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                                 RESEARCH DIRECTORY


                                            FY - 1990
              U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE NOAA
              COAS7A! SERVICES CENTER
              22,@4 SOLITH HOPSON AVENUE
              CHARLESTON  SC 29405-2413



                                     Northeast Regional office

                                     Northeast Fisheries Center



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              COVER: Satellite image of sea surface temperatures of the waters off the northeast coast of the United States
              for 30june - 3july 1989. Data are from the infrared channels of the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
              (AVHRR) aboard NOAA-11 polar orbiting satellite.

              The image was provided by the Remote Sensing Unit of the Marine Climatology Investigation, Northeast
              Fisheries Center as part of a cooperative agreement with the Oceanographic Remote Sensing Laboratory,
              University of Rhode Island.









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                                                                                 Table of Contents



                       Introduction        ........................................................................................................................................1


                       NER Organization            ..............................................................................................................................5

                                  Table of Organization           ............................................................................................................6
                                  Organizational Directory             .......................................................................................................7

                       NEFC Organization             ............................................................................................................................9

                                  Table of Organization           .......................................................................................................... 10
                                  Mission Statement          ................................................................................................................ 11
                                  Facilities    ................................................................................................................................ 13
                                  Organizational Directory             .................................................................................................... 17

                       NEFC FY90 Activities and Products                  ................................................................................................ 21

                                  Research Plannin& Evaluation, and Coordination                        .......................................................... 23
                                  Information Management and Transfer                     ............................................................................ 24
                                  Data Management Support                 ................................................................................................ 25
                                  Marine Climatology Investigation               ...................................................................................... 26
                                  Fisheries Oceanography Investigation                    .............................................................................. 27
                                  Environmental Chemistry Investigation                   ............................................................................ 28
                                  Coastal Dynamics Investigation                 ........................................................................................ 29
                                  Benthos, Investigation          .......................................................................................................... 30
                                  Environmental Analysis Investigation                    .............................................................................. 31
                                  Early Life Stage Dynamics Investigation                   .......................................................................... 32
                                  Plankton Ecology Investigation              .......................................................................................... 33
                                  Ichthyoplankton Dynamics Investigation                    .......................................................................... 34
                                  Apex Predators Ecology Investigation                    .............................................................................. 35
                                  Food Chain Dynamics Investigation                  .................................................................................. 36
                                  Marine Mammals Investigation                .......................................................................................... 38
                                  Genetics and Life History Investigation                 ............................................................................ 39
                                  Microbiology Investigation              ................................................................................................ 40
                                  Physiological Ecology Investigation                .................................................................................. 42
                                  Invertebrate Pathology Investigation                ................................................................................ 43
                                  Resource Surveys Investigation              .......................................................................................... 44
                                  Fisheries Biology Investigation             .......................................................................................... 45
                                  Fisheries Statistics Investigation             ........................................................................................ 46
                                  Foreign and Domestic Sea Sampling Investigation                        .......................................................... 47
                                  Biostatistics Investigation          ..................................................................................................... 48
                                  Fisheries Economics Investigation              ...................................................................................... 49
                                  New England Offshore Fishery Resources Investigation                           ................................................ 50
                                  Mid-Atlantic Offshore Fishery Resources Investigation                        .................................................. 51
                                  Coastal and Estuarine Fishery Resources Investigation                        .................................................. 52
                                  Emergency Striped Bass Research Study                     .......................................................................... 54
                                  Fisheries Technology Investigation                .................................................................................... 55
                                  Fisheries Chemistry Investigation              ...................................................................................... 56
                                  National Systematics          ............................................................................................................ 57







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                      NEFC FY 1990 Vessel Schedules and Contacts                      ................................................................................ 59


                                 Vessels and Contacts          ............................................................................................................ 61
                                 R/V Delaware II         .................................................................................................................... 62
                                 R/V Chap?wn          ........................................................................................................................ 63
                                 R / V Oregon II      ........................................................................................................................ 63
                                 R/V Ky?w        .............................................................................................................................. 64
                                 R/V Shang Wheeler          ................................................................................................................ 65

                      1988 List of NEFC Publications               ........................................................................................................ 67

                      NEFC Data Directory             ........................................................................................................................ 79

                      NERO       Research Activities        ................................................................................................................ 93

                                 NERO Fishery Management Councils Activities                       .............................e ................................. 95
                                 NERO Habitat Conservation Research Activities                      .............................................................. 96
                                 NERO Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Activities                         ........................................................ 97
                                 NERO Saltonstall-Kennedy Fisheries Development Program                              .......................................... 99
                                 NERO Grant-In-Aid Program                ............................................................................................ 103



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                       The NMFS Mission:                                                                                            Page 3
                                  To achieve a continued optimum utilization of living
                                         marine resources for the benefit of the nation.


                        This document summarizes the organization and             +  What factors control, limit@ and cause variabil-
                    research activities of the Northeast Region (Northeast           ity in abundance, recruitment, and utilization
                    Regional Office and Northeast Fisheries Center),                 of living marine resources, and how can they be
                    National Marine Fisheries Service proposed for FY90.             predicted?

                        The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is           +  What are the effects of pollution and habitat
                    part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-                 degradation and loss on living marine resources
                    ministration (NOAA) under the Department of                      and their utilization?
                    Commerce. NMFS promotes the conservation and
                    optimum utilization of the ocean's living resources.          +  What are the methods of achieving optimal
                                                                                     utilization of living marine resources, given
                        The Northeast Region (NER) is responsible for the            that the system within which they exist is used
                    NMFS mission in the Northeast. It is the regional                for a variety of purposes?
                    contact for state conservation agencies, recreational
                    interests, the fishing industry, other constituencies,
                    and the general public. The Northeast Regional Office
                    (NERO) is responsible for planning, organizing, and               NEFC studies the biomass, species composition,
                    implementing fishery management and conservation              age structure, and environment of fisheries resources
                    programs (including regulatory requirements under             to determine effects of natural events and human ac-
                    fishery management plans), habitat conservation, fish-        tivities on the resources, and to estimate their produc-
                    ery development, recreational fisheries programs, and         tion. As stipulated by the Magnuson Fisheries Con-
                    providing assistance to the industry through the range        servation and Management Act of 1976, the NEFC
                    of NMFS programs.                                             provides advice on the effects of economic and eco-
                                                                                  logical factors on these production estimates to enable
                        The Northeast Fisheries Center (NEFC) is the              the Regional Fishery Management Councils to deter-
                    research arm of NMFS in the Northeast. NEFC stud-             mine the optimum yield -- the total catch of fish which
                    ies the living marine resources and their habitats in         should provide the greatest overall benefit to the
                    the Northwest Atlantic, from Cape Hatteras through            nation, particularly as a source of recreation and food.
                    the Gulf of Maine (Fig. 1), and advises on their conser-
                    vation, management, development, and utilization.             NEFC also investigates ways to improve the safety,
                                                                                  quality, and quantity of seafoods; and seeks informa-
                        NEFC research activities under the core emphasis          tion on the actual and potential effects of pollutants on
                    attempt to address four questions based on issues of          fisheries resources through studies on the occurrence
                    concern to users and managers of marine resources of          of marine contaminants, investigations on the normal
                    the region:                                                   and pollution-stressed health of marine organisms,
                                                                                  and monitoring of environmental factors such as water
                    + What are the physical and chemical processes that           movements, temperatures, and dissolved oxygen con-
                       affect the abundance of living marine resources?           centrations.

                       I he core emphasis of NEFC research:
                                  Define the limits to which the habitat and living resources of the
                                       Northwest Atlantic can be modified and still assure that
                        the living resource populations can sustain themselves at levels consistent with
                                            prevailing fishery management policies and goals








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                                      Utilization                              Fisheries                State -                 Habitat
                     Analytical       and Devel-                             Management                 Federal               Conserva-
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                                    Organizational Directory of the Northeast Regional Office

                                                           National Marine Fisheries Service
                                                                   One Blackburn Drive
                                                                       Gloucester, MA
                                                                           01930-2298
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                      Directorate F/NER                                                 Conservation Engineering Group F/NER
                      Richard B. Roe, Regional Director                                     Alan Blott, Chief
                          (508) 281-9250; FTS 837-9250                                      (401) 792-6577; FTS 838-6345
                      Jon C. Rittgers, Deputy Regional Director
                          (508) 281-9311; FTS 837-9311                              The group provides technical expertise to reduce or
                      Robert Pawlowski, Special Assistant                           resolve a variety of problems relating to fisheries
                          (508) 281-9221; FTS 837-9221                              management which require technological assistance;
                                                                                    coordinate conservation engineering analysis with
                      The Northeast Region serves as the regional represen-         both the New England Fishery Management Council
                      tatives of the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries          and the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council as
                      (NOAA) with state conservation agencies, recrea-              well as other Federal and state agencies; conducts
                      tional interests, the fishing industry, other constituen-     comparative fishing gear trials via commercial fishing
                      cies, and the general public. The Region is responsible       operations; pending the availability of funds, other
                      for plannin& organizing, and implementing fishery             priority projects requested by the Councils will be
                      management and conservation programs (including               considered and pursued.
                      regulatory requirements under fishery management
                      plans), fishery development, recreational fisheries           Additionally, the group conducts spring and fall in-
                      programs, and providing assistance to the industry            shore bottom trawl surveys, and is responsible for the
                      throughout the range of NMFS programs.                        management and operation of the R/V Gloria Mich-
                                                                                    elle.



                      Office for Constituent Affairs F/NER                          Services Division F/NER5
                      New England                                                       Kenneth L. Beal, Acting Chief
                          Edward J. MacLeod                                             (508) 281-9267; FTS 837-9267
                          (508) 281-9260; FTS 837-9260
                      Mid-Atlantic                                                  Administers programs to assist the fishing industry to
                          Dr. Robert L. Lippson                                     enhance production and increase efficiencv, and to
                          (301) 21-6-5771                                           support management goals and regulations.       Regional
                                                                                    Services Division activities include:
                      This office is responsible   for communicating with
                      representatives of the harvesters, processors, trade          1) analytical and technical services such as economic
                      associations, and academia on all matters of impor-               and policy analyses, federal fisheries permit man-
                      tance relating to fisheries management and other                  agement and overall computer support;
                      services provided by the National Marine Fisheries            2)  fisheries development designed to increase the
                      Service that are of interest to the commercial fisheries          market share of domestically produced seafoods,
                      in the Northeast. Likewise, it has the responsibility to          analyses of foreign trade opportunities and related
                      communicate the concerns and criticisms of the com-               market research; and
                      mercial fishing industry to the Regional Director. The        3)  financial support (S-K grants) for broad areas of
                      office also administers the Conservation Engineering              fisheries development research, for example, to
                      Unit program; advises the Regional Director in areas              improve gear, utilize new stocks of fish, conserve
                      relating to the financial status of the various segments          juveniles, analyze new products and markets, and
                      of the industry; and participates, when requested, on             assist in programs of consumer education regard-
                      Mid-Atlantic habitat protection special projects.                 ing quality and wholesomeness of seafood.








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                      Analytical Services Branch                             2) assistance in the review of those Plans for consis-
                           Stanley D.H. Wang, Chief                             tency with national standards and regional policies
                           (508) 281-9225 FTS 837-9225                          and procedures. More than fifteen species plans
                                                                                and joint venture/ foreign fishing issues constitute
                 Provides analytical, statistical, economic, and policy         current Branch concerns.
                 advice and services to the Regional Director and
                 elements of NMFS. Provides computer programming                 State Federal Relations Branch
                 services including permitting of fishing vessels oper-               Harold C. Mears, Chief
                 ating in the Exclusive Economic Zone and data man-                   (508) 281-9243 FTS 837-9243
                 agement /computer programming support
                                                                             Administers Grant-In-Aid Program under which
                      Utilization & Development Branch                       Federal funds are made available to states and other
                          F/NER53                                            non-Federal interests on a cost sharing basis for carry-
                           Paul M. Earl, Chief                               ing out projects designed for the research and devel-
                           (508) -281-9347; FTS 837-9347                     opment of the commercial fisheries resources (P.L. 88-
                                                                             309); the conservation, development and enhance-
                 Provides trade analyses and services to support Na-         ment of anadromous fishery resources (P.L. 89-304);
                 tional goal of reducing the trade deficit in fishery        and the promotion of state activities in support of
                 products. Develops policy analyses and recommen-            interjurisdictional fisheries management (Title III of
                 dations regarding joint ventures between US fisher-         P.L. 99-659). Provides and oversees technical and
                 men and foreign interests. Currently developing an          administrative support to the New England and Mid-
                 electronic system for public access to landings, prices,    Atlantic coastal states under the State-Federal Fishery
                 cold storage holdings, trade opportunities, exports         Management Partnership Program. Provides fund-
                 and imports for Boston, New York and major ports.           ing and reviews management plans for interstate
                                                                             coastal marine species. Provides administrative and
                 Management Division F/NER7                                  technical services to the New England and Mid-At-
                     Richard G. Seamans, Jr, Acting Chief                    lantic Fishery Management Councils and the Chesap-
                     (508) 281-9244 FTS 837-9244                             eake Bay Stock Assessment Program.
                 Administers programs to assist the Regional Fishery              Habitat Conservation Branch
                 Management Councils, the states, the commercial and                  Thomas E. BiSford, Chief
                 recreational fishing sectors, and other Federal agen-                (508) 281-9209 FTS 837-9209
                 cies in the conservation and management of fishery
                 resources. Regional Management Division activities          Coordinates regional responsibilities in habitat man-
                 include: 1) technical, administrative, and financial        agement and protected species programs. Habitat
                 resources; 2) coordination activities between NMFS          efforts concentrate on human impacts to fish habitat,
                 and other agencies having development responsibil-          with work split between technical assistance on sig-
                 ity or regulatory authority and to provide comments         nificant permit applications (wetland fills, coastal
                 on proposed projects that could affect marine or anad-      hazardous waste sites, hydroelectric projects, dredg-
                 romous fishery resources or their environments, and         ing plans, etc.) and special efforts on recurring envi-
                 to report on the impact of project development.             ronmental issues (impacts of declining aquatic vege-
                                                                             tation beds, "no net loss" of wetlands, etc.). Protected
                     Plan Review Branch                                      species program contributes regional expertise to
                           Peter D. Colosi, Chief                            national recovery plan efforts for endangered species,
                           (508) 281-9232 FTS 837-9232                       coordinates the regional stranding network for beached
                                                                             marine mammals, works with the whale watch natu-
                 Provides and oversees technical services to the New         ralists to gain ecological information based on field
                 England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management                 observations, and comments on proposals with a
                 Councils under P.L. 94-265. Operational services            potential effect on endangered species or any marine
                 include:                                                    mammal.

                 1) regional oversight and coordination in the develop-
                   ment, implementation, and monitoring of Council
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                                  Research Planning and Evaluation                                      Resource Operations                                      Data Resource Management
                                        Research Coordination                                             Facilities Support                                        Systems Development

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                             Population Dynamics                              Ecosystems Dynamics Branch
                                   Branch                                                                                                       Branch
                   Now England Offshore Fishery Resources                         khthyopLankton Dynamics                              Fisheries Oceanography
                    Mid-Atlantic Offshore Fishery Resources                       Early Life Stage Dynamics                              Marine Climatology
                     Coastal & Estuarine Fishery Resources                        Apex Predators Ecology
                                                                                      Plankton Ecology                                   Chemical Processes
                        Population Biology Branch                                  Food Chain Dynamics                                          Branch
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                             Resource Surveys                                                                                         Environmental Chemistry
                             Fisheries Biology                                    EKperimental Biology                                    Coastal Dynamks
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                   Fisheries Statistics & Economics
                                  Branch                                          Genetics & Life History                            Environmental Assessment
                                                                                       Microbiology                                             Branch
                               Blostiltistics                                     Physiological Ecology
                          Fisheries Economics                                     Invertebrate Pathology                                        Benthos
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                                   Northeast Fisheries Center Mission Statement



                Under the National Marine Fisheries Service mission to "achieve a continued optimum
                utilization of living resources for the benefit of the Nation," it is the responsibility of the
                Northeast Fisheries Center to plan, develop, and manage multidisciplinary programs
                of basic and applied research designed to:

                   + Better understand the living marine resources (including marine mammals) of the
                      northwest Atlantic Ocean and the environmental quality essential for their existence
                      and continued productivity,

                   + Describe and provide to management, industry, and the public, options for the utili-
                      zation and conservation of living marine resources and maintenance of environ-
                      mental quality which are consistent with national and regional goals and needs, and
                      international commitments.



                To fulfill its mission the Center shall:



                   + Develop the scientific basis to determine and provide information on the status of
                      stocks/ populations of living marine resources, the status of fisheries for exploited
                      species, the effects of pollution and human alterations on the habitats of the re-
                      sources, the effects of environmental variability, the quality and safety of fishery
                      products, and the enhancement of anadromous fishery resources;

                   +  Collect@ document, and interpret scientific and economic data as technical support
                      for management plans, international negotiations, and fishery development pro-
                      grams;

                   + Provide technical advice, review, and monitoring of fishery plans and grant pro-
                      grams;

                   + Pursue fundamental research on specified topics; and

                   + Maintain strong relations with the academic community and industry (through
                      grants, contracts, and cooperative programs as appropriate), and with the users and
                      general public.


                The Center shall cooperate with other Fisheries Centers of the National Marine Fisher-
                ies Service in the sharing of expertise and in multi-Center programs consistent with
                national goals and needs and international commitments.





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                         Elements and activities of the NEFC Research Program that support the NEFC mission are contained
                         in and carried out at seven laboratories.

                                   Woods Hole Laboratory                                              Gloucester Laboratory
                                 Northeast Fisheries Center                                        Northeast Fisheries Center
                            National Marine Fisheries Service,                                National Marine Fisheries Service
                                           Water Street                                                   Emerson Avenue
                                   Woods Hole, MA 02543                                               Gloucester, MA 01930

                     Officer-in-Charge: Dr. Marvin Grosslein                           Officer-in-Charge: Robert Learson
                                                       (508) 548-5123, x252                                              (508) 281-3600, x313

                     The Woods Hole Laboratory is the location of the                  The Gloucester Laboratory is the location of the Re-
                     Center Directorate, Research Planning and Coordina-               source Utilization Branch of the Conservation and
                     tion Staff, Data Management Support Staff, Program                Utilization Division. Two major Investigations of the
                     Support Staff and elements of the research Divisions.             Branch, Fisheries Chemistry and Fisheries Technol-
                     The laboratory also houses a combination research-in-             ogy, engage in research and technology transfer in
                     formation-education aquarium and is the home port                 support of the mission to optimize the use of the living
                     of NOAA research vessels assigned to the Northeast                marine resources of the Northeastern U.S.
                     Fisheries Center (R/V Albatross IV and R/V Delaware
                     ii) -                                                             Research at the Gloucester Laboratory includes:
                     The primary thrust of research at the Woods Hole                  1. the development of species identification method-
                     Laboratory is fish population dynamics and stock as-                 ology based on biochemical (isoelectric focusing)
                     sessments in support of fisheries management, This                   and immunological (monoclonal antibodies) tech-
                     research has four major components:                                  niques, and detection and measurement of natu-
                                                                                          rally occurring marine biotoxins;
                     1. resources surveys to monitor abundance,                        2. studies on effects of handling, storage, and process-
                     2. fisheries statistics to monitor removals by fishin&               ing on the quality, safety, and nutritional value of
                     3. fisheries biology to estimate biological parameters               seafoods, and the development of nutritional data
                       (e.g. growth rate) which govern populations, and                   on fresh and processed seafoods especially relative
                     4. population parameters (eg. fishing mortality rate)                to sterols and Omega-3 fatty acids; and
                       and trends in population size.                                  3. baseline studies of polychlorinated biphyenyls and
                                                                                          petroleum hydrocarbon residues in selected tissues
                     Laboratory personnel also conduct research on food                   of targeted fish and shellfish species.
                     chain dynamics of the fish community as a basis for
                     multi-species models, biological and physical oceano-             Laboratory personnel also investigate the application
                     graphic research on the factors that control produc-              of technological advances to the quality assurance of
                     tion of fish populations, and research in fisheries eco-          fresh and frozen seafoods, study the reduction of
                     nomics; and develop information on marine mammal                  processing waste and how to improve the efficiency
                     populations for determining possible effects of fishing           and productivity of seafood processing, and charac-
                     activities.                                                       terize native species based on sensory characteristics
                                                                                       such as flavor and texture.








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                             Narragansett Laboratory                          natural variables or man-made stresses on various
                            Northeast Fisheries Center                        marine resource species. The four elements that
                       National Marine Fisheries Service                      dominate these studies are growth, normal life func-
                                                                              tions (physiology, immunology, biochemistry, life his-
                                 28 TarzweU Drive                             tory), disease, and genetics. Research at the Milford
                           Narragansett, RI 02882-1199                        Laboratory includes:
                 Officer-in-Charge: Dr. Kenneth Sherman                       1. studies of nutrition (focused on phytoplankton),
                                                       (401) 782-3210           and interactions of nutrition, temperature, pollut-
                                                                                ants, predation, and population density as deter-
                                                                                n-dning factors in the recruitment and productivity
                 The research emphasis at the Narragansett Labora-              of mollusks;
                 tory is on large marine ecosystem studies to provide         2. field and laboratory studies of the effects of water
                 improved scientific bases for the management of liv-           quality on physiological and biochemical functions
                 ing marine fisheries resources within the Northeast            in key marine organisms;
                 Continental Shelf ecosystem. The laboratory is the           3. disease studies that seek to identify the kinds of
                 location of elements of the Fisheries Ecology and              diseases and their causes, monitor their occurrence
                 Environmental Processes Divisions.                             and prevalence, and determine their severity in
                 Research at the Narragansett Laboratory is focused             limiting the distribution, abundance, and produc-
                 on environmental processes and fisheries ecolo                 fivity of marine resource species; and
                                                                       gy     4. genetic studies that seek to understand how the
                 with investigations in marine climatology, early life          genetic composition of marine populations affects
                 stage dynamics, plankton ecology, and apex preda-.             each population's ability to cope with environ-
                 tors ecology. Primary activities are:                          mental factors.

                 1. quantitative research on the physical and biological
                   mechanisms affecting recruitment processes of major                    Sandy Hook Laboratory
                   pelagic and dernersal fish;                                          Northeast Fisheries Center
                 2. biological studies of migratory apex predators, es-
                   pecially sharks; and                                             National Marine Fisheries Service
                 3. analysis of long term records of meteorological and                     Highlands, NJ 07732
                   oceanographic conditions to determine their influ-
                   ence on fisheries and on pollution impacts.                Officer-in-Charge: Anne Studholme
                 For the last ten years, Narragansett Laboratory per-                                               (201) 872-3001
                 sonnel have worked closely with the Oceanographic
                 Remote Sensing Laboratory, University of Rhode Is-           The broad research emphasis of the Sandy Hook
                 land in the development of satellite remote sensing          Laboratory is to study those aspects of the marine
                 applications for fisheries.                                  environment which contribute to the conservation
                                                                              and management of marine finfish and shellfish. The
                                                                              laboratory is the location of elements of the Environ-
                                Nfilford Laboratory                           mental Processes and Fisheries Ecology Divisions and
                            Northeast Fisheries Center                        home port of a small research vessel, R/V Ky?na.
                       National Marine Fisheries Service                      Environmental assessment research at the Sandy Hook
                                212 Rogers Avenue                             Laboratory is focused on determining the impact of
                                 Milford, CT 06460                            man-induced change on the abundance and distribu-
                 Officer-in-Charge: Dr. Anthony Calabrese                     tion of marine organisms and includes:
                                                                              1. surveying and analyzing food chain dynamics, and
                                                       (203) 7834240            zoogeographic distribution of phytoplankton and
                                                                                benthos;
                 The Milford Laboratory is the location of all but one        2. determining the distribution of nutrients and tox-
                 element of the Experimental Biology Branch, Fisher-            ins; and
                 ies Ecology Division, and home port of a 50-foot             3. studying the effects of environmental factors, both
                 research vessel, R/ V Shang Wheeler. Laboratory scien-         natural and man-made, on the behavior of marine
                 fists study the interactions of biological factors and         species.








