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IBES Fellow and Biology Professor Jon Witman, who has studied Cashes Ledge since 1977, offered commentary for this article.

IBES Fellow Jon Witman, PhD alum Robbie Lamb, and their team of researchers are featured on this episode of PBS's NOVA.

“There’s no other marine ecosystem like it,” IBES Fellow Jon Witman said of Cashes Ledge. “Our research showed that it’s a productivity hotspot and a biodiversity hotspot.”

IBES Fellow and Biology Professor Jon Witman offered commentary on ecosystem changes in the Gulf of Maine.

Dive into a year of accomplishments at IBES, where community-engaged scholarship, cutting-edge research, student-led projects and events, and more highlight the many ways that our community is rising to meet the 21st century’s climate, sustainability, and environmental challenges.

Marine ecologist Jon Witman is driven to pursue permanent protection of Cashes Ledge, a unique ecosystem and natural laboratory in the heart of the Gulf of Maine.