. Several species appear to have significant increases in reports, potentially beyond an underlying increase in reporting effort and iNaturalist activity. One species that seems to stand out for a reporting spike and anecdotally amongst those in the field is the Short Bigeye, P. alta, a species that already has more than 60 sightings in 2024 we many weeks of warmer water temperatures remaining.

As the project and dataset continues to grow, if you have great images of sighted species that you are willing to share for the Species Identification Page, please reach out!

American Fisheries Society, Southern New England Chapter Meeting, January 12-14, 2020→

The Gulf Stream Orphan Project is honored to be a part of the AFS SNEC Winter Meeting at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Cambridge, MA. Fabulous speakers including research scientists and students will convene for workshops, speakers, poster presentations, and more.

New England Aquarium Dive Club Tropical Fish Rescue - September 14, 2019

Get out there and find those fish! The NEADC will be hosing their annual Tropical Fish Rescue and end of summer BBQ at Fort Wetherill State Park in Rhode Island.

65th Annual Boston Sea Rovers - March 10, 2019

As part of the 65th Annual Boston Sea Rovers clinic, Mike O’Neill will be presenting on the GSO phenomenon and how local New England divers can help contribute to the understanding of our changing oceans.

2018 Cape Cod Natural History Conference

Stop by a fabulous event to learn all about the natural world that calls Cape Cod, MA home. Great speakers and conservation causes will be there to present on their research and ways New Englanders can get involved! Mike O’Neill will be presenting on GSO Project work in Pleasant Bay, Orleans in conjunction with the Center for Coastal Studies.

New England Aquarium Dive Club - Tropical Fish Rescue

Join the members of the New England Aquarium Dive Club at their annual end of summer barbecue and tropical fish rescue! Meet at Fort Wetherill State Park for a day of diving and a delicious meal.  Visit http://www.neadc.org/tropicalfish/ for more information!

Fin & Tonic Members Night at the New England Aquarium - 6:30pm

What's better than a night at the New England Aquarium? A 21+ night at the Aquarium! Listen to Aquarist Michael O'Neill speak about the upcoming Gulf Stream Orphan season here in New England.  Learn where you can see Gulf Stream Orphans in Aquarium exhibits and what you can do to contribute to the project! Visit: http://www.neaq.org/support/membership/member-only-events/fin-tonic/ for more informaiton!

New England Aquarium Dive Club Meeting - 6:30pm

Gulf Stream Orphan season is upon us! Attend the New England Aquarium Dive Club monthly meeting for August.  Learn how the GSOproject and New England Aquarium are building a network to promote the sustainable collection of Gulf Stream Orphans and what these adorable fish can tell us about our oceans and changing climate.  For more information, check out www.neadc.org