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                     Ecosystem research includes studies on the inter- and                National Systematics Laboratory
                     intra-specific associations affecting actual and poten-                  Northeast Fisheries Center
                     tial production of marine species, ranging from the                  National Marine Fisheries Service
                     Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank to the Mid-Atlantic.                National Museum of Natural History
                     Studies are also conducted on the trophic exchange                   10th & Constitution Avenue, NW
                     among benthos, plankton, and nekton with reference                          Washington, DC 20560
                     to circulation dynamics. A current study is a mul-
                     tidisciplinary effort involving physical, chemical, and       Officer-in-Charge: Dr. Bruce Collette
                     biological observations to determine changes in a
                     near-shore sewage sludge dumpsite following cessa-                                                   (202) 357-2552
                     tion of dumping.
                                                                                   The National Systematics Laboratory conducts taxo-
                     Laboratory personnel also characterize the annual             nomic research on fishes, squids, and crustaceans for
                     status and changes in ichthyoplankton, track decadal          the National Marine Fisheries Service, as a whole. It
                     changes in the community structure of coastal fishes,         sets the foundation for species identification so that
                     and estimate total finfish biomass in areas of the            fishery managers, port agents, ecologists, and others
                     Northeast Continental Shelf ecosystem.                        can determine the identity of species that are har-
                                                                                   vested or are important components of the ecosystem.
                                     Oxford Laboratory
                                Northeast Fisheries Center
                            National Marine Fisheries Service
                                       Railroad Avenue
                                      Oxford, MID 21654


                     Contact- Frederick Kern
                                                            (301) 226-5193

                     The Oxford Laboratory is the location of the Inverte-
                     brate Pathology Investigation of the Experimental
                     Biology Branch which is under the Fisheries Ecology
                     Division. The laboratory studies disease agents (both
                     infectious organisms and norf-infectious contaminants
                     that affect molluscan and crustacean shellfish species.
                     Oxford Laboratory scientists seek

                     1. to understand the role of marine animal diseases in
                        resource distribution, abundance, and marketabil-
                        ity;
                     2. to determine the influence of natural and man-
                        made environmental factors on the occurrence and
                        persistence of those diseases; and
                     3. to explore the use of marine animal health as an
                        indicator of environmental degradation.

                     To that end, many of the laboratory's major r      esearch
                     activities are related to the five year cooperative agree-
                     ment with the Maryland Department of Natural Re-
                     sources.









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                                                        Organizational Directory
                                                       Northeast Fisheries Center



                  To address its mission effectively, Northeast Fisheries Center organization includes a directorate, three support
                  staffs, and four research divisions.


                                                                                 RESEARCH PLANNING AND
                                                                                    COORDINATION STAFF
                                                                                                 (F/NECX1)

                                                                             Provides for a planning, evaluation, and coordination
                                 DIRECTORATE                                 process that addresses internal and external integra-
                                                                             tion of the NEFC Research Program.

                                                                             Chief - Dr. MICHAEL P. SISSENWINE
                  Science and Research Director                                  Woods Hole
                    ALLEN E. PETERSON, JR.                                       (508) 548-5123, x239, FrS 840-1239
                      Woods Hole
                      (508) 548-5123, x233, FTS 840-1233                     Research Council
                                                                               Executive Secretary -JAMES HUGHES
                  Deputy Director                                              (ACTING)
                    Dr. JOHN B. PEARCE                                           Milford
                      Woods Hole                                                 (203)7834=0, FTS 642-5220
                      (508) 548-5123, x261, FFS 840-1261                     Research Planning and
                                                                               Evaluation Section
                  Special Assistant                                            Chief - Dr. AMBROSE JEARLD
                    ARTHUR NEILL                                                 Woods Hole
                      Woods Hole                                                 P8) 548-5123, x318, FTS 840-1318
                      (508) 548-5123, 050, FrS 840-1350                      Research Coordination Section
                                                                               Chief - H. C BOYAR (ACTING)
                  Director UMass/N0AA Cooperative Maxine                         Woods Hole
                  Education and Research Program                                 (508) 548-5123, X235, FFS 840-1235
                    Dr. JOHN BOREMAN                                         Fishery Management Councils
                      Amherst, (413) 545-2842                                  Uaison - Dr. BRUCE HIGGINS (ACIING)
                                                                                 Woods Hole, (508) 54&5123, X340
                  Director URI/NOAA Cooperative Marine                       Marine Recreational Fisheries
                  Education and Research Program                               Uaison - THOMAS MORRISSEY
                    Dr. GARRY MAYER                                              Woods Hole
                      Narraganseft, (401) 792-6671                               (508) 548-5123,x236,FrS 840-1236

                                                                             Vessel Operations
                                                                             North Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO)
                                                                               Coordinator - H. C. BOYAR
                                                                                 Woods Hole
                                                                                 (508) 548-5123,x235,FTS 840-1235









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                  Habitat Conservation                                      DATA MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
                  Regional Action Plan (RAP)
                  Coordinator - Dr. BRUCF E. HIGGINS                                      STAFF (F/NECx3)
                    Woods Hole
                    (508) 548-5123,x340,FTS 840-1340                        Provides professional support to NEFC staff in the
                                                                            development, maintenance, and use of automated
                  Program Reviews                                           information technologies and techniques.
                  Special Projects
                  Northeast Area Remote Sensing System (NEARSS)             Clief - DR. EUGENE HEYERDAHL
                  Association                                               (Regional Data Base Administrator)
                  Sea Grant
                  International Council for the Exploration of the                Woods Hole
                  Sea (ICES)                                                    (508) 548-5123, x242, FTS 840-1242
                  Coordinator - HELEN MUSTAFA
                    Woods Hole                                                  Data Resource Management
                    (508) 548-5123,xZ",FTS 840-1244                             Chief - MARY WILLARD
                  Aquaculture                                                   Woods Hole, (508) 548-5123, x299, FrS 840-1299
                  Coordinator - Dr. JAMES E. HANKS
                    Milford                                                     Systems Development
                    (203) 783-4200,x240,FrS 642-5240                            Chief - VACANT
                                                                                    Woods Hole


                    PROGRAM SUPPORT STAFF                                     ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSES
                                    (F/NECX2)                                           DIVISION (F/NEC3)
               Provides scientific, technical, and administrative serv-     Analyzes -and describes the physical, chemical, and
               ices needed to carry out the NEFC Research Program.          biological environment of fishery resources, how the
               Chief - MARY G. LAIRD                                        enviro .nment varies and how it is affected by anthro-
                    Woods Hole                                              pogenic activity.
                        (508) 548-5123, x2OO, FrS 840-1200                  Chief - Dr. ROBERT A. MURCHELANO
                                                                                Woods Hole
                    Facilities Support                                          (508) 548-5123, x263, FTS 840-1263
                    Chief - DANIEL O'BRIEN
                        Woods Hole                                            Physical Oceanography Branch
                        (508) 548-5123, x219, FrS 840-1219                    Chief - Dr. MERTON C INGHAM
                    Aquarium                                                    Narragansett, (401) 782-3310, FTS 838-6310
                    Chief - FRED NICHY                                          Marine Climatology Investigation
                        Woods Hole                                              Chief - REED ARMSTRONG
                        (508) 548-5123, x267, FrS 840-1267                         Narragansett, (401) 782-3280, FrS 838-6280
                    Information Services                                        Fisheries Oceanography Investigation
                    Chief - TERI FRADY                                          Chief - Dr. DAVID MOUNTAIN
                        Woods Hole                                                 Woods Hole, (508) 548-5123, x271, FrS $40-1271
                        (508) 548-5123, x329, FrS 840-1378

                    Resource Operations
                    Chief - VACANT
                        Woods Hole








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                     Chemical Processes Branch                                     Ichthyoplankton Assessment Investigation
                                                                                   Chief - WALLACE SMITH
                     Chief - JOHN L O'REILLY                                         Sandy Hook, (201) 872-0200, x260, FrS 342-8260
                       Sandy Hook
                       (201) 872-3000, x2O5, FTS 342-8205                          Plankton Ecology Investigation
                                                                                   Chief - JOHN R. GREEN
                       Environmental Chemistry Investigation                         Narragansett, (401) 782-3240, FrS 838-6240
                       Chief - ANDREW DRAXLER
                         Sandy Hook, (201) 872-3000, x254, FrS 342-8254            Apex Predators Investigation
                                                                                   Chief -JOHN G. CASEY
                       Coastal Dynamics Investigation                                Narragansett, (401) 782-3320, FTS 838-6320
                       Chief - Dr. WILLIAM PHOEL
                         Sandy Hook (201) 87Z-3000, x215, FTS 342-8215             Food Chain Dynamics Investigation
                                                                                   Chief - Dr. MARVIN GROSSLEIN
                     Environmental Assessment Branch                                 Woods Hole, (508) 548-5123, x252, FTS MO-1252
                     aiief - ANNE STUDHOLME                                        Marine Mammals Investigation
                     .Sandy Hook                                                   Chief - Dr. TIM SMITH
                       (201) 872-3000, x2O8, FTS 342-8208                            Woods Hole, (508) 548-5123, x251, FrS 840-1251
                       Benthos Investigation                                     Experimental Biology Branch
                       Chief - ROBERT REID                                       Chief - Dr. ANTHONY CALABRESE
                         Sandy Hook, (201) 872-3000, x220, FTS 342-8220            Mlford, (203) 783-4250, FrS 642-5240
                       Environmental Analysis Investigation                        Genetic  s and Life History Investigation
                       Chief - STUART WILK                                         Chief - Dr. ARLENE LONGWELL
                         Sandy Hook (201) 872-3000, x201,FTS 342-8201                Milford, (203) 78-1-4207, M 642-5207

                                                                                   Microbiology Investigation
                     FISHERIES ECOLOGY DIVISION                                    Chief - Dr. RICHARD ROBOHM
                                        (F/NEC2)                                     Milford, (203) 783-4237, FTS 642-5237
                                                                                   Physiological Ecology Investigation
                  Focuses on the ecological basis of fishery resource              Chief - Dr. FREDERICK THURBERG
                  productivity and the responses in terms of predation,              Milford, (203) 78M244, FTS 642-5244
                  competition, diseases, mortality or survival, recruit-
                  ment, and growth of important species and ecosystem              Invertebrate Pathology Investigation
                  groups to natural variables and anthropogenic activi-            Chief - FREDERICK G. KERN
                  ties.                                                              Oxford, (301) 226-5193

                  Chief - Dr. ROBERT MURCHELANO
                       (ACTING)                                                         CONSERVATION AND
                       Woods Hole                                                     UTILIZATION DIVISION
                       (508) 548-5123, x263, FrS 840-1263                                           (F/NECl)
                     Ecosystem Dynamics Branch                                 Develops and provides information on the status of
                     Chief - Dr. KENNETH SHERN1AN                              the fisheries and fishery resources, and their potential
                       Naffagansett                                            and future outlook relative to fishing, habitat, fish
                       (401) 782-3210, FrS $38-6210                            quality, and economics.

                       Early Life Stage Dynamics Investigation                 Chief - Dr. VAUGHN C. ANTHONY
                       Chief - Dr. GEOFFREY LAURENCE                               Woods Hole
                         Narragansett                                              (508) 548-5123, x304, FTS 840-1304
                         (401) 782-3350, FTS 838-6350









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                 Population Biology Branch                                    Mid-Atlantic Offshore Fishery
                 Chief - Dr. STEPHEN H. CLARK                                 Resources Investigation
                   Woods Hole                                                 Chief - Dr. STEVEN MURAWSIG
                   (508) 548-5123, 012, FTS 840-1312                            Woods Hole, (508) 548-5123, x3O3, F7S 840-1303
                   Resource Surveys Investigation                             Coastal/Estuarine Fishery
                                                                              Resources Investigation
                   Chief - THOMAS AZAROVITZ                                   Chief - Dr. WENDY GABRIEL
                     Woods Hole                                                 Woods Hole, (508) 548-5123, x213, FTS 840-1213
                     (508) 548-5123, x283, FTS 840-1283
                                                                              Emergency Striped Bass Research Study
                   Fisheries Biology Investigation                            Contact - Dr. ANNE RICHARDS
                   Chief - FRANK ALMEIDA                                        Woods Hole,
                     Woods Hole                                                 508) 548-5123, x 357, FTS 840-1357
                     (508) 548-5123, x3O8, FTS 840-1308
                                                                           Resource Utilization Branch
                 Fishery Statistics and Economics Branch                   Chief - ROBERT LEARSON
                   Chief - DARRYL CHRISTENSEN                                 Gloucester
                     Woods Hole                                               (508) 281-3600, x313, F17S 837-9313
                     (508) 548-5123, x351    FTS 840-1351                     Fisheries Technology Investigation
                   Fishery Statistics Investigation                           Chief - BURTON L. TE14MR
                   Chief - RONNEE SCHULTZ                                       Gloucester, (508) 281-3600, x217, FTS 837-9217
                     Woods Hole
                     (508) 548-5123, x264, FrS 840-1264                       Fisheries Chemistry Investigation
                                                                              Chief - Dr. JOSEPH J. LICCIARDELLC)
                   Biostatistics Investigation                                  Gloucester, (508) 281-3600, x236, FrS 837-9236
                   Chief -JOAN PALMER
                     Woods Hole                                                NATIONAL SYSTEMATICS
                     (508) 548-5123, x247, FTS 840-1247                           LABORATORY (F/NEC4)
                   Foreign and Domestic Sea Sampling                     Sets the foundation for species identification so that
                   Investigation                                         fishery managers, port agents, ecologists, and others
                   Chief - PATRICIA GERRIOR                              can determine the,identity of species that are har-
                     Woods Hole
                     (508) 548-5123, x291, FTS 840-1291                  vested or are important components of the ecosystem.
                   Fishery Economics Investigation                       Laboratory Director - Dr. BRUCE B.
                   Chief - Dr. PHILIP LOGAN                                                           COLLETrE
                     Woods Hole                                               National Museum of Natural History
                     (508) 548-5123, x354, FTS 840-1354                       Washington, (202) 357-2524, FrS 357-2524
                 Population Dynamics Branch                                Taxonomy of Squids
                 Chief - VACANT                                            Dr. MICHAEL VECCHIONE
                   Woods Hole                                              Taxonomy of Fishes
                   New England Offshore Fishery                            Dr. THOMAS MONROE
                   Resources Investigation
                   Chief - Dr. FREDRIC SERCHUK                             Taxonomy of Crustaceans
                     Woods Hole, (508) 548-5123, x245, FrS 840-1245        Dr. AUSTIN B. WILLIAMS







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                                    FY90 Activities and Products
                                               of the
                                     Northeast Fisheries Center







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                                                                                   Research Planrdng md Coordination Staff

                                            Research Planning, Evaluation, and Coordination

                  CONTACT: Michael Sissenwine                                                                  NEC, Woods Hole


                  OBJECTIVE
                                                                               11. Maintain coordination and/or liaison between
                  Provide for a plannin& evaluation, and coordination              the Center and the "outside" in the following
                  process which addresses internal and external inte-              program areas: inshore and habitat research,
                  gration of the NEFC research program for reporting               aquaculture, Sea Grant, marine recreational fish-
                  purposes; establish and monitor communication link-              eries, Fishery Management Councils, vessel op-
                  ages with all users of NEFC information; work closely            erations, remote sensing, special projects, and
                  with the users to assure that their information needs            intergovernmental affairs.
                  are communicated and understood; work closely with
                  Northeast Region staff and Northeast Center scien-           ANTICIPATED PRODUCTS IN FY90
                  tists to assure that research products address user
                  needs; and identify studies at various institutions that     1. Current Year Operating Plans.
                  have the potential to augment NEFC research, and
                  coordinate the integration of these efforts into the         2. Quarterly Research Reports.
                  NEFC research program.
                  ANTICIPATED ACTIVITIES IN FY90                               3.  Automated quarterly progress reporting system.
                                                                               4.  NEFC Research Emphasis Document.
                  1. Represent NEFC interests in the NOAA/NMFS
                      budget formulation and management system.                5.  Program Evaluation Report for the Science and
                  2.  Manage the NEFC plannin& evaluation, and re-                 Research Director.
                      porting system.                                          6.  Draft procedure for peer program reviews.

                  3.  Facilitate the development of Current Year Op-           7.  Documentation of Population Dynamics Branch,
                      erating Plans (CYOP) and future program/                     Information Services, and Experimental Biology
                      budget initiatives.                                          Branch peer reviews with recommendations for
                  -4. Plan and coordinate a Center program preview/                the implementation of Review Panel Reports.
                      review.                                                  8.  Research Council evaluation reports on research
                  5.  Develop an interactive data base containing                  planning and technology.
                      NEFC research planning and output.                       9.  Reports and other documentation in the areas of
                  6.  Develop a framework for evaluating the Center                coordination.
                      research program.                                        10. Northeast Marine Recreational Fishery Program
                  7. Implement an automated CYOP generating and                    Development Plan.
                      rvporting system.                                        11. Cruise schedules.

                  8. Coordinate the implementation of the Northeast            12. Center research report to the North Atlantic
                      Ecosystem Monitoring Program.                                Fisheries Organization.

                  9. Review NMFS Headquarters/ Regional planning               13. Unkages, monthly notes of the Research Planning
                      documents and research/ management activities.               and Coordination Staff.

                  10. Organize and document three peer program re              14. Northeast Regional Research Directory for FY-
                      views of the NEFC research program.                          90.








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                                                                                                      Program Support Staff

                                                Information Management and Transfer

                CONTACT: Mary Laird                                                                        NEC, Woods Hole


                OBJECTIVE                                                  ANTICIPATED PRODUCTS FOR FY90

                Provide NEFC staff with published scientific and           1. Edited and published NOAA Technical Memo-
                technical literature needed to design research projects       randum series.
                and analyze research findings. Maintain a research
                aquarium, and assist with aquarium-based research.         2. Edited and published Monthly Highlights.
                Provide NEFC staff with technical writing and editing
                assistance needed to publish research findings. COOr-      3. Edited and published NEC End-of-Year Report.
                dinate the publication process from manuscript through
                distribution. Provide scientific, technical, and public    4. Compiled, edited, and published annual list of
                constituents of the NEFC with data, information,              NEFC publications.
                reports, and publications reflecting research carried
                out at the NEFC.                                           5. Wrote, published, distributed NEC news re-
                                                                              leases.
                ANTICIPATED ACTIVITIES IN FY90

                1. Operate NEFC libraries and information services
                   as technical information clearing-houses for con-
                   stituents.

                2. Operate the NEFC aquarium as an information,
                   education, and extension center for constituents,
                   and maintain it for research purposes.

                3. Assist in five animal research under controlled
                   conditions of the aquarium.

                4. Provide technical review and editing of scientific
                   manuscripts.

                5. Manage the publication process for all NEFC
                   published documents.

                6. Develop information products for constituents,
                   including news media.








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                                                                                   Data Management Support Staff

                                                     Data Management Support

                 CONTACT: Eugene Heyerdahl                                                         NEC, Woods Hole


                 OBJECTIVE                                             ANTICIPATED PRODUCTS IN FY90

                 Provide professional support to NEFC staff in the     1. Quarterly summary reports of the NE Marine
                 development, maintenance, and use of automated in-       Fisheries Information System.
                 formation technologies and techniques.
                                                                       2. Completed NE Marine Fisheries Information Sys-
                 ANTICIPATED ACTIVITIES IN FY90                           tem Age Length System.

                 1. Convert and develop NE Marine Fisheries Infor-     3. Modifications for the Sea Sampling Data Build-
                    mation System Time Series Data.                       ing Systems.
                 2. Upgrade NEC Bottom Trawl Survey Data               4. Revised NEC Bottom Trawl Survey Data Build-
                    Building System.                                      ing System.
                 3. Prepare and execute NMFS IT-95 RFP for top         5. Documentation of the Northeast Regional
                    end computers.                                        Security Plan.
                 4. Continue NE regional user consulting/systems       6. Documentation of NEC Financial Reporting Sys-
                    development and maintenance support.                  tem.
                 5. Continue NE regional data transcription/ com-      7. Operational systems for NE Regional taxonomic
                    puter time sharing management support.                table, hydrographic data base, and data/diction-
                                                                          ary.
                 6. Analyze and document regionwide relational
                    data base requirements.                            8. Evaluation of requirements for Geographic Infor-
                                                                          mation System workstation.







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                                                                                         Environmental Processes Division
                                                                                             Physical Oceanography Branch

                                                    Marine Climatology Investigation

                CONTACT: Reed Armstrong                                                                      NEC, Narragansett


                OBJECTIVE                                                    ANTICIPATED PRODUCTS IN FY90

                Acquire and analyze decade, and longer, time-series          1. Draft annual report on environmental conditions
                records of meteorological and oceanographic condi-              in the Northwest Atlantic for the North Atlantic
                tions that influence the fisheries and pollution effects        Fisheries Organization (NAFO).
                off the Northeastern U.S.
                                                                             2. EPD/CUD draft report on environmental vari-
                ANTICIPATED ACTIVITIES IN FY90                                  ability in relation to yellowtail flounder abun-
                                                                                dance.
                1. Establish and maintain long-term records of se-
                   lected climatological data sets.                          3. EPD/ FED model of yellowtail flounder abun-
                2. In collaboration with FED, monitor monthly the               dance in relation to climatological conditions.
                   temperature structure and plankton from ships of          4. Draft annual report on receiving water masses
                   opportunity (SOOP) in New York Bight and Gulf                and introduction of sludge onto the shelf from
                   of Maine, conduct analyses comparing plankton                dumping at Deep Water Dumpsite (DWD) 106.
                   and oceanographic conditions, and current
                   conditions with historic means of water column            5. EPD /FED draft reports on shark longline catches
                   temperature; and prepare a draft report on                   and water mass distribution from satellite data;
                   plankton ecology.                                            and water temperatures and shark longline
                                                                                catches.
                3. Prepare routine analyses of ocean conditions and
                   sea surface temperature from satellite data.              6. Data base of historic means and anomalies of
                                                                                water column temperatures from SOOP in New
                4. Continue the development of applications of sat-             York Bight.
                   ellite remote sensing data.                               7. EPD/CUD draft report on 1987 tuna sport
                5. As part of EPD/FED cooperative initiative, con-              fishing catches in relation to water mass distribu-
                   duct analyses using satellite data toward model-             tion from satellite data.
                   ing of stratification on Georges Bank.








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                                                                                            Environmental Processes Division
                                                                                                    Chemical Processes Branch


                                                    Fisheries Oceanography Investigation

                   CONTACr: David Mountain                                                                      NEC, Woods Hole


                   OBJECTIVE                                                   ANTICIPATED PRODUCTS IN FY90

                   Measure physical oceanographic conditions on the            1. Report on the third year of hydrographic data
                   continental Shelf, and through cooperation with other          collected during the 12-Mile Dumpsite Study.
                   investigations, determine the influence of physical
                   oceanographic conditions on variations in the fates,        2. Processed current meter data from the second
                   trajectories, and effects of pollutants in coastal and         year of the 12-Mile Dumpsite Study.
                   off-shore waters, and on biological productivity through
                   effects on larval survival and fish stock recruitment.      3. Report on current meter measurements from the
                   ANTICIPATED ACTIVITIES IN FY90                                 first year of the 12,Mile Dumpsite Study.
                                                                               4. Final report on hydrographic conditions during
                   1. Process XBT data from survey cruises and                    the 12-Mile Dumpsite Study.
                     produce horizontal contour maps of the data.
                                                                               5. Draft report on shelf water volume variability,
                   2. Test prototype of moored monitoring system.                 1977-1987.

                                                                               6. Evaluation of CTD system for use on towed nets.

                                                                               7. Draft report on anomalous oceanographic condi-
                                                                                  tions during 1987.








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                                                                                      Environmental Processes Division
                                                                                               Chemical Processes Branch


                                              Environmental Chemistry Investigation

                CONTACT: Andrew Draxler                                                                   NEC, Sandy Hook


                OBJECTIVE                                                 ANTICIPATED PRODUCTS IN FY90

                Determine the temporal and spatial distribution of        1. Presentation of results from the 12-Mile Dump-
                anthropogenic contaminants in estuarine and conti-           site Recovery Study.
                nental shelf resources and habitats; understand the
                roles of chemical processes and natural variability       2. Annual interpretive report on New York Bight
                that govern the fate of organic carbon and contami-          1Z-Mile Dumpsite Recovery Study.
                nants in natural and polluted continental shelf habi-
                tats, and assess the biological effects of natural and    3. Reports on trace metal contaminants in pelagic
                anthropogenic materials on the demersal food web.            fish, and dernersal fish at the 106-Mile Dumpsite.

                ANTICIPATED ACTIVITIES IN FY90                            4. Report on the distribution of trace metals in sedi-
                                                                             ment and fish tissue in 13 Northeast estuaries for
                1. Conclude sampling and monitoring of contan-j-             the NOAA Status and Trends 1984-1986.
                   nants and chemical processes in sediments and
                   resources from the 1Z-Mile Dumpsite; and
                   conduct laboratory analyses of trace metals,
                   organic carbon and organic contaminants.

                2. Participate in the NOAA inter-lab QA exercise
                   for organic contaminants.

                I  Conduct field experiments on effects of sediment
                   contaminants on larval invertebrate setting-

                4. Support FED's studies of recruitment processes
                   on Georges Bank with analyses of nutrients and
                   phytoplankton primary production.







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                                                                                        Envirorunental Processes Division
                                                                                                 Chen-dcal Processes Branch


                                                      Coastal Dynamics Investigation

                  CONTACT: William Phoel                                                                   NEC, Sandy Hook

                  OBJECTIVE                                                 ANTICIPATED PRODUCTS IN FY90

                  Conduct ecosystem monitoring, field r    esearch, and     1. Draft on vertical distribution of phytoplankton
                  laboratory experiments to quantify natural environ-          biomass on the Northeast continental shelf.
                  mental variability which influences fish production
                  on the Northeast Continental Shelf, and the effects of    2. Manuscript on community relationship of
                  anthropogenic loading on coastal resource species            inshore dernersal fishes.
                  and habitats as required by environmental managers
                  for decision making.                                      3. Annual interpretive report on New York Bight
                                                                               12-Mile Dumpsite Recovery Study.
                  ANTICIPATED ACTIVITIES IN FY90
                                                                            4. Manuscript on normal seasonal hernatological
                  1. Conduct weekly sampling to describe the annual            variation and disease in winter flounder.
                     cycle of phytoplankton biomass off New Jersey.         5. Draft manuscript on growth potential of Go-
                  2. Support FED recruitment study on Georges Bank             nyaulax tamarensis in Long Island Sound and New
                     concerning phytoplankton biomass variability.             Jersey.
                  3. Prepare report on  seabed oxygen consumption           6. Annual report on NMFS diving activities for
                     rates on the Northeast continental shelf for the          NOAA Dive Office and NMFS Headquarters.
                     NOAA Technical Memorandum series.

                  4. Analyze and interpret EPD 12-Mile Dumpsite
                     Recovery Study samples and data.

                  5. Prepare manuscript on New York Bight 12-Mile
                     Dumpsite Recovery Study.

                  6. Conduct field studies of effects of New York
                     Bight coastal hypoxia on resource species.

                  7. Conduct laboratory studies on biological effects
                     of harmful algal blooms on resource and prey
                     species.

                  8. Participate in activities of the Interagency Com-
                     mittee to study causes and effects of Gyrodinium
                     aureolum blooms.








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                                                                                       Environmental Processes Division
                                                                                      Environmental Assessment Branch


                                                          Benthos Investigation

                CONTACT: Robert Reid                                                                       NEC, Sandy Hook


                OBJECTIVE                                                  ANTICIPATED PRODUCTS IN FY90

                Monitor and analyze benthos to describe spatial/           1. Quarterly progress reports and annual report on
                temporal changes as indicators of biological effects of      the 12-Mile Dumpsite Study.
                environmental change, and available forage for re-
                source species.                                            2. Manuscript on community structure of North-
                                                                             east benthos, 1978-1985.
                ANTICIPATED ACTIVITIES IN FY90

                1. Participate in the EPD 12-Mile Dumpsite Recov-
                  ery Study; process benthic samples; and analyze
                  and correlate benthic data with other study vari-
                  able.

                2. Prepare journal manuscript on responses of in-
                  vertebrates to contaminants in sediment trays in
                  clean and contaminated areas.

                3. Compare responses of invertebrates to heavy
                  metals and organic contaminants in sediment
                  trays in Raritan Bay and control areas.

                4. Conduct and consult on studies for enhancing
                  clam abundance in Great South, Raritan, and
                  Barnegat Bays.

                5. Prepare manuscript on the history of fishing in
                  Raritan Bay, emphasizing the effects of anthropo-
                  genic changes.

                6. Prepare a Center Reference Document on the his-
                  tory of the fishing industry in Raritan Bay.








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                                                       Environmental Processes Division
                                                      Environmental Assessment Branch


                               Environmental Analysis Investigation

           CONTACT: Stu Wilk                                       NEC, Sandy Hook


           OBJECTIVE                           ANTICIPATED PRODUCTS IN FY90

           Determine the effects of natural and anthropogenic 1. Quarterly reports of research findings and
           factors upon biota of nearshore and estuarine waters annual interpretive report on the 12-Mile Dump-
           focusing on the 12-Mile Dumpsite.     site Recovery Study.

           ANTICIPATED ACTIVITIES IN FY90      2. Manuscript on the effects of oiled prey/sedi-
                                                 ments on winter flounder based on results of
           1. Participate in the EPD 12-Mile Dumpsite Recov- chemical analyses.
             ery Study and provide statistical and consultant
             assistance relative to sample/ experimental
             design and data analysis on the Investigation/
             Branch/Division levels.

           2. Complete development and begin analysis and
             interpretation of food habits data base relative to
             hakes, winter flounder, and lobster, and finfish/
             megainvetebrates data base to allow for compari-
             sons as dumping ceases.

           3. Apply analytical and interpretive techniques to
             detect change in and out of the 12-mile dump site
             impact area.

           4. Conduct analyses and prepare descriptive
             material on the study where winter flounder
             were tagged to monitor population movements
             associated with the 12-mile dump site.

           5. Conduct environmental studies relative to
             selected species (winter flounder and lobster) and
             low dissolved oxygen; and experimentally inves-
             tigate effects of low dissolved oxygen on avoid-
             ance, growth, and survival of resources species
             (eg., American lobster).








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                                                                                                Fisheries Ecology Division
                                                                                             Ecosystems Dynamics Branch

                                               Early Life Stage Dynamics Investigation

                CONTACT: Geoffrey Laurence                                                                NEC, Narragansett


                OBJECTIVE                                                  ANTICIPATED PRODUCTS IN FY90

                Conduct quantitative research on physical and bio-         Publications and reports on significant research find-
                logical mechanisms controlling recruitment processes       ings.
                of major pelagic and dernersal fish species in the
                Northeast Continental Shelf Ecosystem, with empha-
                sis on early life stage survival, to define the natural
                causes for year class failures following spawning.

                ANTICIPATED ACTIVITIES IN FY90

                1. Conduct laboratory research on the biology of
                   early life stages to support population assess-
                   ment.

                2. Analyze data from winter flounder viability re-
                   search.

                3. Initiate laboratory biochemical analyses of gadid
                   samples from Georges Bank for growth and con-
                   dition indices.

                4. Continue analyses of the relevant biological and
                   physical parameters affecting feeding, growth,
                   and mortality rates of juvenile and larval fishes
                   on Georges Bank.

                5. Conduct analyses of sand lance experiments con-
                   cerning taxonomy and early life stage growth.

                6. Conduct abundance, distribution, and trophody-
                   namic studies of juvenile herring in the frontal
                   zone of the northern edge of Georges Bank
                   during a process-oriented research cruise.

                7. Initiate biochemical analyses of herTing samples
                   collected on monitoring cruises for growth and
                   condition.







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                                                                                                      Fisheries Ecology Division
                                                                                                   Ecosystem Dynamics Branch

                                                         Plankton Ecology Investigation
                    CONTACT: John Green                                                                         NEC, Narragansett

                    OBJECTIVE                                                   8.  Prepare atlas of zooplankton and phytoplankton
                                                                                    species composition and relative abundance,
                    Monitor and assess lower trophic levels as an indica-           New York to the Gulf Stream 1971-1988 for
                    tion of broad scale ecological and environmental                NOAA Technical Memorandum series.
                    changes; and the inter-annual and seasonal variability
                    in community structure, abundance, and distribution         9.  Study herring and mackerel stomachs to deter-
                    of zooplankton and micronekton components of the                mine utilization of zooplankton prey, and
                    Northeast Continental Shelf ecosystem to character-             prepare a report on herring and mackerel
                    ize changes in food availability to planktivorous pe-           feeding in relation to available zooplankton prey.
                    lagic and early life history stages of important fish
                    stocks.                                                     10. Participate in field sampling program to study
                                                                                    prey utilization of zooplankton and feeding con-
                    ANTICIPATED ACTIVITIES IN FY90                                  ditions for planktivorous fish.

                    1. Monitor, assess, and index the plankton commu-           11. Provide logistic support for U.S.-Polish coopera-
                       nity and its environment in the Gulf of Maine,               tive ecosystem studies.
                       Georges Bank, Southern New England, and Mid-
                       Atlantic Bight subareas of the Northeast Conti-          12. Represent NEFC at New England Power Plant
                       nental Shelf ecosystem.                                      Advi .sory Board meetings.
                    2* Conduct process oriented studies of invertebrate         ANTICIPATED PRODUCTS IN FY90
                       predators and prey of pre-recruit stages of fish,
                       in conjunction with Early Life Stages and Food           1.  Report on variability of Gulf of Maine and
                       Chain Dynamics Investigations.                               Georges Bank zooplankton abundance correlated
                                                                                    with hydrographic conditions from the MAR-
                    3. Enter and quality control all station, net, and              MAP Ecosystem Monitoring Data Base.
                       zooplankton data into the Center ADP System,
                       and provide basic descriptive statistics and             2.  Report on the relationship of hydrographic con-
                       analyses for zooplankton abundances.                         ditio'ns to distribution of copepoda C. fin-
                                                                                    marchrcus on the Northeast Continental Shelf.
                    4. Prepare maps and data listings for atlases of the
                       MARMAP (Marine Resources Monitoring, As-                 3.  Atlas qzooplankton species composition and relative
                       sessment, and Prediction) Ecosystem Data Base.               abundance, Massachusetts to Cape Sable, 1961-1988
                                                                                    (NOAA Technical Memorandum).
                    5. Develop procedures for sizing and counting mi-
                       cronekton and zooplankton using a laboratory
                       image analysis system and the flow-through ca-
                       pability.

                    6. In collaboration with EPD, monitor monthly zo-
                       oplankton, surface temperature, and surface sa-
                       linity in the Gulf of Maine and New York Bight
                       using ships of opportunity (SOOP).

                    7. Monitor and process daily solar radiation data at
                       Newport, RI.









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                                                                                                   Fisheries Ecology Division
                                                                                                Ecosystem Dynamics Branch

                                                Ichthyoplankton Dynamics Investigation

                 CONTACT: Wallace Smith                                                                       NEC, Sandy Hook

                 OBJECTIVE                                                   ANTICIPATED PRODUCTS IN FY90

                 Characterize the annual status and changes in ich-          1.  Report on the distribution, abundance, growth,
                 thyoplankton, track decadal changes in the commu-               and mortality of herring larvae and index of
                 nity structure of coastal fishes, and estimate the total        adult spawning biomass for 1988 spawning
                 finfish biomass in the Northeast Continental Shelf              season in the Georges Bank/Nantucket Shoals
                 ecosystem.                                                      area.

                 ANTICIPATED ACTIVITIES IN FY90                              2.  Manuscript describing early life history of
                                                                                 summer flounder based in part on larval data
                 1. Conduct October and November surveys of the                  from the MARMAP time series.
                    Georges Bank area to determine distribution,
                    abundance, growth, and mortality of herring              3.  Draft paper describing seasonal variation in de-
                    larvae.                                                      velopment at age for surnmer flounder larvae.

                 2. Conduct December, January and March surveys              4.  Manuscript on Atlantic herring based on the 17-
                    of the Georges Bank area to determine distribu-              year ICNAF / MARMAP time series for the Nan-
                    tion abundance, growth, and mortality of sand                tucket Shoals/ Massachusetts Bay/Georges Bank
                    lance.                                                       area.

                 3. Conduct fecundity study on Atlantic herring              5.  Completed identification and staging of fish eggs
                    from the Nantucket Shoals /Massachusetts Bay/                for 1987, the final year of the MARMAP time
                    Georges Bank area.                                           series.

                 4. Conduct fecundity study on sand lance from the
                    Southern New England/Georges Bank area.

                 5. Conduct aging study on larval summer flounder
                    using otoliths.

                 6. Complete planning and preparation for the re-
                    establishment of ichthyoplankton monitoring in
                    FY91.








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                                                                                                    Fisheries Ecology Division
                                                                                                  Ecosystem Dynamics Branch

                                                    Apex Predators Ecology Investigation

                   CONTACT: John Casey                                                                        NEC, Narragansett

                   OBJECTIVE                                                    ANTICIPATED PRODUCTS IN FY90

                   Study the biology of highly migratory species of apex        1. The Shark Tagger newsletter.
                   predators with emphasis on several species of large
                   sharks. Special effort is directed to investigating          2. Data base on Atlantic sharks.
                   predator-prey interaction, energetics, reproduction,
                   and age and growth of shark populations of the               3. Reports for shark management plans.
                   Northeast Continental Shelf ecosystem. North Atlan-
                   tic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea.                      4. Publications on age and growth of the blue
                                                                                   shark.
                   ANTICIPATED ACTIVITIES IN FY90
                                                                                5. Ph.D. dissertation on age and growth of the
                   1. Continue the cooperative shark tagging program.              dusky shark.
                   2.  Continue age and growth, reproductive, and               6. Report, "Elasmobranchs as living resources:
                       predator/prey studies of sharks.                            Recent advances in systematics and ecology.'

                   3.  Collect biological samples and data from shark           7. Publication on shark reproductive strategies as a
                       tournaments and commercial fisheries.                       limiting factor in shark fisheries.

                   4*  Maintain an international research program on            8. Report on food habits of the sandbar shark-
                       sharks (Mexico, Bermuda, Spain, Portugal,
                       Britain, Japan).                                         9. Summary of historical tournament data.








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                                                                                                 Fisheries Ecology Division
                                                                                              Ecosystem Dynamics Branch

                                                  Food Chain Dynamics Investigation

                CONTACT: Marvin Grosslein                                                                  NEC, Woods Hole


                OBJECTIVE                                                   8. Sample mackerel stomachs acquired on Georges
                                                                               Bank in May 1990 and determine the prey field
                Conduct a framework of mathematical models for                 (focusing on 0-group fish); and sample stomachs
                developing predictions of long-term effects of various         of fish caught with bottom trawl on Georges
                harvesting strategies and environmental trends on              Bank in the summer (focusing on predation on 0-
                the yield potential and species composition of fish            group herring and gadids).
                populations, and for helping sort out the effects of
                fishing and pollution from natural environmental            ANTICIPATED PRODUCTS IN FY90
                factors.
                                                                            1 .NOAA Technical Memorandum, Synopsis of
                ANTICIPATED ACTIVITIES IN FY90                                 diets of 180 species of Northwest Atlantic Fishes.

                1. Conduct studies on food webs focusing on diet            2. Report on the abundance and composition of
                   and consumption rates of fish and coupling be-              macro-benthic invertebrates of the Georges Bank
                   tween pelagic and demersal components.                      and Gulf of Maine regions.

                2. Sample fish stomachs on fall and spring trawl            3. Paper on modeling effects of harvesting on re-
                   surveys; enter and quality control FY89 and 90              productive -output of sharks and rays.
                   stomach data; and work up backlog of preserved
                   stomachs and data from special cruises.                  4. Computerized and quality controlled data of
                                                                               stomachs and trawl catch for the FY89 gadid re-
                3. Conduct experimental, analytical and modeling               cruitment cruise.
                   studies in support of the NEFC recruitment ini-
                   tiative.                                                 5. journal manuscript on the relative importance of
                                                                               various sources of error in back-calculated
                4. Compile and analyze data on the distribution,               spawning stock estimates from larval catches,
                   abundance, size composition, growth and mor-                based on the MARMAP simulation model.
                   tality rates of selected fish species; and develop
                   models of the Northeast Continental Shelf                6. Analysis of 0-group gadid mortality estimates
                   ecosystem focusing on multispecies fish produc-             and comparison.of these estimates with preda-
                   tion models.                                                tion rates on Georges Bank, 1984 - 1987.

                5. Collaborate with Apex Predators Ecology Inves-           7. Extended gadid recruitment model that includes
                   tigation to develop first approximation models              predation mortality on 0-group gadids.
                   of predation by large sharks on fish and squid.          8. Revised manuscript on large scale synchrony in
                6. Continue analysis of long-term changes in                   recruitment of gadid populations of Northwest
                   relative biomass and species composition of fish            Atlantic.
                   populations in the Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank,
                   and Mid-Atlantic Bight.                                  9. Report on factors associated with variable re-
                                                                               cruitment of Georges Bank haddock 1981 - 1983.
                7. Evaluate multivariate time series techniques and
                   other statistical methods of fitting models and          10. Report on predation by pelagic species (espe-
                   testing hypotheses about long term changes in               cially mackerel) on 0-group fish on Georges Bank
                   fish populations.                                           during May 1986.








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                  11. Program for first stage of multispecies model of
                      Georges Bank.

                  12. Manuscript on a multispecies model of trophic
                      interactions among herring, mackerel, and sand
                      lance.

                  13. Report on initial estimates of consumption for
                      major fish predators for 1973 - 1987.

                  14. Report on evaluation of food habits sampling
                      strategies based on sampling variability in
                      relation to data needs for multispecies models.

                  15. Refined life history model of pollution effects
                      on estuarine populations using winter flounder
                      as an example.








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                                                                                                         Fisheries Ecology Division
                                                                                                      Ecosystem Dynamics Branch

                                                          Marine Mammals Investigation

                  CONTACT: Tim Smith                                                                                NEC, Woods Hole


                  OBJECTIVE                                                       8. Develop predictive model of habitat require-
                                                                                      ments for cetaceans.
                  Develop an information base on the status of several
                  marine mammal populations, including abundance                  9. Determine optimum sustainable population size
                  and distribution, for determining possible effects of               for marine mammal populations with significant
                  fishing activities.                                                 human interactions, past and present.
                  ANTICIPATED ACTIVITIES IN FY90                                  10. Determine status of endangered North Atlantic
                                                                                      right whale population.
                  1.  Administer mandated research funds for marine               11. Determine optimum sustainable population size
                      mammal research research planning; reports to                   of the Gulf of Maine-Bay of Fundy harbor
                      Congress, U.S. Marine Mammal Commission,                        porpoise population, evaluate effects of inciden-
                      and the International Whaling Commission.                       tal mortalities in the gill net fishery; and harbor
                  2.  Administer contracts to: monitor whale watch-                   seal population, evaluating the effects of inci-
                      ing in Cape Cod Bay, Long Island Sound, and                     dental mortalities in gill net and lobster fishery.
                      Jefferies Ledge; collect and analyze marine mam-            12. Complete development and testing of line
                      mal sighting data during NEFC resource sur-                     transect survey methods for harbor porpoise,
                      veys; collect and analyze stomach contents of                   analyzing experimental 1988 and 1989 data, con-
                      mammals killed incidentally in fishing opera-                   ducting additional experimental studies.
                      tions; measure oceanographic conditions and
                      fine-scale distribution for humpback and right
                      whales; conduct aerial surveys of seal haulouts        .    13. Develop radio and satellite tagging capability
                                                                                      for cetaceans to det  ermine migratory patterns.
                  3.  Administer agreements on: distribution and in-              14. Analyze survey indices for trends in harbor seal
                      dividual identification of North Atlantic right                 abundance.
                      whales; and population dynamics and move-
                      ment patterns of right whales.                              15. Monitor status of pelagic delphid species taken
                  4.  Receive, evaluate, and archive data from re-                    incidentally in other fisheries to determine need
                      search contracts and agreements.                                for OPS determination.
                  5.  Deterinine the number of marine mammals                     16. Participate in activities of the International
                      killed annually in the New England gill net and                 Whaling Commission; Committee of Scientific
                      foreign mackerel fisheries, evaluate kill rates and             Advisors/U.S. Marine Mammal Commission,
                      possible management controls; and effects of in-                and the ICES Marine Mammals Committee.
                      cidental fishery takes and whale watching.                  ANTICIPATED PRODUCTS IN FY90
                  6.  Monitor rates of incidental kill in other U.S. fish-
                      eries to identify potential problems using NEFC             1. Data from research contracts.
                      sea sampling data.                                          2.  Review manuscript on methods for assessing the
                  7.  Determine significant ecological relationships be-              status of the harbor porpoise populations in the
                      tween fishery resources and marine mammals                      Gulf of Maine and the Bay of Fundy.
                      and habitat requirements of marine mammals
                      during seasonal movements.                                  3.  Design surveys to estimate harbor porpoise
                                                                                      abundance and determine distribution patterns.








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                                                                                                      Fisheries Ecology Division
                                                                                                  Experimental Biology Branch

                                                   Genetics and Life History Investigation

                   CONTACT: Arlene Longwell                                                                            NEC, Milford


                   OBJECTIVE                                                    10. Continue to adapt mt- and sat-DNA procedures
                                                                                    for use on fish specimens with biotin- (in place
                   Examine the linkages between fisheries recruitment,              of radio-) labeled probes.
                   genetic variability, and adaptation as reproductive
                   fitness; and explore ecological factors limiting hard        11. Extract and store extracted DNA from all speci-
                   clam recruitment in Long Island Sound in an effort to            mens collected to date for mt- and sat-DNA
                   determine the most limiting factors on specific life             analyses (flounder, haddock, sea scallop, her-
                   stages.                                                          ring).

                   ANTICIPATED ACTIVITIES IN FY90                               12. Explore in situ DNA /DNA and DNA/ RNA hy-
                                                                                    bridization techniques for fish/shellfish early-
                   1. Continue field studies of effects of predation on             fife stages, and adaptations of micro-DNA pro-
                      recruitment.                                                  cedures for adaptation to tiny early-life stages of
                                                                                    fish/shellfish.
                   2. Continue field experiments on effects of natural          ANTICIPATED PRODUCTS IN FY90
                      substrate on settlement and survival; and
                      analyze data on settlement and survival of post-
                      set.                                                          Technical report on effects of predation on early-
                                                                                    fife history and survival.
                   3. Begin mesocosm experiments on survival of
                      post-set.                                                 2.  Collaborative report with Microbiology Investi-
                                                                                    gation on 1986-1988 Long Island Sound clam re-
                   4. Continue exposure experiments of shellfish em-                cruitment studies.
                      bryos to combination of PCBs and aromatic
                      hydrocarbons.                                             3.  Manuscripts resulting from study of effects of
                                                                                    pollution in Long Island Sound on clam repro-
                   5. Collect and analyze cytogenetic and viability                 duction.
                      data from exposure experiments.
                                                                                4.  Ph.D. dissertation on cytogenefic and viability
                   6. Participate in the Winter Flounder Workshop.                  data from exposure experiments.

                   7. Examine various measures of relationships be-             5.  Manuscript on the effects of pollution in Long
                      tween genotype, year-class, and climate/                      Island Sound on winter flounder reproduction.
                      weather, and relationships between female
                      genotype, temperature requirements for gameto-            6.  Manuscripts for fishery scientists on genetics and
                      genesis, embryo development, and develop-                     adaptability to change in climate; and genetic im-
                      ment/ growth rate.                                            plications of change in population age structure:
                                                                                    lessons for fisheries from animals/plants at
                   8. Measure genotypic change over life-cycle stage,               large.
                      and embryo abnormality/ survival in fish from
                      industrially polluted Bridgeport Harbor follow-           7.  Model of integrating diverse measures of suble-
                      ing hormonal induction of gametogenesis.                      thal physiological/ reproductive effects, and ex-
                                                                                    pressing these as quantitative losses in fecundity
                   9. Measure stock differentiations in Long Island                 and early-life stage viability.
                      Sound using ribosomal gene clusters and chro-
                      mosome banding.








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                                                                                                    Fisheries Ecology Division
                                                                                                Experimental Biology Branch

                                                         Nficrobiology Investigation

                 CONTACT: Richard Robohm.                                                                           NEC, Milford

                 OBJECTIVE                                                    8. Set up a functional electron microscopy prepara-
                                                                                 tion laboratory in the Department of Fisheries,
                 Define how microorganisms affect survival and growth            Aquaculture, and Pathology/ University of
                 of living marine resources, specifically, define the            Rhode Island develop collaborations with faculty
                 relationships between marine species, determine the             members; and provide assistance to graduate
                 n-dcroecology of bacteria and their pathogenicity to            students.
                 bivalve mollusks both at estuarine sites and in the
                 laboratory, and characterize the effects of environ-         9. Continue preparation of a histological atlas for
                 mental stress on the susceptibility of fish and mol-            winter flounder larvae with the University of
                 lusks to microbial diseases.                                    Rhode Island.

                 ANTICIPATED ACMVITIES IN FY90                                10. Conduct field study on gross pathology of
                                                                                 winter flounder from estuarine sites.
                 1. Complete development of mass-culture methods
                    for strains of Prorocentrum, a dinoflagellate pro-        11. Continue low-dissolved-oxygen laboratory ex-
                    ducing nuisance blooms in Long Island Sound.                 periments on winter flounder.
                 2. Investigate the interactions between heavy-metal          ANTICIPATED PRODUCTS IN FY90
                    pollutants and nutrients upon microalgae
                    through laboratory experiments and collabora-             1. Manuscript describing development and charac-
                    tive work with Los Alamos National Laboratory.               teristics of seawater-tolerant strains of the fresh-
                                                                                 water cryptophyte flagellate, Chilomonas parame-
                 3. Conduct taxonomic and biochemical analyses of                cium, a potential source of nutrition for bivalve
                    Long Island Sound phytoplankton samples as a                 mollusks reared in the laboratory.
                    collaborative contribution to life history studies                                                                          M
                    of bivalve recruitment and growth.                        2. Draft manuscript summarizing nutritional
                                                                                 aspects of collaborative studies on hard clam
                 4. Sustain the Milford Microalgal Culture Collec-               recruitment and growth in Long Island Sound.
                    tion and operate the 36-unit semi-continuous
                    microalgal culture system and open-tank algal             3. Presentation of data on bacterial pathogens of
                    cultures.                                                    stressed fish at Winter Flounder Biology Work-
                 5. Analyze winter flounder from clean and polluted              shop.
                    estuarine sites for antibodies to bacterial patho-        4. Manuscript on effects of centrifugation stress on
                    gens.                                                        oyster blood cells.

                 6. Develop and conduct assays to detect the effects          5. Manuscript on the bacterial ecology of planted
                    of pollutants and other stressors on immunity in             hard clams at selected sites in Long Island
                    flounder, scallops, clams, and oysters.                      Sound.

                 7. Conduct histopathologic examinations and ana-             6. Manuscript on assessment of bacterial pathogens
                    lyze data for kidney and gill tissues of winter              in oyster grounds of Long Island Sound.
                    flounder collected during the Northeast segment
                    of Status and Trends cruise; and examine histo-           7. Tenth Annual Shellfish Biology Seminar.
                    pathology of kidneys of winter flounder col-
                    lected from Boston Harbor and Georges Bank
                    environments.








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                  8. Review a r on bacterial ecolo     of Lon Island
                     Sound.

                  9. Text describing histopathologic conditions of fish
                     and shellfish catalogued in the Registry of
                     Marine Pathology.

                  10. Manuscript and mock-up of Color Atlas of Fish
                     and Shellfish Histopathology based on the Reg-
                     istry of Marine Pathology holdings.

                  11. Presentations at the Winter Flounder Biology
                     Workshop, including a poster of progress on
                     histological atlas of winter flounder larvae, and
                     results of New Haven fin-rot research.

                  12. Manuscript on gross pathology of winter
                     flounder from estuarine sites.








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                                                                                                Fisheries Ecology Division
                                                                                             Experimental Biology Branch

                                                 Physiological Ecology Investigation

                CONTACT: Frederick Thurberg                                                                     NEC, Milford


                OBJECTIVE                                                     half-day session on shell disease at the 1990 NSA
                                                                              meeting.
                Examine marine animals of the Northwest Atlantic to
                determine pollutant effects of water quality on their      ANTICIPATED PRODUCTS IN FY90
                fife function and recruitment.
                                                                           1. Report on winter flounder development and
                ANTICIPATED ACTIVITIES IN FY90                                growth during dredging of Milford Harbor.

                1 -Continue studies on the reproductive success of         2. Chemical analysis of metals and PCBs in lobster
                   winter flounder from Long Island Sound and ef-             embryos.
                   fects of pollutants on winter flounder gills; con-
                   tinue monitoring embryonic metabolism of                3. Chemical analysis of PCBs in tissues of winter
                   winter flounder, including, lipids, in unfertilized        flounder.
                   eggs and newly-hatched larvae.                          4. Manuscript on hematology of the yellowtail
                2. Conduct feasibility study on the use of mini-              flounder.
                   diluters to expose winter flounder embryos to
                   heavy metals.                                           5. Winter Flounder Biology Workshop.

                3. Conduct study on the reproductive success of            6. Interim reports on lobster reproductive success
                   lobster from contaminated and clean areas in               studies.
                   Long Island Sound.

                4. Conduct feasibility studies on chemical analysis
                   of tri-butyl tin in animal tissues.

                5. Conduct metal-exposure studies with bay
                   scallops.

                6. In cooperation with the NMFS Beaufort Labora-
                   tory, conduct an experiment on biochemical and
                   biological effects of metal exposure on spawning
                   potential of inshore and offshore populations of
                   sea scallops; and develop a manuscript on the
                   distribution of metals in different tissues of sea
                   scallops.

                7. Investigate the role and determine prevalence of
                   shell disease in marine crustacean populations of
                   commercial importance, conduct experiments to
                   examine the progression of shell disease and its
                   effect on survival; examine histopathology of
                   hepatopancreas of crustaceans to determine
                   whether a relationship with shell disease exists;
                   organize a long-term working group of scientists
                   working on shell disease problems of Atlantic
                   coast crustaceans; and organize and convene a








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                                                                                                    Fisheries Ecology Division
                                                                                                Experimental Biology Branch

                                                    Invertebrate Pathology Investigation

                   CONTACT: Frederick Kem                                                                           NEC, Oxford


                   OBJECTIVE                                                  ANTICIPATED PRODUCTS IN FY90

                   Track he location and levels of disease activity caused    Reports and publications on significant research
                   by the protozoan pathogens MSX (Haplosporidium             findings.
                   nelsons) and Dermo (Perkinsus ?narginus) in oysters
                   and the soft-shelled clam sarcoma to understand the
                   mechanisms for their virulence, transmission, and
                   spread in both the wild and under conditions of
                   culture; and develop new diagnostic techniques to
                   deal with these and other invertebrate disease prob-
                   lems.


                   ANTICIPATED ACTIVITIES IN FY90

                   1. Investigate molluscan and crustacean infectious
                      and non-infectious diseases of local importance.

                   2. Conduct research experiments on clinical aspects
                      of selected serious diseases of Chesapeake Bay
                      oysters and clams.

                   3. Conduct research to develop diagnostic methods
                      for studying molluscs and crustacea.

                   4. Monitor epizootic status of sarcoma disease in
                      Chesapeake Bay soft-shelled clams.

                   S. Assist Federal and state agencies, commissions,
                      and councils in the development of shellfish
                      health management strategies.

                   6. Examine quarterly samples of oysters from Chile
                      for parasites and pathology.

                   7. Develop an atlas and manual of bivalve mollus-
                      can pathology.







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                                                                                 Conservation and Utilization Division
                                                                                               Population Biology Branch

                                                    Resource Surveys Investigation
               CONTACT: Tom Azarovitz,                                                                   NEC, Woods Hole                  r

               OBJECTIVE                                                  ANTICIPATED PRODUCTS IN FY90

               Provide quantitative population, oceanographic, and        1. Fishermm's Repod
               environmental data for assessments and ecosystem                                                                           or
               research.                                                  2. Audited bottom trawl survey and shellfish
                                                                             survey data files.
               ANTICIPATED ACTIVITIES IN FY90
                                                                          3. Manuscript on vessel fishing power effects.
               1. Plan and conduct spring and autumn bottom
                  trawl surveys.                                          4. Manuscript on effects of gear configuration on
                                                                             survey catch rates.
               2. Plan and conduct scallop and shrimp cruises;
                  and plan surf clam-ocean quahog cruises.                5. Documentation of historical survey program sta-
                                                                             tion data.
               3. Continue to study and analyze gear and vessel
                  effects.                                                6. Automated station selection and plotting for bot-
                                                                             tom trawl surveys.
               4. Continue to maintain and test clam, scallop, and
                  trawl gear.                                             7. Evaluation of SCANMAR temperature data.
               5. Improve data accessibility and reliability through      8. Data samples and reports requested by constitu-
                  quality control and corrections to historical data         ent groups.
                  files; and improve data entry and archiving pro-
                  cedures.                                                9. Multi-species indices for the status of the stocks
               6. Introduce new technology to Conservation and               document.
                  Utilization Division surveys.

               7. Evaluate shellfish survey precision and effi-
                  ciency.








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                                                                                     Conservation and Utilization Division
                                                                                                   Population Biology Branch

                                                        Fisheries Biology Investigation

                   CONTACT: Frank Almeida                                                                     NEC, Woods Hole


                   OBJECTIVE                                                  ANTICIPATED PRODUCTS IN FY90
                   Compile data and develop information relative to
                   growth and mortality rates, maturation, fecundity,         1. Audited age data files.
                   and physiological and behavioral characteristics. Major
                   emphasis is directed toward determining age for            2. Report on white hake age validation studies.
                   characterizing population age structure.
                   ANTICIPATED ACTIVITIES IN FY90                             3. Manuscript on sea scallop age validation studies.
                                                                              4. Basic age-length keys for sea scallops and white
                   1. Conduct age determinations for cod, haddock                hake.
                      pollock, mackerel, butterfish, redfish, silver
                      hake, yellowtail, summer and winter flounder.           S. Evaluation reports of new technology with rec-
                                                                                 ommendations for implementation; and poten-
                   2. Develop improved biological parameter esti-                tial stock boundaries for winter flounder em-
                      mates. ,                                                   ploying BIOSONICS gear.
                   3. Improve data accessibility and reliability.             6. Manuscript on the biology of northern shrimp.
                   4. Provide minimal ageing support to constituent           7. Manuscript on haddock growth and maturation.
                      groups.                                                 8. Manuscript on the biology of witch flounder.

                                                                              9. Report summarizing maturation data for assess-
                                                                                 ments.








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                                                                                      Conservation and Utilization Division
                                                                                  Fisheries Statistics and Economics Branch


                                                      Fisheries Statistics Investigation

                 CONTACT: Ronnee Schultz                                                                       NEC, Woods Hole


                 OBJECTIVE                                                    8. Conduct a wholesale dealers survey to collect
                 As mandated by the Magnuson Fisheries Conserva-                  number of wholesalers and products handled.
                 tion and Management Act of 1976, collect basic fisher-       9.  Conduct daily collections of landings and values
                 ies statistics; including landings, economic, fishing            for the Market News electronic bulletin board.
                 effort, and biological data that characterize the fisher-
                 ies of the Northeast Continental Shelf Large Marine          ANTICIPATED PRODUCTS IN FY90
                 Ecosystem as well as those components of northeast
                 fisheries that exploit the Atlantic Oceanic Large Ma-        1. Basic fisheries statistics reports.
                 rine Ecosystem.
                                                                              2.  Reports for publication in Fisheries of the U.S.,
                 ANTICIPATED ACTIVITIES IN FY90                                   Fisheries Statistics of the U.S., Frozen Fishery Prod-
                                                                                  ucts, Processed Fishery Products, Fish Meal and Oil,
                 1. Collect and process basic fisheries statistics, in-           and Processors and Wholesale Dealers of Fishery
                    cluding documentation of 45,000 individual                    Products of the U.S.
                    vessel trips, 12,000 interviews of vessel opera-
                    tors, and 1,700 biological samples.                       3.  Data for publication in Boston Market Neus,
                                                                                  Status of the Fisheries Resources off the Northeastern
                 2. Coordinate with state agencies to obtain basic                United States, NAFO Statistical Bulletin, NAFO
                    fisheries statistics.                                         Sampling Year Book, FAO Yearbook of Fishery Sta-
                                                                                  tistics, and ICCAT Statistical Bulletin.
                 3. Coordinate with Southeast Fisheries Center
                    (SEC) to finalize swordfish statistics for the
                    Northeast Region and provide to SEC swordfish
                    and other large pelagic carcass weights from the
                    longline fisheries.

                 4. Collect and process surf clam and ocean quahog
                    data from processors and vessel logs.

                 5. Conduct surveys to collect number of processors,
                    employment, production type, and value of
                    products for processed and fresh or frozen or
                    prepared and packaged fish and shellfish,
                    canned products, and fishermen's prepared
                    products.

                 6. Conduct an annual canvass of the inshore
                    fisheries to collect numbers of fishermen, boats,
                    and gear.

                 7. Conduct an operating units survey to collect
                    vessel characteristics, crew size, and gear fished.








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                                                                                       Conservation and Utilization Division
                                                                                   Fisheries Statistics and Economics Branch

                                            Foreign and Domestic Sea Sampling Investigation

                   CONTACT: Patricia Gerrior                                                                    NEC, Woods Hole


                   OBJECTIVE                                                    ANTICIPATED PRODUCTS IN FY90

                   As mandated by the Magnuson Fisheries Conserva.              1. Weekly foreign and joint venture quota reports.
                   tion and Management Act of 1976, provide 100 per-
                   cent observer coverage of foreign fishing vessels in the     2. Monthly reports on foreign observer and domes-
                   U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone off the East Coast and             tic (MMPA categories I and III) sea sampler cov-
                   Gulf of Mexico; and create and maintain a domestic              erage.
                   sea sampling database to assist in the characterization
                   and assessment of the fisheries in the northeast.            I  Summary report on swordfish drift gillnet
                                                                                   fishery.
                   ANTICIPATED ACTIVITIES IN FY90
                                                                                4. Data for publication in Fisheries of the United
                   1. Monitor compliance on foreign fishing vessels.               swes, 1989.
                   2. Collect biological data and samples.                      5. Data summaries on marine mammal incidental
                                                                                   takes from foreign and joint venture fishing ac-
                   3. Manage and oversee the agreement for supple-                 tivities.
                      mental observer program.

                   4. Provide domestic observer/sea samplers for
                      swordfish drift and gillnet vessels, as required.

                   5. Train and certify new supplemental observers.






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                                                                                    Conservation and Utilization Division
                                                                                 Fisheries Statistics and Economics Branch


                                                          Biostatistics Investigation

                 CONTACT: Joan Palmer                                                                         NEC, Woods Hole


                 OBJECTIVE                                                   ANTICIPATED PRODUCTS IN FY90

                 Develop and manage databases containing U.S. and            1. Databases containing U.S. commercial, U.S. rec-
                 foreign fishery statistics, including commercial and            reational, and foreign fishery statistics.
                 recreational fisheries data, and provide accurate and
                 timely data for estimating the impacts of fishing on        2.  Monthly data reports on U.S. commercial
                 living marine resources, monitoring the effects of              landings for NMFS and NAFO.
                 regulatory measures, and compiling fishery statistics
                 as required by the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 and        3.  Annual input to Status of the Fisheiies Resources off
                 the Magnuson Fisheries Conservation and Manage-                 the Northeastern United States.
                 ment Act of 1976.
                                                                             4.  Data summaries for user groups as requested.
                 ANTICIPATED ACTIVITIES IN FY90

                 1. Compile monthly landings, effort, and biological
                    data for inclusion in appropriate databases.

                 2. Maintain and update databases.

                 3. Respond to data requests.








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                                                                                       Conservation and Utilization Division
                                                                                   Fisheries Statistics and Economics Branch

                                                       Fisheries E-conornics Investigation

                   CONTACT: Philip Logan                                                                        NEC, Woods Hole


                   OBJECTIVE                                                    ANTICIPATED PRODUCTS IN FY90

                   Increase the net benefits that the nation derives from       1. Economic Overview section for Status of the Fish-
                   living resource exploitation, both recreational and             eries Resources off the Northeastern United States
                   commercial, by providing an understanding of the                NOAA Technical Memorandum.
                   economic forces affecting the exploitation of the fish-
                   eries in the northeast.                                      2. Updates to the Trade Balance Report, Fishery
                                                                                   Performance Tables, and economic data bases for
                   ANTICIPATED ACTIVITIES IN FY90                                  Status of the Fisheries Resources off the Northeastern
                                                                                   United States NOAA Technical Memorandum.
                   1. Develop time series data bases as required.               3. Time series data bases.
                   2. Participate in fleet modeling group studies.              4. Report on intra-year conduct of the scallop
                   3. Review Regional FMPs as required.                            fishery.
                   4. Implement vessel simulators on the VAX.                   5. Report on post-ICJ scallop firm behavior.
                   5. Collect daily landings and ex-vessel prices.              6. Analysis of weighout coverage through vessel
                                                                                   economics studies.
                   6. Collect data on the Boston and Fulton wholesale
                      markets.                                                  7. Summary of sea sampling economic data.

                   7. Collect import data at customs ports.

                   8. Collect cold storage inventory and foreign frozen
                      product price data.








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                                                                                         Conservation and Utilization Division
                                                                                                     Population Dynamics Branch

                                        New England Offshore Fishery Resources Investigation

                 CONTACT: Frederic Serchuk                                                                          NEC, Woods Hole


                 OBJECTIVE                                                        10. Participate in activities of Multispecies Conser-
                                                                                      vation Engineering, and Scallop Conservation
                 Develop information on the present and likely future                 Engineering Committees of the New England
                 status of the fishery resources off New England.                     Fishery Management Council; ICES Statutory
                                                                                      Meeting and Advisory Committee on Fishery
                 ANTICIPATED ACTIVITIES IN FY90                                       Management; annual US/ Canada Scientific Dis-
                                                                                      cussions; Canadian Atlantic Fisheries Scientific
                 1.  Update stock assessments for assigned species                    Advisory Committee; and NEFC Maturation
                     and provide current scientific information for                   Working Group.
                     yellowtail flounder, cod, haddock American
                     plaice, sea scallops, redfish, Georges Bank winter           11. Assist in the preparation of "U.S. Research
                     flounder, silver hake, pollock, and Grand Banks                  Report for 1989" for the Northwest Atlantic
                     stocks.                                                          Fishery Organization.
                 2.  Participate in joint US-Canada pollock tagging               12. Conduct research on fisheries technical and bio-
                     study.                                                           logical interactions.
                 3.  Prepare for and participate in semi-annual Stock             13. Develop a bio-economic modeling framework
                     Assessment Workshops.                                            of the multispecies New England fishing system
                                                                                      for the evaluating the effect of changes in man-
                 4.  Review P.L. 88-309 and 88-304 completions and                    agement approaches and regulations on re-
                     proposal reports, draft Fishery Management                       sources and harvesters.
                     Plans, Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Com-
                     mittee proposals, NMFS Regional Office and                   ANTICIPATED PRODUCTS IN FY90
                     Headquarters proposals, and journal manu-
                     scripts.                                                     1. Sections for Status of the Fishery Resources eff the
                                                                                      Northeastern United States NOAA Technical
                 5.  Provide assistance to implementing NEFC data                     Memorandum.
                     collection.
                                                                                  2.  Summary of analyses of USA sea scallop re-
                 6.  Review and evaluate adequacy of 1989 commer-                     search vessel survey.
                     cial biological sampling activities, and develop
                     1990 commercial sampling requirements, includ-               3.  Major revision of assessment information for pol-
                     ing port sampling and sea samplin& for the                       lock.
                     Fisheries Statistics Investigation.
                                                                                  4.  Evaluation of the suitability of NEFC commercial
                 7.  Participate in the scientific crew of the NEFC                   data base for monitoring trawl and sea scallop
                     survey program.                                                  fleets on an individual vessel basis (prepared in
                                                                                      cooperation with Fisheries Economics Investiga-
                 8.  Provide technical information to the regional                    tion).
                     Fishery Management Councils.                                 5.  Examination of the spatial distribution patterns
                 9.  Provide analytical support to the New England                    from trawl survey and commercial fisheries
                     Fishery Management Council.                                      data, as a step in understanding directability of
                                                                                      fishing effort in the New England multispecies
                                                                                      fishery.








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                                                                                           Conservation and Utilization Division
                                                                                                       Population Dynamics Branch

                                            Nfid-Atlantic Offshore Fishery Resources Investigation

                    CONTACT: Steve Murawski                                                                           NEC, Woods Hole


                    OBJECTIVE                                                       9. Continue analysis of a deterministic model of
                                                                                        effects of predatory fish, marine mammals, and
                    Develop information on the present and likely future                seabirds on the East Coast pelagic fish ecosys-
                    status of the offshore fishery resources in the Mid-                tem.
                    Atlantic.                                                       10. Evaluate multispecies size composition as a con-
                    ANTICIPATED ACTIVITIES IN FY90                                      servative property of an exploited system.
                    1.  Update stock assessments for assigned species               11. Review and evaluate adequacy of 1989 commer-
                        and provide current scientific information on                   cial biological sampling activities, and develop
                        surf clams, ocean quahogs, butterfish, mackerel,                1990 commercial sampling requirements, includ-
                        Loligo squid, Illex squid, scup, and American                   ing port sampling and sea samplin& for the Fish-
                        lobster.                                                        eries Statistics Investigation.
                    2.  Prepare for and participate in semi-annual Stock            12. Provide technical information to regional fishery
                        Assessment orkshops.                                            management agencies.
                    3.  Review P.L. 88-309 and 88-304 completions and               13. Continue study of northern shrimp - Groundfish
                        proposal reports, draft Fishery Management                      Subsystem, under the U.S./France Cooperative
                        Plans, Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Com-                     Program in Oceanography.
                        mittee proposals, NMFS Regional Office and
                        Headquarters proposals, and journal manu-                   14. Implement a cooperative research program in
                        scripts.                                                        fisheries biology under Marie Sklodska Curie Pro-
                                                                                        gram with Polish colleagues.
                    4.  Provide assistance to implementing NEFC data                ANTICIPATED PRODUCTS IN FY90
                        collection.

                    5.  Participate in the scientific crew of the NEFC              1. Updated quota advice for Loligo squid, Illex
                        survey program.                                                 squid, butterfish, and mackerel for the Mid-
                                                                                        Atlantic Fishery Management Council.
                    6.  Assist in preparation of "U.S. Research Report
                        for 1989" for the Northwest Atlantic Fishery Or-            2.  Sections for Status of the Fishery Resources Off the
                        ganization.                                                     Northeastern United States NOAA Technical
                                                                                        Memorandum.
                    7.  Participate in the activities of Scientific and Sta-
                        tistical Committee of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery              3.  Major revisions of stock assessment information
                        Management Council; ICES Statutory meeting                      for Wigo squid, scup, and American lobster.
                        and chair the Multispecies Working Group;
                        annual US/Canada Scientific Discussions;                    4.  Presentation on lobster population dynamics at
                        Scientific Committee of Commission on Antarc-                   the Shellfish Life History Symposium.
                        tic Living Marine Resources; and U.S./France
                        Cooperative Program in Oceanography.                        5.  Plan for intensive field sampling program for
                                                                                        pelagic interactions jointly with Polish colleagues
                    8.  Conduct research on fisheries technical and bio-                using a deterministic model.
                        logical interactions.







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                                                                                          Conservation and Utilization Division
                                                                                                      Population Dynarnics Branch

                                         Coastal and Estuarine Fishery Resources Investigation

                  CONTACT: Wendy Gabriel                                                                            NEC, Woods Hole


                  OBJECTIVE                                                           ery Team; ICES Statutory Meeting and Atlantic
                                                                                      Salmon Working Group; North Atlantic Salmon
                  Develop information on the present and likely future                Conservation Organization working groups; and
                  status of coastal and estuarine fishery resources in the            annual meeting of International Commission for
                  Northeast.                                                          the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna and chair the
                                                                                      Scientific Committee.
                  ANTICIPATED ACTIVITIES IN FY90
                                                                                  11. Revise the summer flounder and black sea bass
                  1. Update stock assessments for assigned species                    stock assessments.
                     and provide current scientific information for es-
                     tuarine winter flounder, bluefish, black sea bass,           12. Develop and improve methods for stock assess-
                     striped bass, and summer flounder.                               ment.
                  2. Assist SEFC with assessment of large pelagics,               13. Review age structured assessment methods
                     .such as swordfish and bluefin tuna.                             used at NEFC to determine the utility of meth-
                                                                                      ods developed in other laboratories to our
                  3. Prepare for and participate in semi-annual Stock                 problems.
                     Assessment Works      Ihops.                                 14. Conduct research to determine the interception
                  4. Review P.L. 88-309 and 88-304 completions and                    rate of US origin Atlantic salmon by foreign fish-
                     proposal reports, draft Fishery Management                       eries in Canada and Greenland waters.
                     Plans, Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Com-
                     mittee proposals, NMFS Regional Office and                   15. Monitor contract for salmon tag recovery in US
                     Headquarters proposals, and journal manu-                        rivers.
                     scripts.                                                     16. Conduct research on Atlantic salmon stock iden-
                  5. Provide assistance to implementing NEFC data                     tification.
                     collection.
                                                                                  17. Conduct research on fisheries technical interac-
                  6. Review and evaluate adequacy of 1989 commer-                     tions.
                     cial biological sampling activities, and develop
                     1990 commercial sampling requirements, includ-               18. Plan project on Mid-Atlantic mixed species
                     ing port sampling and sea sampling, for the                      trawl and recreational fisheries for scup, black
                     Fisheries Statistics Investigation.                              sea bass, and summer flounder to predict effects
                                                                                      of management options.
                  7. Participate in the scientific crew of the NEFC
                     survey program.                                              ANTICIPATED PRODUCTS IN FY90
                  8. Coordinate and participate in salmon tag recov-              1. Sections for Status of the Fishery Resources off the
                     ery program in Greenland and Canada.                             Northeastern United States NOAA Technical
                                                                                      Memorandum.
                  9. Provide technical information to regional Fishery
                     Management Councils.                                         2.  Contribution to North Atlantic Fishery Organiza-
                                                                                      tion U.S. Research Report for 1989.
                  10. Participate in activities of: Scientific and Statisti-
                     cal Committees of MAFMC and ASMFC; Che-                      3.  Field study jointly with state of Massachusetts
                     sapeake Bay Stock Assessment Technical                           biologists on mortality due to recreational
                     Advisory Group; Short-Nosed Sturgeon Recov-                      hooking and release.








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                 4. Manuscript assessing the performance of Shep-
                    herds Length Composition Analysis using north-
                    ern shrimp as an example.

                 5. Yield-per-recruit model for species with complex
                    life histories.

                 6. Working papers with results of recent research
                    on stock identification and on catch and tag re-
                    covery statistics for ICES North Atlantic Salmon
                    Working Group.








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                                                                             Conservation and Utilization Division
                                                                                       Population Dynamics Branch

                                            Emergency Striped Bass Research Study

               CONTACT: Anne Richards                                                              NEC, Woods Hole



               OBJECTIVE                                              ANTICIPATED PRODUCTS IN FY90

               Obtain information on the status of striped bass juve- 1. Emergency Striped Bass Research Study Work-
               nile and adult stocks, and research conducted to          shop.
               identify causes of the decline; and develop additional
               information required for making management deci-       2. Report to Congress on the ESBS.
               sions.


               ANTICIPATED ACTIVITIES IN FY90

               1. Review research proposals, progress reports, and
                  final reports of ESBS contracts.

               2. Organize and chair annual Emergency Striped
                  Bass Research Study Workshop.

               3. Conduct research to develop stock identification
                  methods for striped bass, based on scale shape.

               4. Begin research to evaluate statistical properties
                  and predictive power of alternative indices of
                  juvenile striped bass abundance.

               5. Participate in semi-annual meetings of Emer-
                  gency Striped Bass Research Planning and Coor-
                  dination Group.








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                                                                                    Conservation and Utilization Division
                                                                                                 Resource Utilization Branch


                                                     Fisheries Technology Investigation

                   CONTACT: Burton Tinker                                                                     NEC, Gloucester


                   OBJECTIVE                                                 ANTICIPATED PRODUCTS IN FY90

                   Develop and provide information on the wholesome-         1. Report on experiments on producing fish hy-
                   ness, quality and safety of U.S. seafood products with       drolysates from fatty fish waste after oil re-
                   the purpose of educating the U.S. consumers and              moval.
                   industry, and contributing to the assurance of the
                   quality of these products in the competitive world        2. Edibility characteristics of fish species contribu-
                   market.                                                      tion to the national data base.


                   ANTICIPATED ACTIVITIES IN FY90

                   1. Conduct experiments on production of fish hy-
                      drolysates from fatty fish waste after removal of
                      the oil.


                   2. Determine nutrient value of liquid fish produced
                      from fish wastes.

                   3. Produce fish hydrolysates from squid and fatty
                      fish wastes for testing agricultural crops.

                   4. Conduct frozen storage studies on selected com-
                      mercial species for "high quality" shelf life
                      studies.


                   5. Technology transfer to industry, Sea Grant, and
                      fishery development foundations.








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                                                                                    Conservation and Utilization Division
                                                                                                Resource Utilization Branch


                                                    Fisheries Chemistry Investigation

                 CONTACT: Joseph Licciardello                                                                  NEC, Gloucester


                 OBJECTIVE                                                  ANTICIPATED PRODUCTS IN FY90

                 Develop and provide information on the wholesome-          1.  Draft manual for standardized testing of seafood
                 ness, quality, and safety of U.S. seafood products with        quality.
                 the purpose of educating the U.S. consumers and
                 industry, and contributing to the assurance of the         2.  Manuscript on sodium uptake in fish fillets due
                 quality of these products in the competitive wold              to brine processing.
                 market.
                                                                            3.  Assessment of the degree of oxidative rancidity
                 ANTICIPATED ACTIVITIES IN FY90                                 during storage of selected species.

                 1. Continue studies on application of monoclonal           4.  Manuscript on effect of processing on Maine sar-
                    antibodies to the identification of fish and                dines.
                    shellfish.

                 2. Initiate study to determine "high quality" shelf
                    life of frozen seafoods.

                 3. Study the effect of antioxidants on freezer
                    storage stability of mackerel fillets.

                 4. Develop selenium methodology.

                 5. Analyze fish/ shellfish tissue samples for polynu-
                    clear hydrocarbons, chlorinated pesticides, and
                    PCBs collected in the northeast.

                 6. Confirm the presence of suspected carcinogenic/
                    mutagenic compounds in selective extracts by
                    gas chromatograph/ mass spectrometer.

                 7. Investigate new methodology for rapid more ef-
                    ficient analysis of organic contaminants.








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                                                                                           National Systematics Laboratory

                                                              National Systematics

                   CONTACT: Bruce Collette                                                            NEC, Washington, D.C.



                   OBJECTIVE                                                  ANTICIPATED PRODUCTS IN FY90

                   Lay a foundation for species identification of crusta-     1. Completed revisions of frigate tunas (Auxis), and
                   ceans, squids, and fishes so that species harvested or        double-lined mackerels (Gramtwtorcynus).
                   important in the ecosystem can be correctly identi-
                   fied.                                                      2. Publication on western Atlantic sand lance (Am-
                   ANTICIPATED ACTIVITIES IN FY90                                modytes).
                                                                              3. Exhibit on lobsters in U.S. trade for lobby of
                   1. Continue revision of Fishe's of the Gulf of Maine.         National Museum of Natural History.
                   2. Continue revision of tonguefishes.                      4. Publication of list of common and scientific
                                                                                 names of North American decapod crustaceans.
                   3. Continue clupeoid studies with work on Gulf of          5. Manuscript on the use of ontogenetic characters
                       Mexico Sardinella.
                                                                                 in cephalopod systematics.
                   4.  Continue revision of western Atlantic mud
                       shrimps.                                               6. Manuscript on shrinkage of preserved Illex.
                   5.  Study deep-water crustaceans of Guam and the           7. Proceedings of cephalopod systematics sympo-
                       Mariannas Islands.                                        sium.
                   6.  Continue cataloguing penaeoid shrimp genera            8. Manuscript on loliginid section of results of
                       and subgenera.                                            Cephalopod International Advisory Council
                                                                                 Workshop.




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                                                   Northeast Fisheries- Center
                                                  Cruise Schedules for FY1990



                            Vessel                        Base                               Contact

                        R/V Delaware II              Woods Hole, MA                          H.C. Boyar
                                                                                         (508) 548-5123, x235
                                                                                            FrS 840-1235
                        R/V Chap?mn                   Pascagoula, MS


                        R/V Oregon II                 Pascagoula, ms                             ti


                        R / V Ky"m                    Sandy Hook, NJ                      Andrew Draxler
                                                                                         (201) 872-3000, x254
                                                                                            FrS 342-8254

                        R/V Shang Wheeler               Nfilford, Cr                     Anthony Calabrese
                                                                                            (203) 783-4240
                                                                                            FrS 642-5240



                 Cruise schedules included in this publication are tentative and subject to change.








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                                                               R/V Delaware 11 FY 1990



                            Cruise           No. of                     Investigation                                       Cruise
                            Number            Days                                                                          Period


                            89-06 (ID           12              Autumn Bottom Trawl Survey                               Oct 2-13

                            89-06 (Ul)                                                                                   Oct 16-27

                            89-07               12              Larval Herring Survey                                    Oct 30-Nov 10

                            89-08               10              Skate Feeding Study (UMA)                                Nov 13-22

                            89-09(l)            12              Larval Herring/Sand Lance Survey                         Nov 27-Dec 8

                            89-09(11)             9                                                                      Dec 11-19

                            90-01               16              Larval Herring/Sand Lance Survey                         Jan 4-19

                            90-02               12              Trawl Door Testing                                       Jan 29-Feb 9

                            90-03               11              O-Group Herring Survey                                   Feb 20-Mar 2

                            90-04 (1)           19              Spring Bottom Trawl Survey                               Mar 5-23

                            90-04 (Il)          12                                                                       Mar 26-Apr 6

                            90-04 (UP           10                                                                       Apr 9-18

                            90-05               12              Larval Herring/Sand Lance Condition Survey               Apr 29-May 4

                            90-06               12              Mackerel Feeding Study                                   May 7-18

                                               (75)             MAJOR SHIPYARD REPAIR

                            90-07               12              Food Habits Study                                        Aug 6-17

                            90-08                 8             Open Ocean Dumping (UCr)                                 Aug 21-28

                            90-09(r)            19              Autumn Bottom Trawl Survey                               Sep 10-28








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                                                              R/V Chapman FY 1990


                               No. of                         Investigation                              Cruise
                                Days                                                                     Period


                                     9                            Travel                                Jun 21-29

                                     12                     Food Habits Study                           Jul 2-13

                                     12                  Harbor Porpoise Survey                         Jul 16-27

                                     12                        Jul 30-Aug 10

                                     9                             Travel                               Aug 13-21









                                                              P./V Oregon 11 FY 1990



                               No. of                         Investigation                              Cruise
                                Days                                                                     Period



                                     8                              Travel                               Jul 17-24

                                     10                      Sea Scallop Survey                          Jul 26-Aug 4

                                     15                                                                  Aug 7-21

                                     8                              Travel                               Aug 23-30









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                                                            R/V KyMa FY 1990


                            No. of                           Cruise
                             Days                        Investigation                             Period



                                 3                 Clam contaminants survey                      Oct 2-4, 1989

                                 2           Lamont Doherty suspended sediments                  Oct 5-6

                                 3                     12-Mile Dumpsite                          Oct 10,12,13

                                 1                    Lobster disease & tag                      Oct 16

                                 1                       Water column                            Oct 17


                                 3                          Flounder                             Oct 23-25

                                 2                     12-Mile Dumpsite                          Oct 26-27

                                 I                    Lobster disease & tag                      Oct 30

                                 2                    Core, water column                         Oct 31 -Nov 1

                                 4                     12-Mile Dumpsite                          Nov 6-9

                                 5                    Lobster disease & tag                      Nov 13-17

                                 I                       Water column                            Nov 21

                                 I                    Lobster disease & tag                      Nov 27

                                 4                          Scallops                             Nov 28-Dec 1

                                 I                     12,Mile Dumpsite                          Dec 4

                                 1                          Scallops                             Dec 7

                                 1                     Rutgers Sea Grant                         Dec 11

                                 1      Oyster contamination certification maintenance           Dec 12

                                 1                           Diving                              Dec 14

                                 I                       Water column                            Dec 19

                                 3                    Lobster disease & tag                      Dec 26-28








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                                                      R/V Shang WIheeler FY 1990



                  The R/V Shang Whaler sails from the Milford Laboratoryin Milford, CTinto various areas of LongIsland Sound
                  approximately 160 to 180 days per year. The frequency and station locations are determined by program needs.
                  The trips are almost always 10 hours or less in duration, although the vessel will occasionally tie-up overnight
                  at the extreme ends of the Sound for special projects lasting two or three days.



                                 Oct - Nov                    Winter flounder collections (biological studies)
                                                                     Hard clam studies (recruitment)

                                 Dec - Mar                  Winter flounder collections (reproductive success)
                                 Apr - May                      Lobster collections (reproductive success)

                                 Jun - Aug                        Hard clam experiments (recruitment)



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                     DATA GROUP                              DATA SET NAME



              NERFIS-DATA                           NE REGIONAL FISHERIES INFO SYSTEM DB
                 ADMIN                              ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
                   FRS-FINANCL                      FINANCIAL REPORTING SYSTEM (FRS)
                       FRS-FISCAL-YR                FRS FISCAL YEAR MODULES
                          FRS-FY-OPS                FRS FY OPERATIONS
                BIO-ENV                             BIOENVIRONMENTAL
                   RESEA  RCH-CRU                   RESEARCH CRUISE
                       BT-SURVEY                    BOTTOM TRAWL SURVEY CRUISE
                          FOOD-HABITS               FOOD HABITS STOMACH CONTENTS
                          OFF-SHORE-SV              OFF SHORE GROUNDFISH SURVEYS
                          IN-SHORE-SV               IN SHORE GROUNDFISH SURVEYS
                          SHELLFISH-SV              SHELLFISH SURVEYS
                          SHRIMP-SV                 SHRIMP SURVEY
                          SURV-AGE                  BOTTOM TRAWL SURVEY AGE DATA
                          SURV-MATUR                BOTTOM TRAWL SURVEY MATURITY DATA
                       CRUISE-DESC                  RESEARCH CRUISE SUPPORT FILES
                       MAN-UNDERSEA                 MAN UNDERSEA OBSERVATIONS (MURT)
                       OCEAN-MONITR                 OCEAN MONITORING SURVEYS (NEMP/PULSE)
                          BENECO-DATA               NEMP: BENTHIC ECOLOGY DATA
                          BIOCHEM-DATA              NEMP:BIOCHEMISTRY DATA
                          BOXYCON-DATA              NEMP: SEABED OXYGEN CONSUMPTION DATA
                          CALORIM-DATA              NEMP: BENTHIC CALORIMETRY DATA
                          CHLORO-DATA               NEMP: CHLOROPHYLL DATA
                          HYDROGR-DATA              NEMP: HYDROGRAPHIC LOG DATA
                          MICRBIO-DATA              NEMP: MICROBIOLOGY DATA
                          NUTCHEM-DATA              NEMP: NUTRIENT CHEMISTRY DATA
                          PHYSIOL-DATA              NEMP: PHYSIOLOGY DATA
                          PHYTO-DATA                NEMP: PHYTOPLANKTON DATA
                          PLATFRM-DATA              NEMP: BRIDGE LOG FILE-PLATFORM
                          PRIPROD-DATA              NEMP: PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY DATA
                          WATCOL-DATA               NEMP: WATER COLUMN RESPIRATION DATA
                CATCH EFFORT                        CATCH EFFORT DATA
                   FOREIGN-CTCH                     FOREIGN COMMERCIAL CATCH-EFFORT
                   REC-FISH                         RECREATIONAL FISHERIES DATA
                   U.S.CATCH-EF                     U.S. COMMERCIAL FISHERIES
                       BIO-SAMPLES                  COMMERCIAL AGE AND LENGTH SAMPLES
                          AGE-SAMPLES               COMMERCIAL AGE SAMPLES
                          LENGTH-SAMP               COMMERCIAL LENGTH SAMPLES
                       COM-LANDINGS                 COMMERCIAL LANDINGS
                          INTERVIEWS                LANDINGS INTERVIEW DATA
                          JOINT-VENT                US-FOREIGN JOINT VENTURE DATA
                          MAINE-SARDNE              MAINE SARDINE FISHERIES
                             SARDINE-CE             MAINE SARDINE CATCH EFFORT
                             SARDINE-SAMP           MAINE SARDINE SAMPLES
                          STATE-BULLTN              STATE BULLETIN LANDINGS DATA
                             STATE-BUL-MO           STATE BULLETIN MONTHLY LANDINGS DATA
                             STATE-BUL-YR           STATE BULLETIN YEARLY LANDINGS DATA
                          SEA-SAMPLING              SEA SAMPLING OBSERVATIONS








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                            WEIGHOUTS                 LANDINGS WEIGHOUT DATA
                               INDUST-SAMP            INDUSTRIAL SAMPLES DATA
                               WEIGHOUT-DET           COMMERCIAL WEIGHOUT DETAIL DATA
                               WEIGHOUT-SUM           COMMERCIAL WEIGHOUT SUMMARIZED DATA
                         OCEAN-SHELL                  OCEAN SHELLFISH LOGBOOKS
                         OPERTNG-UNIT                 OPERATING UNITS
                            CG-VESS-FILE              COAST GUARD VESSEL FILE
                            MSTR-VESS                 MASTER VESSEL DATA
                            NERP-VESS                 NERPS VESSEL FILES
                         VESSEL-LOGS                  VESSEL LOGBOOKS FOR REGULATED SPEC
                   DATA-MANAGE                        DATA MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
                      NERDOC-DATA                     NE REGIONAL DOCUMENTATION SYSTEM
                      NERREPS-DATA                    NORTHEAST REGIONAL REPORTS SYSTEM
                  LEGAL-ENFCMT                        LEGAL ENFORCEMENT
                      ENFORCE-PLAN                    ENFORCEMENT OF MANAGEMENT PLANS
                         EMIS-DATA                    ENFORCEMENT MANAGEMENT INFO SYSTEM
                         NERCEMS-DATA                 NE REG CATCH & EFFORT MANAGEMENT SYS
                         NERENS-DATA                  NE REGIONAL ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM
                         NERPS-DA TA                  NE REGIONAL PERMIT SYSTEM
                      FOREIGN-C/E                     FOREIGN CATCH/ EFFORT DATA
                         CAMS-DATA                    CATCH AND ALLOCATION MONITORING SYS
                         FOBOC-DATA                   FOREIGN OBSERVER COST SYSTEM DATA
                         NERODS-DATA                  NE REGIONAL OBSERVER DATA
                      TECHNCL-DATA                    TECHNICAL QUALITY PROCESSING OF FISH
                         PCB-SHELLFSH                 PCB-HYDROCARBONS IN SHELLFISH/ CRABS
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            DATA SET:    ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT           ness of management measures. (Nationally coordi-
            CODE:        106                              nated.) LAB:  WH
            ABBREV:      ADMIN                            CONTACT:      GERRIOR, P.
            SYSTEM:      NE REGIONAL FISHERIES INFO       DATA SET:     CATCH EFFORT DATA
                         SYSTEM DB                        CODE:         102
            ABSTRACT: These data sets support the Center and ABBREV:    CATCH EFFORT
            laboratory administrative functions. Includes the SYSTEM:   NE REGIONAL FISHERIES INFO
            Financial Reporting System (FRS) which tracks labor SYSTEM DB
            and other expenses against budget plan.       ABSTRACT: The source of this data separates it from
            LAB:         NE
                                                          other NMFS biological data: commercial fisheries
            CONTACT:     LAIRD, M.                        catch and effort statistics, from U.S. and foreign  fleets.
            DATA SET.    BIOENVIRONMENTAL                 Subsets include Northeast and Mid-Atlantic ports,
            CODE:        101                              Maine sardine fishery, logbooks for regulated species,
            ABBREV:      BIO-ENV                          operating units (vessels) characteristics, and foreign
                                                          reporting. Variables include species type, catch, value,
            SYSTEM:      NE REGIONAL FISHERIES INFO       effort, area and time fished. Length, age, industrial
            SYSTEM DB                                     samples. In general, data automated since 1964.
            ABSTRACT: The source of this data separates it from LAB:    WH
            other NMFS biological and environmental measure- CONTACT:   CHRISTENSEN, D.
            ments: planned, scientific experiments, mostly with
            research survey cruises as the platform. Species catch DATA SET: COAST GUARD VESSEL FILE
            composition, age, length, environment, chemical, CODE:      255
            oceanographic, stress, migration.             ABBREV:       CG-VESS-FILE
            LAB:         NE                               SYSTEM:       OPERATING UNITS
            CONTACT:     HEYERDAHL, E.                    ABSTRACT: This is the USCG file of registered mer-
            DATA SET:    BOTTOM TRAWL SURVEY              chant vessel information. Data includes vessel iden-
                         CRUISE                           tification and characteristics for all merchant vessels,
            CODE:        201                              fishing or otherwise, over 5 gross tons in the United
            ABBREV:      BT-SURVEY                        States.       DC
            SYSTEM:      RESEARCH CRUISE                  LAB:
            ABSTRACT: Groundfish survey cruises since 1963, CONTACT:    PALMER, J.
            offshore and inshore, follow stratified random sarn-
                                                          DATA SET.     COMMERCIAL AGE SAMPLES
            pling. U.S. vessels Albatross, Delaware, and joint CODE:    260
            surveys with other nations. Species catch composi- ABBREV:  AGE-SAMPLES
            tion, weight, number, length distribution by tow. Age SYSTEM: COMMERCIAL LENGTH AND AGE
            samples, some species. Tow environment. Some  SAMPLES
            stomachs. (Other experiments by special request, ABSTRACT: Contains number of catch per age inter-
            automated with this data set.)                val at length and sex of commercial samples. Data
            LAB:         WH                               includes catch characteristics such as date, area, gear
            CONTACT:     AZAROVITZ T.                     depth, tonclass, and landed port. Catches from 1969
            DATA SET.    CATCH AND ALLOCATION             to present in the Northwest Atlantic are in the auto-
                         MONITORING SYS                   mated files.
            CODE:        503                              LAB:          WH
            ABBREV:      CAMS-DATA                        CONTACT: PALMER, J.
            SYSTEM:      FOREIGN CATCH/ EFFORT DATA
            ABSTRACT: Files contain catch/effort data reported
            by designated foreign officers, the NMFS Observer
            Program and NMFS/USGC enforcement officers. These
            files also contain foreign allocation and fishing area
            data. This data supports two tasks: 1) monitoring the
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                      DATA SET: COMMERCIAL LANDINGS                                     DATA SET:          COMMERCIAL WEIGHOUT
                      CODE:                        246                                                     SUMMARIZED DATA
                      ABBREV:            COM-LANDINGS                                   CODE:              263
                      SYSTEM:            U.S. COMMERCIAL FISHERIES                      ABBREV:            WEIGHOUT-SUM
                                                                                        SYSTEM:            LANDINGS WEIGHOUT DATA
                      ABSTRACT: Contains weight, value, effort and other                ABSTRACT: Contains summarized catch effort infor-
                      catch characteristics of commercial landings in the               mation collected through the N.E. Regional Weighout
                      Northeast region. Data is maintained at various levels            System. Catch volume and value are summed across
                      of detail from the actual fishing vessel's activity in a          days in the month, vessel within ton class and market
                      particular area to aggregation of a species catch to a            category within species. Resulting levels of aggrega-
                      state.                                                            tion are catch and value by month, port, gear ton class,
                      LAB:               WH                                             area and species. Data goes back to 1966.
                      CONTACT:           PALMER, J.                                     LAB:               WH
                      DATA SET:          COMMERCIAL LENGTH AND                          CONTACT:           PALMER, J.
                                         AGE SAM[PLES                                   DATA SET:          DATA MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
                      CODE:              253                                            CODE:              107
                      ABBREV:            BIO-SAMPLES                                    ABBREV:            DATA-MANAGE
                      SYSTEM:            U.S. COMMERCIAL FISHERIES                      SYSTEM:            NE REGIONAL FISHERIES INFO
                      ABSTRACT: Contains length and age-at-length data                                     SYSTEM DB
                      obtained from random samples of commercially caught               ABSTRACT: Includes NEDESC (Northeast Descrip-
                      fish. Data includes age, length, and sex for landed               tion), on-line documentation files, software source
                      species by area and gear. Species sampled include                 and executable modules, computer system usage sta-
                      cod, haddock, pollock, redfish, hake, flounders, her-             tistics, and other data used to manage NERFIS.
                      ring, mackerel, squid, and shellfish. Automated data              LAB:               NE
                      is back to 1%9.                                                   CONTACT:           HEYERDAHL, E.
                      LAB:               WH
                      CONTACT:           PALMER, J.                                     DATA SET:          ENFORCEMENT MANAGEMENT
                                                                                                           INFO SYSTEM
                      DATA SET-          COMMERCIAL LENGTH                              CODE:              504
                                         SAMPLES                                        ABBREV:            EMIS-DATA
                      CODE:              261                                            SYSTEM:            ENFORCEMENT OF MANAGE-
                      ABBREV:            LENGTH-SAMP                                    MENTPLANS
                      SYSTEM:            COMWRCIAL LENGTH AND AGE                       ABSTRACT: EMIS data files contain violation, sight-
                      SAMPLES                                                           in& foreign permit, foreign check-in and check-out,
                      ABSTRACT: Contains number of catch per length                     and enforcement personnel data. Data are used as a
                      interval by sex of commercial samples. Includes catch             reference in several data entry, data editin& and
                      characteristics such as date, area, gear, depth, ton-             summary report programs. Programs produce ad
                      class, number of males and number of females in                   hoc and summary reports for enforcement, manage-
                      sample, and total sample numbers and weights. Data                ment and the public constituency. (Nationally coordi-
                      goes back to 1%9.                                                 nated)
                      LAB:               WH                                             LAB:               RO
                      CONTACT:           PALMER, J.                                     CONTACT:           REIDMAN, R.

                      DATA SET.          COMMERCIAL WEIGHOUT                            DATA SET:          ENFORCEMENT OF
                                         DETAIL DATA                                                       MANAGEMENT PLANS
                      CODE:              262                                            CODE:              521
                      ABBREV:            WEIGHOUT-DET                                   ABBREV:            ENFORCE-PLAN
                      SYSTEM:            LANDINGS WEIGHOUT DATA                         SYSTEM:            LEGAL ENFORCEMENT
                      ABSTRACT: Contains detailed catch and effort infor-               ABSTRACT: Data to support enforcement of fisheries
                      mation collected through the N.E. Regional Weighout               management plans. Violation, sighting, foreign per-
                      System. This is the detail subset of the weighout data.           mit, foreign check-in/out data related to effort-re-
                      Catch volume and value for each species is kept by                strictive matters.
                      vessel subtrips (vessel, gear, depth fished, area, and            LAB:               RO
                      date.                                                             CONTACT: REIDMAN, R.
                      LAB:               WH
                      CONTACT:           PALMER,     J.








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                DATA SET:         FINANCIALREPORTING SYSTEM                  DATA SET: FOREIGN CATCTVEFFORT DATA
                CODE:             130                                        CODE:            520
                ABBREV:           FRS-FINANCL                                ABBREV:          FOREIGN-C/E
                SYSTEM:           ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT                     SYSTEM:          LEGAL ENFORCEMENT
                                                                             ABSTRACT: Catch/effort data reported by desig-
                ABSTRACT: Data used by FRS to monitor budgeted               nated foreign officials, NMFS observer program and
                spending in NEFC. Lab, division, task, CYOP levels.          NMFS/USCG enforcement officials. Foreign alloca-
                Commitments, encumbrances, labor, personnel, tasks,          tion and fishing area data C/E data reported by
                budget plan.                                                 vessels and/or processors/ dealers.
                LAB:              WH                                         LAB:             WH
                CONTACT:          LAIRD, M.                                  CONTACT:         GERRIOR, P.

                DATA SET:         FOOD HABITS STOMACH                        DATA SET:        IRS FISCAL YEAR MODULES
                                  CONTENTS                                   CODE:            131
                CODE:             202                                        ABBREV:          FRS-FISCAL-YR
                ABBREV:           FOOD-HABITS                                SYSTEM:          FINANCIAL REPORTING SYSTEM
                SYSTEM:           BOTTOMTRAWL SURVEY CRUISE                  ABSTRACT:
                ABSTRACT: Stomachs have been collected on survey             LAB: WH
                cruises since 1963, in three separate studies. The           CONTACT: LAIRD, M.
                contents are analyzed for prey species type and count.
                Twenty-eight major predators, limited data on total          DATA SET:        FRS FY OPERATIONS
                104. There is a different file structure for each of the     CODE:            132
                three studies.                                               ABBREV:          FRS-FY
                LAB:              WH                                         SYSTEM:          FRS FISCAL YEAR MODULES
                CONTACT:          MICHAELS, W.                               ABSTRACT:
                                                                             LAB:             WH
                DATA SET.         FOREIGN COM34ERCIAL                        CONTACT:         LAIRD, M.
                                  CATCH-EFFORT
                CODE:             Z45                                        DATA SET:        INSHORE GROUNDFISH SUR-
                ABBREV:           FOREIGN-CTCH                               VEYS
                SYSTEM:           CATCH EFFORT DATA                          CODE:            204
                ABSTRACT: This data set is not yet automated.                ABBREV:          IN-SHORE-SV
                LAB:              WH                                         SYSTEM:          BOTTOM TRAWL SURVEY CRUISE
                CONTACT:          PALMER, J.                                 ABSTRACT: Inshore groundfish surveys cover area
                                                                             from Cape Ann, MA to Cape Fear, N.C., depths
                DATA SET:         FOREIGN OBSERVER COST                      approximate, from 5 to 15 fathoms. Seasonal cruises
                                  SYSTEM DATA                                on regular basis since 1972 species catch composition:
                CODE:             505                                        weight, number at length, age, each tow. Environ-
                ABBREV:           FOBOC-DATA                                 mental data also by tow. Seasonal cruises.
                SYSTEM:           FOREIGN CATCH/ EFFORT DATA                 LAB:             WH
                A 'BSTRACT: Foreign observer cost system data files          CONTACT:         AZAROVITZ, T.
                contain observer deployment and cost data as pro-
                vided by regional observer programs. (Nationally             DATA SET:        INDUSTRIAL SAMPLES DATA
                coordinated.)                                                CODE:            252
                LAB:              WH                                         ABBREV:          E@JDUST-SAMP
                CONTACT:          GERRIOR, P.                                SYSTEM:          LANDINGS WEIGHOUT DATA
                                                                             ABSTRACT: Volume, species composition, and catch
                                                                             characteristics of samples of commercial landings
                                                                             sold as industrial for reduction. Data includes fishing
                                                                             effort date location, gear used, port landed, and depth
                                                                             of catch.
                                                                             LAB:             WH
                                                                             CONTACT:         PALMER, J.







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                    DATA SET: LANDINGS INTERVIEW DATA                           DATA SET:        MAINE SARDINE CATCH EFFORT
                    CODE:            Z50                                        CODE:            Z47
                    ABBREV:          INTERVIEWS                                 ABBREV:          SARDINE-CE
                    SYSTEM:          COMMERCIAL LANDINGS                        SYSTEM:          MAINE SARDINE FISHERIES
                    ABSTRACT: Contains detailed catch and effort infor-         ABSTRACT: Contains catch effort information for the
                    mation obtained from interviews with fishing vessel         Maine herring fishery. Data includes catch date,
                    captains upon landing. Includes weight and number           location, volume, gear used, plant sold to and number
                    caught, days fishing effort expended by area to min-        of cases processed.
                    ute squares, and catch characteristics such as vessel       LAB:             WE
                    identification, ton class, depth, port of landing, num-     CONTACT:         ANTHONY, V.
                    ber and average duration of tows, and mesh size.
                    Most of these data are identical to those on the weig-      DATA SET:        MAINE SARDINE FISHERIES
                    hout detail except for more detailed location, depth,       CODE:            Z41
                    days absent, and time of day data and hail. Data goes       ABBREV:          MAINE-SARDNE
                    back to 1971.                                               SYSTEM:          COMMERCIAL LANDINGS
                    LAB:             WH                                         ABSTRACT: Sardine (herring) catch effort informa-
                    CONTACT:         PALMER, J.                                 tion is obtained under agreement with the Maine
                                                                                Department of Marine Resources. Landings, effort,
                    DATA SET:        LANDINGS WEIGHOUT DATA                     and age and length biological sample data is main-
                    CODE:            249                                        tained on tape files at the Woods Hole Lab.
                    ABBREV:          WEIGHOUTS                                  LAB:             WH
                    SYSTEM:          COMMERCIAL LANDINGS                        CONTACT:         ANTHONY, V.
                    ABSTRACT: Contains detailed and summarized catch
                    and effort information regarding all commercially           DATA SET:        MAINE SARDINE SAMPLES
                    landed catches obtained by the N.E. Regional Weig-          CODE:            Z48
                    hout System since 1964. Data includes number and            ABBREV:          SARDINE-SAMP
                    weight of each species caught for vessel trips by           SYSTEM:          MAINE SARDINE FISHERIES
                    subtrips. The basic collection unit of subtrips is de-      ABSTRACT: Contains biological age-length samples
                    fined as a particular vessel fishing area, gear, depth,     of Maine herring. Data includes date and location of
                    landing date, combination identifying data consist of       catch, age, length, and various physical dimensions of
                    landing port, vessel ton class, main species sought,        the fish.
                    and total subtrip catch. The several data files that        LAB:             WH
                    make up this group contain different levels of aggre-       CONTACT:         ANTHONY, V.
                    gation of the basic collection units.
                    LAB:             WH                                         DATA SET:        MAN UNDERSEA
                    CONTACT:         PALMER, J.                                                  OBSERVATIONS
                                                                                CODE:            Z08
                    DATA SET:        LEGAL ENFORCEMENT                          ABBREV:          MAN-UNDERSEA
                    CODE:            104                                        SYSTEM:          RESEARCH CRUISE
                    ABBREV:          LEGAL-ENFCMT                               ABSTRACT: This -data set comprises photos of fish
                    SYSTEM:          NE REGIONAL FISHERIES INFO                 communities taken at assorted locations, usually
                    SYSTEM DB                                                   coordinated with survey stations at which other ex-
                    ABSTRACT: This data is maintained by the North-             periments were conducted. When automated, will
                    east Regional Office to support the enforcement of          contain counts by species.
                    fisheries management plans involving foreign na-            LAB:             WH
                    tions. Includes participation in national level data for    CONTACT:         SHERMAN, K
                    catch-allocations (CAMS) enforcement (EMIS). Ob-
                    servers on foreign vessels.
                    LAB:             RO
                    CONTACT:         ROE, R.








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                 DATA SET: MASTER VESSEL DATA                                DATA SET: NE REGIONAL FISHERIES INFO
                 CODE:            256                                                          SYSTEM DB
                 ABBREV:          MSTR-VESS                                  CODE:             100
                 SYSTEM:          OPERATING UNITS                            ABBREV:           NERFIS-DATA
                 ABSTRACT: Containsinformation about fishingvessels          SYSTEM:
                 whose catch has been entered into the weighout sys-         ABSTRACT: Automated data sets cover all NMFS
                 tem since approximately 1972. Data includes identifi-       data in Northeast Center and Region under purview
                 cation, home port, size, age, gear, horsepower, and         of regional database manager, with responsibility to
                 limited fishing activity data.                              protect, archive, and make available to authorized
                 LAB:             WH                                         investigators. Data is in seven categories: bioenviron-
                 CONTACT:         PALMEI;@ J.                                ment catch/ effort, socio-economic, legal-enforcement,
                                                                             enforcement, technical, administrative, and data
                 DATA SET:        NE REG CATCH & EFFORT                      management.
                                  MANAGEMENT SYS                             LAB:NE
                 CODE:            506                                        CONTACT: HEYERDAHL, E.
                 ABBREV:          NERCEMS-DATA
                 SYSTEM:          ENFORCEMENT OF MANAGE-                     DATA SET:         NE REGIONAL OBSERVER DATA
                 MENTPLANS;                                                  CODE:             508
                 ABSTRACT- NERCEMS data files contain catch/                 ABBREV:           NERODS-DATA
                 effort data reported by vessel and/or by processors/        SYSTEM:           FOREIGN CATCH/ EFFORT DATA
                 dealers. They contain data relating to effort-restric-      ABSTRACT: Summarized catch data from observers
                 tive measures. The data support the status of man-          aboard foreign vessels. Data originates from each
                 aged fisheries for enforcement and management and           deployment, general deployment data, deployment
                 are used for assessing effectiveness of management.         cost data, and observer program personnel data.
                 LAB:             RO                                         LAB:              WH
                 CONTACT:         REIDMAN, R.                                CONTACT:          GERRIOR, P.


                 DATA SET:        NE REGIONAL                                DATA SET:         NE REGIONAL PERMIT SYSTEM
                                  DOCUMENTATION SYSTEM                       CODE:             509
                 CODE:            501                                        ABBREV:           NERPS-DATA
                 ABBREV:          NERDOC-DATA                                SYSTEM:           ENFORCEMENT OF MANAGE-
                 SYSTEM:          DATA MANAGEMENT SUPPORT                    MENTPLANS
                 ABSTRACT: Document the variables files and sys-             ABSTRACT: NERPS data for permitted domestic
                 tems contained within the Regional Office component         fishing vessels as required by federal regulations.
                 of the Northeast Regional Fisheries Information Sys-        Data files contain names and addresses of vessel
                 tem. The system consists of a file for each level of the    owners, vessel characteristics, and fisheries for which
                 data base structure (variables, files, systems) and of      vessels are permitted. Data are used as reference by
                 files used for cross-referencing between levels of the      domestic catch entry, enforcement, and summary
                 structure. Programs are used for editing, entry, and        report programs. Programs produce reports for
                 reporting documentation material.                           management and enf6rce'ment and they produce federal
                 LAB:             RO                                         fisheries permits and mailing lists.
                 CONTACT:         REIDMAN, R.                                LAB:              RO
                                                                             CONTACT:          REIDMAN, R.
                 DATA SET:        NE REGIONAL ENFORCEMENT
                                  S'YSTEM                                    DATA SET.         NEW. BENTHIC CALORIMETRY
                 CODE:            507                                                          DATA
                 ABBREV:          NERENS-DATA                                CODE:             408
                 SYSTEM:          ENFORCEMENT OF                             ABBREV:           CALORIM-DATA
                                  MANAGEMENT PLANS                           SYSTEM:           OCEAN MONITORING SURVEYS
                 ABSTRACT: Data collected by NMFS/USCG en-                   NEMP/PULSE
                 forcement officers during boardings of fishing vessels      ABSTRACT: This data set is not yet automated.
                 and during shoreside activities. They contain data          LAB:              SH
                 relative to the conduct of regional enforcement activi-     CONTACT:          WILK S.
                 ties. For data outside the purview of EMIS.
                 LAB:             RO
                 CONTACT: REIDMAN, R.








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                     DATA SET:         MEW: BENTHIC ECOLOGY                        DATA SET:         NENT: CHLOROPHYLL           DATA
                                       DATA                                        CODE:             404
                     CODE:             411                                         ABBREV:           CHLORO-DATA
                     ABBREV:           BENECO-DATA                                 SYSTEM:           OCEAN MONITORING SURVEYS
                     SYSTEM:           OCEAN MONITORING SURVEYS                                      NEMP/PULSE
                                       NEMP/PULSE                                  ABSTRACT: Chlorophyll data include the instru-
                     ABSTRACT: Benthic ecology data include values                 ment reading, calibration and reagent values neces-
                     necessary for the computation of species abundance            sary for the calculation of volumetric plant pigment
                     and vital statistics for benthic organisms. The key to        values. These data are collected in conjunction with
                     linking other research data to benthic ecology is CRUISE.     nutrient chemistry, primary productivity, and hydro-
                     CRUISE is a composite of VESSEL IDENTIFICA-                   graphic log data: the four identical values for CRUISE
                     TION, YEAR, CRUISE-NUM, and CRUISE-STA. A                     and DEPTH represent synoptic samples. The key to
                     unique combination of values for these element is             linking chlorophyll data with other research is CRUISE.
                     recorded each time a ship stops to allow sampling.            CRUISE is a composite of VESSEL IDENTIFICA-
                     Each cruise is accompanied by one set of BENECO-              TION, YEAR, CRUISE-NUM AND CRUISE-STA. A
                     INFO. LAB:        SH                                          unique combination of values for these elements is
                     CONTACT:          REID, R.                                    recorded each time a ship stops to allow samples.
                                                                                   Each cruise is accompanied by one set of CHLORO-
                     DATA SET:         NENT: BIOCHEMISTRY DATA                     INFO DATA. Chlorophyll data are linked by DEPTH
                     CODE:             406                                         and by CRUISE to hydrographic log and nutrient
                     ABBREV:           BIOCHEM-DATA                                chemistry data, and linked by DEPTH and FRAC-
                     SYSTEM:           OCEAN MONITORING SURVEYS                    TION to primary productivity data. It should be
                                       NEMP/PULSE                                  noted that there is a one-to-one correspondence among
                     ABSTRACT: This data set is not yet automated.                 the respondence; among depths is not one-to-one;
                     LAB:                                                          e.g, only some of the HYDRO-DEPTH values corre-
                     CONTACT:          THURBERG, F.                                spond to CHLORO-DEPTH values.               LAB: SH
                                                                                   CONTACT:          ZETLIN, C.
                     DATA SET:         NEW: BRIDGE LOG
                                       FILE-FLATFORM                               DATA SET:         NEW: HYDROGRAPHIC
                     CODE:             403                                                           LOG DATA
                     ABBREV:           PLATFRM-DATA                                CODE:             415
                     SYSTEM:           OCEAN MONITORING SURVEYS                    ABBREV:           HYDROGR-DATA
                                       NEMP/PULSE                                  SYSTEM:           OCEAN MONITORING SURVEYS
                     ABSTRACT: The bridge log of a ship contains data                                NEMP/PULSE
                     relative to the time, location, and environment of each       ABSTRACT: This data set is not yet automated.
                     sampling effort: these data are recorded each time a          LAB:              SH
                     vessel stops to allow samples to be taken. In addition,       CONTACT:          WILK S.
                     data describing fishing effort are recorded. The bridge
                     log data (time and location) are of interest to all           DATA SET-         NEW: NUCROBIOLOGY DATA
                     research activities that occur concomitantly with a           CODE:             409
                     particular ship's movements. CRUISE is the key to             ABBREV:           MICRBIO-DATA
                     linking other research data to bridge log data. It is a       SYSTEM:           OCEAN MONITORING SURVEYS
                     composite of VESSEL IDENTIFICATION, YEAR,                                       NEMP/PULSE
                     CRUISE-NUM AND CRUISE-STA. Each cruise is                     ABSTRACT: This data set is not yet automated.
                     accompanied by one set of PLATFORM-INFO data                  LAB:              MI
                     and one or more sets of TRAWL INFO data. Each set             CONTACT:          Thurber& F.
                     of TRAWL-INFO is uniquely identified by CRUISE
                     and TRAWL-NUM.                                                DATA SET.         NEW: NUTRIENT CHEMISTRY
                     LAB:              SH                                                            DATA
                     CONTACT:          STEIMLE, F.                                 CODE:             414
                                                                                   ABBREV:           NUTCHEM-DATA
                                                                                   SYSTEM:           OCEAN MONITORING SURVEYS
                                                                                                     NEMP/PULSE
                                                                                   ABSTRACT: This data set is not yet automated.
                                                                                   LAB: SH
                                                                                   CONTACT: WILK S.








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                  DATA SET:        NFI@ff: PHYSIOLOGY DATA                       corresponding primary productivity depth value.
                  CODE:            407                                           Because of the lack of exact correspondence among
                  ABBREV:          PHYSIOL-DATA                                  the depth data, unique names for this attribute have
                  SYSTEM:          OCEAN MONITORING SURVEYS                      been assigned. Each unique combination of CRUISE
                  NEMP/PULSE                                                     and PRIPROD-DEPTH is accompanied by one set of
                  ABSTRACT: This data set is not yet automated.                  PRIPROD-PARAMS data; physical, and chemical
                  LAB:             MI                                            measurements in addition to CRUISE and DEPTH,
                  CONTACT:         THURBERG, F.                                  productivity is linked to chlorophyll data by FRAC-
                                                                                 TION. The values of FRACTION represent those
                  DATA SET:        NEMP: PHYTOPLANKTON DATA                      filtrates of sea water upon which measurements are
                  CODE:            410                                           made. Although the three filtrates are the same for
                  ABBREV:          PHYTO-DATA                                    both data sets, they are represented differently as
                  SYSTEM:          OCEAN MONITORING SURVEYS                      coded data: therefore, a unique name has been sup-
                  NEMP/PULSE                                                     plied for each data set. Primary productivity samples
                  ABSTRACT: Phytoplankton data include values                    are collected in replicate, typically, two replicates at a
                  necessary for the calculation of species abundance of          time, (PRIPROD-REP) for each unique combination of
                  phytoplankton organisms. The key to linking other              the values for CRUISE, PRIPROD-DEPTH, PROD-
                  research data to phytoplankton data is CRUISE. CRUISE          FRACT, and PRIPROD-REP (one set of PRIPROD-
                  is a combination of VESSEL IDENTIFICATION, YEAR,               VALUES is collected).
                  CRUISE-NUM and CRUISE-STA. A unique combi-                     LAB:             SH
                  nation of values for these elements is recorded each           CONTACT:         O'REILLY, J.
                  time a ship stops to allow sampling. Each cruise is ac-
                  companied by one set of PHYTO-INFO data, thus:                 DATA SET.        NEMP: SEABED OXYGEN
                  PHYTO-INFO is composed of CRUISE, PHYTO-STA,                                    CONSUWTION DATA
                  AND PHYTO-CONFAC. For each cruise the number                   CODE:            413
                  of species (PHYTO-SP) are counted in replicate plank-          ABBREV:          BOXYCON-DATA
                  ton samples (PHYTO-REP). Each unique combina-                  SYSTEM:          OCEAN MONITORING SURVEYS
                  tion of cruise PHYTO-REP and PHYTO-SP is accom-                                 NEMP/PULSE
                  panied by one set of PHYTO-VALUES, thus: PHYTO                 ABSTRACT: This data set is not yet automated.
                  VALUES is composed of PHYTO-REP count.                         LAB:             SH
                  LAB:             SH                                            CONTACT:         WILK S.
                  CONTACT:         WILK S.
                                                                                 DATA SET:        NEMP: WATER COLUMN
                  DATA SET:        NEW: PRIMARYPRODUL-rIVITY                                      RESPIRATION DATA
                                   DATA                                          CODE:            412
                  CODE:            405                                           ABBREV:          WATCOL-DATA
                  ABBREV:          PRIPROD-DATA                                  SYSTEM:          OCEAN MONITORING SURVEYS
                  SYSTEM:          OCEAN MONITORING SURVEYS                                       NEMP/PULSE
                                   NEMP/PULSE                                    ABSTRACT: Includes values that enable computa-
                  ABSTRACT: Primary productivity data include ra-                tion and interpretation of oxygen depletion rate in sea
                  dioactive disintegration counts and reagent fixing             water. The key to linking other research data to water
                  necessary for the calculation of a real fixation of            column respiration data is CRUISE. CRUISE is a
                  carbon by marine plants. These data are collected in           composite of VESSEL IDENTIFICATION, YEAR,
                  conjunction with nutrient chemistry data. The four             CRUISE-NUM, and CRUISE-STA. A unique combi-
                  identical values for cruise and depth represent synop-         nation of values for these elements is recorded each
                  tic samples. The key to linking primary productivity           time a ship stops to allow sampling. Each cruise is
                  data with other research data has been designated as           accompanied by one set of WATCOL-INFO. Respira-
                  CRUISE. CRUISE is a composite of VESSEL IDENTI-                tion is measured at multiple depths (WATCOLDEPTH)
                  FICATION, YEAR, CRUISE-NUM and CRUISE-STA.                     for each cruise. Each unique combination of values
                  A unique combination of values for these elements is           for CRUISE and WATCOL-DEPTH is accompanied
                  recorded each time a ship stops to allow sampling.             by one set of WATCOL-PARAMS, physical and chemi-
                  Each cruise is accompanied by one set of PRIPROD-              cal measurements, and one set of WATCOL-VAL-
                  INFO. Primary productivity data are linked by CRUISE           UES.
                  and DEPTH to hydrographic log, nutrient chemistry              LAB:             SH
                  and chlorophyll data. The correspondence of values             CONTACT:         PHOEL, W.
                  for depth among these data sets is not one-to-one. For
                  example, hydrographic    depth values do not all have a








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                     DATA SET: NERPS VESSEL FILES                                     DATA SET:         OFF SHORE GROUNDFISH
                     CODE:              257                                                             SURVEYS
                     ABBREV:            NERP-VESS                                     CODE:             203
                     SYSTEM:            OPERATING UNITS                               ABBREV:           OFF-SHORE-SV
                     ABSTRACT: This data set contains and entry for each              SYSTEM:           BOTTOMTRAWL SURVEY CRUISE
                     permitted fishing vessel, with vessel characteristics.           ABSTRACT: Offshore groundfish surveys cover area
                     LAB:               GL                                            from Cape Fear (N.C.) to Nova Scotia in depths 27 m
                     CONTACT:           PALMER, J.                                    (15 fathoms) and over. Automated since 1963. U.S.
                                                                                      and foreign research vessels. Species catch composi-
                     DATA SET:          NORTHEAST REGIONAL                            tion: weight, number at length, age, each tow. Envi-
                                        REPORTS SYSTEM                                ronmental data also by tow. Seasonal cruises.
                     CODE:              502                                           LAB:              VVH
                     ABBREV:            NERREPS-DATA                                  CONTACT:          AZAROVITZ, T.
                     SYSTEM:            DATA MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
                     ABSTRACT: NE Regional Report system data sup-                    DATA SET:         OPERATING UNITS
                     ports documentation of generation and distribution               CODE:             244
                     of standard NEREIS reports. Data files contain gen-              ABBREV:           OPERTNG-UNIT
                     eral information on each report, run instructions,               SYSTEM:           U.S. COMMERCIAL FISHERIES
                     NEREIS distribution lists, and format commands for               ABSTRACT: The various data files that make up this
                     standard title pages, title headings, and page head-             group contain information regarding the vessels that
                     ings. Programs produce reports listings, report de-              are currently or have previously engaged in commer-
                     scriptions, report run instructions, report distribution         cial fishing in the Northwest Atlantic. Data includes
                     fists, and report tickler files.                                 vessel identification, characteristics, required crew,
                     LAB:               RO                                            and limited data effort.
                     CONTACT:           REIDMAN, R.                                   LAB:              WH
                                                                                      CONTACT:          PALMER, J.
                     DATA SET:          OCEAN SHELLFISH LOGBOOKS
                     CODE:              243                                           DATA SET:         PCB-HYDROCARBONS
                     ABBREV:            OCEAN-SHELL                                                     IN-SHELLFISH CRABS
                     SYSTEM:            U.S. COMMERCIAL FISHERIES                     CODE:             601
                     ABSTRACT:        Contains shellfish catch-effort data            ABBREV:           PCB-SHELLFSH
                     submitted by fishermen and landings data submitted               SYSTEM:           TECHNICAL QUALITY
                     by shellfish processors in a given year. Data includes                             PROCESSING OF FISH
                     catch date, effort, location, volume, gear used, port of
                     landing, and purchasing company. Vessel logbooks                 ABSTRACT. PCB and hydrocarbon analysis on samples
                     for regulated species.                                           of crabs and shellfish. Analysis on local microcom-
                     LAB:               ox                                            puter, data archived with SEFC in Charleston, S.C.
                     CONTACT:           BREY, W.                                      Sensitive nature of data requires special security.
                                                                                      LAB:              GL
                     DATA SET:          OCEAN MONITORING SURVEYS                      CONTACT:          GADBOIS, D.
                                        NEMP/PULSE
                     CODE:              402                                           DATA SET:         RECREATIONAL FISHERIES
                     ABBREV:            OCEAN-MONITR                                                    DATA
                     SYSTEM:            RESEARCH CRUISE                               CODE:             800
                     ABSTRACT: Northeast Monitoring Program (NEW)                     ABBREV:           REC-FISH
                     and ocean pulse data support ocean pollution moni-               SYSTEM:           CATCH EFFORT DATA
                     toring at approximately 140 stations along the conti-
                     nental shelf from Cape Hatteras to the Gulf of Maine.            ABSTRACT: Catch effort data from Atlantic and Gulf
                     Automated data files are being developed for data                intercepts of the Marine Recreational Fisheries Statis-
                     from bridge logs. Primary productivity, biochemical,             fics Survey (MRFSS), for 1979-1986.
                     physiologic, benthic, calorimetry, microbiology, phyto-          LAB:              WH
                     plankton, benthic ecology, water column respiration,             CONTACT:          Heyerdahl, E.
                     seabed oxygen consumption, nutrient chemistry and
                     hydrographic.
                     LAB:               SH
                     CONTACT: WILK S.








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                DATA SET: RESEARCH CRUISE                                  DATA SET.       STATE BULLETIN LANDINGS
                CODE:            120                                                       DATA
                ABBREV:          RESEARCH-CRU                              CODE:           251
                SYSTEM:          BIOENVIRONMENTAL                          ABBREV:         STATE-BULLTN
                ABSTRACT:      Research cruise data has been auto-         SYSTEM:         COMMERCIAL LANDINGS
                mated since 1962. Groundfish surveys measure spe-          ABSTRACT: Consists of non-weighout landings data
                cies composition, length, age, distribution, environ-      obtained from Washington's landing file for states not
                merit. Stomach samples. plankton, larval herring           participating in the N.E. weighout program or from
                surveys, benthic communities, ocean monitoring,            monthly and/or annual canvasses. Contains catch
                oceanographic surveys in more recent years.                and value by month, dealer, gear used, and location
                LAB:             NE                                        caught. Other elements include water codes, price,
                CONTACT:         HEYERDAHL, E.                             distance from shore, Washington species code and
                                                                           NAFO codes. Data goes back to 1974.
                DATA SET:        RESEARCH CRUISE                           LAB:            WE
                                 SUPPORT FILES                             CONTACT:        PALMER, J.
                CODE:            123
                ABBREV:          CRUISE-DESC                               DATA SET:       STATE BULLETIN MONTHLY
                SYSTEM:          RESEARCH CRUISE                                           LANDINGS DATA
                ABSTRACT: These data sets provide the keys to              CODE:           258
                relate the various subsets of research cruise data.        ABBREV:         STATE-BUL-MO
                Includes cruise descriptions; strata descriptions and      SYSTEM:         STATE BULLETIN LANDINGS
                definitions, species codes, names, L-W relationships;      DATA
                number of tows per cruise-stratum; age sample loca-        ABSTRACT: Provisional non-weighout landings data
                tor.                                                       received from Washington used as a supplement to
                LAB:             NE                                        the monthly weighout data. Contains catch and value
                CONTACT:         HEYERDAHL, E.                             by month, dealer, gear used, and locale of catch.
                                                                           Other data includes water codes, price, distance from
                DATA SET:        SHELL FISH SURVEYS                        shore, Washington and NAFO codes. Data presently
                CODE:            205                                       includes (81) catches from N.Y., N.J., V.A. AND R.I.,
                ABBREV:          SHELLFISH-SV                              but as more states are brought into the weighout
                SYSTEM:          BOTTOM TRAWL SURVEY CRUISE                system, this data set will involve data from fewer
                ABSTRACT: Shellfish surveys are of two types: qua-         states.
                hogs and scallops. Conducted since 1976. Clams             LAB:            WH
                from Cape Hatteras, N.C. to Southern New England.          CONTACT:        PALMER, J.
                Scallops from Cape Hatteras to W. Georges Bank.
                Catch in weight, length (mm), age, also environmental      DATA SET:       STATE BULLETIN YEARLY
                data. LAB:       WH                                                        LANDINGS DATA
                CONTACT:         AZAROVITZ, T.                             CODE:           259
                                                                           ABBREV:         STATE-BUL-YR
                DATA SET:        SHRMIP SURVIEY                            SYSTEM:         STATE BULLETIN LANDINGS
                CODE:            2,06                                                      DATA
                ABBREV:          SHRIMP-SV                                 ABSTRACT: The annual non-weighout landings data
                SYSTEM:          BOTTOMTRAWL SURVEY CRUISE                 received from Washington. It represents catch infor-
                ABSTRACT: A subset of offshore groundfish surveys          mation obtained in state and federal monthly and
                and some shrimp-directed cruises. Covers area in W.        annual canvasses from those states not participating
                Gulf of Maine. Automated since 1977. Length in             in the N.E. weighout program. Data includes catch
                tenths of millimeters, otherwise data structure as in      volume and value by month, dealer, gear used, and
                groundfish surveys.                                        locale of catch. Automated data goes back to 1974.
                LAB:             WH                                        LAB:            WH
                CONTACT:         CLAM S.                                   CONTACT:        Palmer, J.







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                     DATA SET:         STORAGE TREATMENTS VS FISH                   DATA SET: VESSEL LOGBOOKS FOR
                                       QUALITY                                                        REGULATED SPEC
                     ,CODE:            602                                          CODE:             Z42
                     ABBREV:           TREAT-QUALTY                                 ABBREV:           VESSEL-LOGS
                     SYSTEM:           TECHNICAL QUALITY                            SYSTEM:           U.S. COMMERCIAL FISHERIES
                                       PROCESSING OF FISH                           ABSTRACT:      The automated portion of vessel log-
                                                                                    books. Consists of a log of logbooks received from
                     ABSTRACT: Lab experiments measure the effects on               vessels permitted to fish regulated species. Informa-
                     fish quality caused by storage treatments. Treatments          tion including vessel identification and date of receipt
                     involve time, temperature, chemical additives, proc-           of the logbook is maintained. The actual data from the
                     essing (eg., cooking), packaging. Quality measure-             logbooks are not maintained in an automated mode.
                     ments include taste tests, weight loss, moisture, chemi-       LAB:              WH
                     cal changes, use of replicates, control samples.               CONTACT:          PALMER, J.
                     LAB:              GL
                     CONTACT:          KRZYNOWEY, J.                                DATA SET:         BOTTOM TRAWL SURVEY
                                                                                                      AGE DATA
                     DATA SET.         TECHNICAL QUALITY                            CODE:             210
                                       PROCESSING OF FISH                           ABBREV:           SURV-AGE
                     CODE:             105                                          SYSTEM:           BOTTOM TRAWL SURVEY CRUISE
                     ABBREV:           TECHNCL-DATA                                 ABSTRACT: During NEFC resource surveys, scales
                     SYSTEM:           NE REGIONAL FISHERIES INFO                   and otoliths are routinely collected for age and growth
                                       SYSTEM DB                                    studies. Age data files contain number per age at a
                     ABSTRACT:       Effect on quality of fish caused by            given length, sex, and species. Data includes such
                     various storage processing methods. Taste panels               catch characteristics as cruise-strata-tow, station, gear,
                     and chemical analysis.                                         date, and statistical area. Data exists from 1%3 through
                     LAB:              GL                                           1989 in automated files.
                     CONTACT:          LEARSON, R.                                  LAB:              WH
                                                                                    CONTACT:          ALMEIDA, F.
                     DATA SET:         U.S. COMMERCIAL FISHERIES
                     CODE:             Z40                                          DATA SET:         BOTTOM TRAWL SURVEY
                     ABBREV:           U.S.CATCH-EF                                                   MATURITY DATA
                     SYSTEM:           CATCH EFFORT DATA                            CODE:             211
                     ABSTRACT: U.S. commercial catch and effort from                ABBREV:           SURV-MATUR
                     vessels landing fish in Northeast and Mid-Atlantic             SYSTEM:           BOTTOM TRAWL SURVEY CRUISE
                     ports, automated since 1964. Vessel, port, area fished,        ABSTRACT: During NEFC resource surveys, matur-
                     gear, date, species, pounds, value, days fished, vessel        ity observations are routinely taken to determine sex
                     characteristics. Area fished, Northwest Atlantic ICNAF         and maturity stage of the samples. Maturity data files
                     divisions 5, 6, and 4.                                         contain age, maturity, length, species, and sex for each
                     LAB:              WH                                           age sample analyzed. Data includes catch character-
                     CONTACT:          PALMER, J.                                   istics such as cruise-strata-tow, station, gear, data,
                                                                                    and statistical area. Data exists from 1982 through
                     DATA SET:         US-FOREIGN JOINT                             1989 in automated files. Data from earlier studies is
                                       VENTURE DATA                                 also available in various formats.
                     CODE:             701                                          LAB:              WH
                     ABBREV:           JOINT-VENT                                   CONTACT:          ALMEIDA, F.
                     SYSTEM:           COMMERCIAL LANDINGS
                     ABSTRACT:                                                      DATA SET:         SEA SAMPLING OBSERVATIONS
                     LAB:              WH                                           CODE:             254
                     CONTACT:          PALMER, J.                                   ABBREV:           SEA-SAMPLING
                                                                                    SYSTEM:           COMMERCIAL LANDINGS
                                                                                    ABSTRACT: Sea sampling data is collected on a tow-
                                                                                    by-tow basis on contract by agents onboard fishing
                                                                                    vessels. Collection has begun with otter trawl catch/
                                                                                    effort data. Future expansions of the system will
                                                                                    support other gear types, age and length data, and
                                                                                    marine mammal observations.
                                                                                    LAB: WH
                                                                                    CONTACT: PALMER, J.





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                                                            Fishery Management Councils

                                                                 Research Activities 1989



                                                                    Research Summary

                    The following overview summarizes research projects being conducted by the Mid-Atlantic and New
                    England Fishery Management Councils. These Councils are two of eight such Councils established by
                    Congress to manage the nation's marine fishery resources within the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone. Fund-
                    ing for research activities is administered by the National Marine Fisheries Service through the provisions of
                    the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976, Public Law 94-265, as amended.

                    Contact: Harold C. Mears (508/281-9243)

                    1.                                     Nfid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council

                    Project title:         Surf Clam and Ocean Quahog FNIP Monitoring Surveys
                    Duration:              July 1, 1987 - June 30, 1990
                    Funding*-              $24,000
                    Description:   Conduct surveys of surf clam beds to gather data for monitoring the Surf Clam and Ocean
                    Quahog Fishery Management Plan (FMP). Primary objectives are to: (1) determine whether specific areas
                    should be closed to clamming as per the provisions of the FMP; (2) determine whether areas closed to
                    clamming may be reopened; and (3) monitor reopened closed areas to determine the effects of fishing on
                    the resource.


                    2.                                    New England Fishery Management Council

                    Project title:         Fishing Industry Conservation Engineering Support Program
                    Duration:              September 1, 1987 - December 31, 1990
                    Funding:               $400,000
                    Description:   The Council is implementing a research program to facilitate the development of fishing gear
                    for enhancing the achievement of the Council's management efforts for multispecies finfish and sea scallops.
                    Contracts with individuals or organizations are negotiated for conduct of gear development projects that
                    have been identified by the program coordinator and approved by the Council's Executive Committee.

                    Project title:         U.S./Canada Study and Enforcement/Compliance Study
                    Duration:              April 1, 1988 - March 31, 1990
                    Funding:               $100,000
                    Description:   Conduct scientific workshops related to transboundary fishery resources of common interest
                    to the United States and Canada and evaluate basis for achieving and increasing industry compliance with
                    Federal fishery regulations.

                    Project title:         Pilot Study of Fisheries Location Tracking and Communications Technology
                    Duration:              September 1, 1989 - December 31, 1989
                    Funding.               $5,300
                    Description:   Field test satellite-based tracking equipment to ascertain the practicality and acceptability of
                    using this technology to improve the enforcement of fishery management measures such as time/ area
                    closures, landings windows, layover days, and quota restrictions.








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                                                      NERO Habitat Conservation/
                                                Protected Resources Research Activities



                 Data Coordination                                                 CONTACT: Colleen Coogan (508) 281-9291

                 The Habitat Conservation Branch's Protected Species Program Collects information on species, size, sex,
                 location, and date of pinniped stranOings between Maine and Virginia for inclusion in a database. Information
                 on sea turtle and cetacean strandings are received from databases maintained elsewhere and are used to
                 coordinate stranding activities.


                 Marine Debris and Entanglement                                 CONTACT: Thomas E. Bigford (508) 281-9209

                 The Habitat Conservation Branch coordinates marine debris and entanglement act         ivities in the Northeast.
                 Branch staff represent research and management interests on the NMFS Ad Hoc Committee on Entanglement,
                 which is part of the agency's Marine Entanglement Research Program. Branch staff also serve as co-org'aniz-
                 ers of the annual Coastweeks beach clean-ups that generate rudimentary information on types, quantities, and
                 origins of marine litter.


                 Mitigation                                                     CONTACT: Thomas E. Bigford (508) 281-9209

                 The Habitat Conservation Branch cooperates with other agencies involved in research to determine the
                 feasibility of habitat mitigation techniques. In Chesapeake Bay, the Oxford Office works with the NMFS
                 Southeast Fishery Center (Beaufort, NC Laboratory) to test the success of using dredged material as the base for
                 oyster reefs and submerged aquatic vegetation beds. In Maine, the Branch is contemplating work with the Corps
                 of Engineers to test the success of a clam flat established on dredged material.








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                                                       Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment
                                                              Research Activities 1989


                    Contact- Harold C. Mears                                                                          (508) 281-9243

                                                                 Research Summary

                    The following overview summarizes fisheries research projects approved during 1989 in response to the 1987
                    Chesapeake Bay Agreement signed by the Governors of Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, and the Mayor
                    of the District of Columbia. The Agreement resulted in subsequent adoption, in July 1988, of a Chesapeake Bay
                    Stock Assessment Plan for the assessment of commercially, recreationally and selected ecologically valuable
                    species. Specifically, the Plan proposes improved means of assessing stocks of finfish and shellfish in Chesap-
                    eake Bay, and identifies outstanding data needs for stock assessment models for Bay fisheries. Funding for
                    research activities is administered by the National Marine Fisheries Service through the broad provisions of the
                    Fish and Wildlife Act of 19%.


                    1 .                                                    Maryland


                    Project Title:            Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment
                    Duration:                 October 1, 1989 - September 30,1990
                    Funding:                  $281,287 (Pending)
                    Description:  Assess the status of the blue crab resource and associated fishery through a) a winter dredge
                    survey to determine population abundance and forecast availability, b) a mark and recapture study to estimate
                    growth/ mortality rates and describe spatial/ temporal distribution; c) collection of biocharacteristic data via
                    crab vessel and processing house sampling; and d) analysis of historical trawl survey data to assess bay-wide
                    concordance and trends in abundance and size frequencies.

                    A second study will assess the natural and "repletion" populations of oysters in Chesapeake Bay. Project
                    objectives are to develop a system for assessments of natural and "artificial." oyster stocks to aid in the
                    management of the fishery and determining causes of population decline.

                    2.                                          Old Dominion University


                    Project Title.            Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Program
                    Duration:                 September 1, 1989 - December 31, 1990
                    Funding.                  $2@6,511
                    Description:   Evaluate   and develop specific recreational fishery survey methods for Chesapeake Bay and
                    conduct a blue crab tag-recapture study to determine migratory patterns and fishery exploitation rates.

                    3.                                   Virginia Institute of Marine Science


                    Project Title:            Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Program
                    Duration:                 September 1, 1989 - August 31, 1990
                    Funding:                  $402,202
                    Description:  Project activities include a) a field study of blue crab population dynamics as described under
                    Maryland above; b) an evaluation of spatial/ temporal sources of variation in nekton catch and the efficacy of
                    stratified sampling used previously in the Chesapeake Bay, and c) improve Virginia's data management
                    capabilities under the state's stock assessment program.







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                                                              Saltonstall-Kennedy
                                                       Fisheries Development Program


                   Contact- Kenneth L. Beal                                                                      (508) 281-9267

                                                                   Background

                   The Saltonstall-Kennedy Actmakes available to the Secretary of Commerce up to 30 percent of the gross receipts
                   collected under the customs laws from duties on fishery products. The Secretary must use a portion of these
                   funds each year to provide grants to persons carrying out research and development projects that address
                   aspects of United States fisheries, includin& but not limited to, harvesting; processing; and associated
                   industries.


                   In FY 1989, about $4.4 million was available to fund new fisheries research and development projects. Of the
                   175 proposals received throughout the country, 48 new projects were approved. In the Northeast region, 9
                   projects were approved from the 43 proposals received. In addition, eight multi-year projects were continued
                   for their second years, and cost amendments were approved increasing three projects. FY 1989 funding for these
                   regional projects was $1.97 million.

                   Persons interested in applying for an S-K grant in the Northeast Region or desiring additional information may
                   contact Kenneth Beal.

                                                       Summary of 1989 New Projects


                   Chemical Contaminants in Fish and Shellfish: Development of Uniform Testing and                         $245,265
                   Reporting Standards - Yr 1
                   CONTACT: Judith McDowell Capuzzo                                        Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

                   This project will: 1. Critically review analytical methods for the analysis of specific chemical contaminants,
                   including the advantages and disadvantages of these methods from the perspective of requirements for
                   protecting human health, protecting the viability of valuable fishery resources, and determining status and
                   trends of chemical contamination; 2. Conduct a laboratory comparison of selected methods of analysis for a set
                   of trace metal and organic contaminants in edible tissues of fish and shellfish and selected tissues known to be
                   active sites for detoxification/biotransformation of contaminants from the same species; and 3. Conduct a
                   voluntary intercomparison exercise among regional laboratories in New England, including government
                   agency and contract laboratories.

                   Domestication and mass culture of summer flounder - YR 1                                                $143,292
                   CONTACT: Stewart Jacobson                                                          University of Massachusetts

                   The proposed research will be divided into four major components: controlled reproduction, including
                   collection and conditioning of spawning stock, larval culture, including determination of nutritional require-
                   ments and development of cost effective artificial feeds; nursery culture of newly metamorphosed flounder,
                   including engineering of heated seawater recycle culture systems to permit more rapid growth and culture year
                   around; and grow-out culture to harvestable size, also including engineering of production systems and culture
                   in sea cages. Each component will be conducted each year with new experimental series based on the previous
                   year's results.








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                Factors Affecting the Selectivity of Trawls and the Survival of Codend Escapees - Yr 1                     $53,188
                CONTACT. Joseph DeAlteris                                                            University of Rhode Island
                The objectives of the proposed project are to investigate the survival of codend escapees as related fish species
                and codend mesh opening; and to study water flow within and ahead of trawl nets as this is an important factor
                that affects the selectivity process.

                The proposed project is the second phase of a continuing study. The first phase of the project has demonstrated
                significant differences in the survival of square and diamond mesh escapees for scup. Treated fish escaped
                sooner and survived better from square mesh than diamond mesh codends. Measurements of water flow in
                these codends indicate no difference suggesting that the fish are responding to the visual stimulus of mesh
                opening. Similar experiments on winter flounder and cod are continuing at present.

                During the second phase of the project it is proposed to conduct additional experiments on the previously
                mentioned species and to include an additional species, butterfish. Additional data will ensure that the patterns
                observed in the preliminary data are real. The analysis of water flow within the codend will be extended into
                the mouth and body of the trawl. The purpose of these experiments will be to initially describe flow as a function
                of mesh size and twine diameter, and later to direct the flow within the net by changing the porosity of netting
                panels. This work is fundamental to the development of selective trawls.


                A Coordinated Training Approach to Promote Public Confidence in Seafood - Yr 1                            $100,000
                CONTACT: Kerry R. Muse                                         Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Development Foundation

                The project is designed to educate the American consumer about safety and wholesomeness of seafood usmig
                educators, the media, and industry retail outlets. The providers of this information will be professional seafood
                marketing specialists, extension home economists, seafood home economists, and other professionals within the
                Mid-Atlantic region that have day-to-day contact with the region's consumer.

                Since 1981, the Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Development Foundation has trained more than 75 such professionals in
                the area of seafood nutrition, seafood preparation, media relations, safety@ handling, preparation, presentation,
                nierchandizin& etc. The Foundation will take advantage of these trained individ4tals to help implement a new
                and updated program which will concern itself with seafood inspection, safety, environmental concem and
                governmental regulations that provide safeguards for the consumer. Training sessions will be held for the
                professionals; printed materials and videos regarding seafood training and education will be reviewed and
                updated as needed; media kits will be developed for food editors; and educational kits will be developed for
                seafood educators. Extension home economists will provide an intensive in-service workshop for other home
                economists in the region who will in return provide the consumers with a wealth of information. There will be
                additional activities in the area of seafood education, media awareness, a recipe data base, and trade show
                assistance. All activities will be coordinated by the Foundation office to avoid duplication of effort within the
                region.

                Northeast Region Fishing Vessel Safety Training Program: Development of a Standard                         $15,311
                Curriculum - Yr 1
                CONTACT: Joseph DeAlteris                                                             University of Rhode Island

                This project will develop a standardized curriculum for fishing vessel safety training. Activities within the
                region will be coordinated to maximize the utilization of equipment and facilities for the benefit of the fishing
                industry. Phase one of the project was designed to enhance the effectiveness of the safety training program at
                URI with new simulators, equipment and a training manual. Progress to date (15 May 89) on this project has
                been good. The proposed continuing project will develop a standardized curriculum for fishing vessel safety
                training at two levels; Intensive-experiential and short-awareness. This will be accomplished by the ad hoc
                Northeast Region Fishing Vessel Safety Committee in a series of meetings and communications over a two-year
                period. The recommendations of the Coast Guard and the National Transportation Safety Board will be
                incorporated into the final standardized curriculum.








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                   WasteTreatment and Energy Recovery in Closed-Cycle Aquaculture Systems                                       $75,000
                   CONTACT: Steven Van Gorder                                                                  Fresh Culture Systems

                   A demonstration scale reactor treating fecal wastes from an aquaculture system will be operated and monitored
                   for a period of one year. The purpose of the monitoring will be to establish the efficiency of this design for waste
                   treatment and production of methane. The methane will be used to heat the water required in the aquaculture
                   facility. A second stage treatment using fixed-film reactors will be designed, installed and monitored for a
                   period of one year. This second stage will be evaluated with respect to production of methane from the first stage
                   residual (the demonstration-scale reactor above) and treatment of the wastes sufficient to allow discharge to
                   sewers in rural areas. Successful completion of the project will demonstrate significant cost advantages to
                   medium-scale, year-round, indoor aquaculture.


                   Growth and Metabolism Energy Budget of Lake Sturgeon, Ancipenserfulvescens- Yr 1                              $50,000
                   CONTACT: Paul W. Webb                                                                       University of Michigan

                   Standard methods will be used to define the relationship between ration      and growth for hatchery-size juvenile
                   sturgeon. Maintenance ration and scope for growth will be measured. Appetite will be measured for a range
                   of fish sizes. Standard metabolism will be determined in flow through respirometers, and routine metabolism
                   will be measured for a range of fish sizes in mass respirometers. These data wiH be obtained at a range of
                   temperatures typical of natural sturgeon habitat and in hatcheries. The data will be used to construct a model
                   of energy flux, feeding, and growth for sturgeon. The model will be used to identify optimal culture practices
                   for hatcheries raising sturgeon for stocking. The model, with comparisons with those for other species, will be
                   used to recommend field management strategies.


                   Restore Consumer Confidence in Seafood - Yr 1                                                                $275,000
                   CONTACT. Kenelm W. Coons                                        New England Fisheries Development Association

                   This project will develop and implement a voluntary program tailored to the Northeast Region that upgrades
                   seafood handling from the boats through storage and distribution to the public. This model certification
                   program will be made available to participants as a marketing tool and will be used to rebuild confidence in East
                   Coast seafood. The project will conduct actual temperature abuse studies, microbial and bacteriological in situ
                   samplin& and conduct a survey of suppliers, handlers and users of seafood in the Northeast Region. A
                   voluntary model program including vessel and plant certification and testing the use of sealed, dated packaging
                   for high risk products will be adapted and implemented. An intensive education program that qualifies
                   participants to be certified upon satisfactory completion of the education series will be undertaken. The industry
                   will be assisted in implementing the HACCP program as part of this model program and integrate it with other
                   federal, state, and voluntary industry quality assurance programs.

                   Comparable confidential "pre-post" temperature abuse and bacteriological/ microbial measures will be re-
                   peated to measure the extent to which the educational and voluntary quality assurance program has created
                   measurable improvements. These technical data will be linked with organoleptic measures of edibility and
                   standard shelf life tests.,

                   This project will update industry, regulatory and consumer groups on rapidly evolving research on seafood
                   health risks and provide factual information about industry programs to eliminate seafood contamination and
                   protect public health. Fourteen half-day workshops will be organized for retailers, wholesalers, distributors and
                   end users, and media representatives, health care professionals and consumer educators.









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                The Significance of Domonic Acid DSP, and PSP in the Gulf of Maine:                                      $230,000
                An issue of Econon'tics and Public Safety - Yr I
                CONTACr: Kenelm W. Coons                                     New England Fisheries Development Association

                This project will advance our knowledge of toxins implicated recently in human health disorders that, in
                addition to consumer safety issues, pose an economic threat to the shellfish industry. Regarding domoic acid
                PA), paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP), and diarrhetic shellfish poisoning PSP), the objectives of this project
                are: To monitor the Gulf of Maine and Nantucket Shoals for toxin presence and bloom evolution; to review
                recent developments in detection methodology and their appropriateness to the needs of industry, to investigate
                the dynamics of shellfish toxin uptake and removal by individual species; to transfer this technology and
                knowledge to industry to facilitate resource access and export of product; and finally to promote public
                confidence in the quality and wholesomeness of shellfish consumption by establishing the necessary protocol
                to prevent the introduction of contaminated product into the market.

                                    1989 Saltonstall-Kennedy Fishery Development Projects
                                     Approved for Funding in the Northeast Region, NMFS


                 Chemical contaminants in fish and shellfish: development of uniform testing and               $245,265
                 reports standards
                          Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

                 Domestication and mass culture of summer flounder                                             143,292
                          University of Massachusetts

                 Factors affecting the selectivity of trawls and the survival of codend escapees                53,188
                          University of Rhode Island

                 A coordinated training approach to promote public confidence in seafood                       100,000
                          Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Development Foundation

                 Northeast Region fishing vessel safety training program: development of                        15,311
                 a standard curriculum
                          University of Rhode Island

                 Waste treatment and energy recovery in closed-cycle Aquaculture systems                        75,000
                          Fresh Culture Systems

                 Growth and metabolism energy budget of lake sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens                     50,000
                          University of Michigan

                 Restore consumer confidence in seafood                                                        275,000
                          New England Fisheries Development Association

                 The significance of dornoic acid, DSP, and PSP in the Gulf of Maine:                          230,000
                 an issue of economics and public safety
                          New England Fisheries Development Association
                                                                                    Subtotal                 $1,187,056

                 FY 1989 funding for eight multi-year projects approved last year                              676,907

                 Cost amendments to three existing projects were also approved
                 with increased FY 1989 funding of                                                             103,555

                                                                                        Total                $1,967,518








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                                                           1989 Grant-in-Aid Program


                   Contact Harold C. Mears                                                                           (508) 281-9243


                   During 1989, the NMFS Grant-In-Aid Program was authorized under two Acts:

                   1. The Anadromous Fish Conservation Act of 1965 (Public Law 89-304 as amended): Authorizes the Secre-
                      tary of Commerce and the Secretary of Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with States and other
                      non-Federal interests for the conservation, development, and enhancement of the anadromous fishery
                      resources of the Nation and the fish in the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain that ascend streams to spawn,
                      and for the control of the sea lamprey. The program is administered at the Federal level jointly by the
                      National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Federal funds up to 50 percent, 66-
                      2 / 3 percent when two or more States cooperate, or 90% to carry out projects required by interstate fishery
                      management plans, maybe used to finance project costs. State fishery agencies, colleges, universities, private
                      companies, and other non-Federal interests in 31 States bordering the oceans and the Great Lakes may
                      participate under the Act. All projects must be coordinated with the State fishery agency concerned. The
                      authorization for this Act was renewed in November, 1986 by Title IV of Public Law 99-659. This Act set
                      authorized levels at $7,702,500 for fiscal year 1987, $7,920,000 for fiscal year 1988, and $8,152,500 for fiscal
                      year 1989 for grants under the general provisions of Section 4. Section 7. the emergency research program
                      to study striped bass populations and identify factors responsible for the current decline, was reauthorized
                      for fiscal years 1989-1991 by Public Law 100-589.

                   2. The Inte@jurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986 (Title M of Public Law 99-659): Establishes a formula-based
                      financial assistance program, the purposes of which are (1) to promote and encourage State activities in
                      support of the management of interjurisdictional fishery resources, and (2) to promote the management of
                      interjurisdictional fishery resources throughout their range. Cost-sharing research projects are generally
                      funded up to a 90 percent level of Federal participation, whereas projects for law enforcement and those to
                      alleviate resource disasters, may be financed 100 percent with Federal funds. This legislation set authorized
                      levels of $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1987, 1988, and 1989 for projects to carry out the purposes of the
                      Act. In addition, $2,500,000 is authorized for each year to restore commercial fisheries disrupted by resource
                      disasters arising from natural or undetermined causes.
                                                             . Program Analysis

                   The following overview summarizes Grant-In-Aid Program projects in the NMFS Northeast Region during
                   1989. Included are project identification, principal investigator, and 1989 state and federal project segment costs.

                                                                      P.L. 99-659
                                                        (Interjurisclictional Fisheries Act)

                   Connecticut Lobster (Homams ameHcanus) Population Recruitment Studies

                   Connecticut 3-IJ-4                                  Mark Blake                                   F- $ 20,000
                                                                                                                    S-$20,000

                   Continue biological investigations on American lobster in Long Island Sound. Sampling will be conducted
                   to determine larval densities, juvenile/ adult abundance, growth, and mortality rates. Study results will be
                   used to forecast annual abundance of the adult, legal sized portion of the Long Island Sound lobster stock
                   for resource management purposes.








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                Coastal Finfish Stock Assessment Survey

                Delaware 3-IJ-27                                  Richard Cole                                 F_ $ 19,185
                                                                                                               S-$ 6,395

                Determine trends in abundance of inshore fish stocks and establish a pre-recruitment index for selected species
                that will be integrated with coastwide data collected by the National Marine Fisheries Service and other state               Or
                agencies. Data, to be used for resource management purposes, will be collected during a fall inshore bottom
                trawl survey designed to be compatible with similar fisheries investigations in other coastal regions.

                Lobster Stock Assessment

                Maine 3-U-33                                      Jay S. Krouse                                F- $ 79,082
                                                                                                               S-$79,083

                Cnduct commercial fishing port and onboard sampling along the Maine coast in conjunction with complemen-
                tary fife history and gear selectivity studies. Sampling will be conducted to determine abundance indices from
                the catch/effort data, as well as recruitment, size, sex, occurrence, and distribution of the catch. The data will
                be used to assess the current status of the lobster resource in Maine for management purposes.

                Transboundary Herring

                Maine 3-IJ-34                                  Stanley Chenowith                               F- $ 85,343
                                                                                                               S-$85,344

                Determine the small-scale distribution and abundance of Atlantic sea herring as related to hydrology, food, and
                predators. Collect and examine otoliths from larval and juvenile herring for characters that might indicate area
                of origin.

                Development of Chesapeake Bay Oyster Management Strategy

                Maryland 3-U-8                                  William A. Outten        Previously funded during 1988

                Continue restoration efforts for the American oyster population in Chesapeake Bay that has been severely
                damaged by the disease organism MSX. Project activities will include planting oyster shells on natural oyster
                bars that will provide new substrate for spat set (larval attachment); and planting seed oysters to supplement
                natural spat set. This work is being undertaken to address "a commercial fishery failure due to a resource
                disaster."
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                Maryland Fisheries Statistics

                Maryland 3-IJ-20                                  Connie Lewis                                 F- $ 84,027
                                                                                                               S-$84,027

                Maintain a comprehensive catch reporting and fishery monitoring system for use in management of interjuris-
                dictional fishery resources within Marylandfs portion of the Chesapeake Bay. Project activities will focus on
                providing fishery resource managers with information necessary to ascertain population status and to ensure
                proper management for these resources. An investigation of Maryland's pound net fishery will also be
                conducted to help assess the effects of increased fishing pressure upon the target species.









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                   Massachusetts Fishery Resource Assessment

                   Massachusetts 3-U-3                                Arnold Howe                                  F_ $ 59,2M
                                                                                                                   S-$207,000

                   To monitor distribution, relative abundance, size composition, and health of the commercial fishery resources
                   in Massachusetts coastal waters through spring and autumn bottom trawl surveys. The project provides timely
                   scientific information for managing marine fishery resources in state territorial waters.


                   Interjurisdictional Fisheries Management Support Program

                   Massachusetts 3-IJ-16                             H. Arnold Carr                                F- $ 73,340
                                                                                                                   S-$60,006

                   Provide services to the fishing and seafood industry by advising participants on fisheries management
                   considerations/ strategies, assessing constituent concerns on these issues, and informing resource managers of
                   related, potential problems. Particular emphasis will be placed on gear research and technology to improve gear
                   selectivity, addressing development of appropriate management measures and regulations for wise utilization
                   and conservation of marine fishery resources.

                   Fisheries Statistics and Automated Data Processing

                   Massachusetts 3-IJ-29                          Charles 0. Anderson                              F- $ 61,630
                                                                                                                   S-$108,036

                   Compile, through data analysis, all required catch reporting forms (harvest, value, and effort) submitted by
                   Massachusetts commercial fishermen documenting their fishing activities on interjurisdictional fishery re-
                   sources (such as lobster, alewives, striped bass.) Project activities will include improvement of processing
                   capabilities to further enhance and increase reporting accuracy and timeliness of data submission for manage-
                   ment use. As a participant in the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Northeast Statistics Program,
                   project results will be utilized to meet the requirements of state, interstate and Federal fisheries agencies
                   responsible for the management of marine resources within internal waters and territorial seas of the individual
                   states and the Exclusive Economic Zone.


                   Assessment of Whitefish Populations in the Treaty Area of Lake Michigan

                   Michigan 3-U-17                                 Philip Schneeberger                             F- $ 19,185
                                                                                                                   S-$ 6,395

                   To monitor, through field sampling, age-size structure and biomass of landed whitefish in the Lake Michigan
                   commercial trap net fishery. Results will be evaluated to ascertain population status and develop future
                   whitefish management strategies between the states of Michigan, Wisconsin and the Chippewa/ Ottawa Treaty
                   Fishery Management Authority for this interjurisdictional species.

                   Lake Superior Commercial Fisheries Assessment Studies

                   Minnesota 3-IJ-12                              Donald R. Schreiner                              F- $ 19,185
                                                                                                                   S-$ 6,395
                   Ascertain and monitor the status of the lake trout and commercial fish'stocks in the Minnesota waters of Lake
                   Superior. Determine annual production and relative abundance indices and the degree of interaction between
                   different types of fishing, including the sport and charter boat fishery. Age and growth data of commercial
                   species will be collected, analyzed, and compared to historic data to note possible biological trends. Project data
                   will aid management decisions relative to the harvest, stocking and rehabilitation of interjurisdictional fish
                   stocks in Minnesota waters of Lake Superior.









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                 Assessment of American Lobster (Homarus amMcanus) Nursery Potential in Great Bay Estuary

                 New Hampshire 3-IJ-22                              John 1. Nelson                                 F- $ 19,185
                                                                                                                   S-$ 6,395

                 Determine the distribution and abundance of lobster in coastal and estuarine waters of New Hampshire.
                 Relationships between larval distribution and the possible use of estuaries as nursery grounds will be
                 investigated. The data will be used to assess the current status of the lobster resource in New Hampshire waters
                 for management purposes.

                 Interjurisdictional Fisheries Enforcement
                 NewJersey 3-IJ-13                               Raymond Kirshner                                  F- $ 25,000                  F,
                                                                                                                   S-$ 2,778

                 To implement cooperative enforcement activities between the New Jersey Bureau of Law Enforcement and the                       OF
                 National Marine Fisheries Service designed to support the management of interjurisdictional marine species, in
                 the Exclusive Economic Zone (ocean waters between 3 and 200 miles) and state territorial waters. Investigative
                 activities will include land, sea and air patrols to monitor the commercial and recreational harvesting and
                 landing of striped bass, summer flounder, lobster and surf clams in support of state/federal resource manage-
                 ment objectives.

                 Inventory of New Jersey's Surf Clam Resource

                 New Jersey 3-IJ-15                                Thomas McCloy                                   F- $ 75,375
                                                                                                                   S-$ 8,375

                 To ascertain and monitor the surf clam resource in the coastal waters of New Jersey. An inventory designed to
                 understand the population dynamics of the surf clam will be undertaken, to determine the relationships between
                 the standing stock the size distribution of surf clams within this stock the settling patterns of juvenile surf clams,
                 and associated mortality rates along the inshore coast of New Jersey. This information will assist both state and
                 federal fisheries managers to ensure development and implementation of sound management practices for this
                 valuable resource.


                 American Lobster Investigations

                 New York 3-IJ-11                                  Phillip T. Briggs                               F- $ 54,763
                                                                                                                   S-$18,255

                 To determine, through sampling and tagging activities, biological population parameters and movement of
                 American Lobsters in Long Island Sound. The data collected will be used to support the
                 management of this interjurisdictional resource.

                 Determination of PCB Contaminant Levels in Lake Erie Commercial Fish Species

                 Ohio 3-IJ-21                                      Kenneth Paxton                                  F- $ 19,185
                                                                                                                   S-$ 6,395

                 Determine through biological sampling, PCB concentrations in carp and yellow perch harvested commercially
                 from the Ohio waters of Lake Erie. Study results will identify possible relationships of PCB levels in fish by size,
                 age, and geographical location. Data obtained will lead to improvements in quality control and provide a safer
                 product for human consumption.








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                    Interjurisdictional. Fisheries Enforcement

                    Rhode Island 3-U-31                              Ernest Wilkinson                                F- $ 25,000
                                                                                                                     S_$ -0-

                    To implement cooperative enforcement activities between the Rhode Island Division of Enforcement and the
                    National Marine Fisheries Service designed to support the management of interjurisdictional marine species, in
                    the Exclusive Economic Zone (ocean waters between 3 and 200 miles) and state territorial waters. Investigative
                    activities will include land, sea, and air patrols to monitor the commercial and recreational harvesting and
                    landing of striped bass, tuna, and surf clams in support of state/ federal resource management objectives.

                    Interjurisdictional Fisheries Management Support Program

                    Rhode Island 3-IJ-32                              Richard Sisson                                 F- $ 41,085
                                                                                                                     S-$13,694

                    To provide research and administrative support to the Rhode Island Marine Fisheries Council to facilitate
                    development and evaluation of interjurisdictional fisheries management measures. Proposed research activi-
                    ties include assessment of gear methodology, legal size limits, and seasonal/ geographic harvest restrictions for
                    Rhode Island's groundfish, striped bass, and lobster fisheries.

                    Coastal Fishery Resource Assessment ,

                    Rhode Island 3-IJ-35                             Timothy R. Lynch                                F- $ 37,548
                                                                                                                     S-$12,516

                    Conduct seasonal bottom trawl survey for the collection of fishery statistical data. Information gathered will
                    augment previous resource assessment surveys and aid in the continued development of minimum biomass
                    estimates for major commercial species by the state and NMFS stock assessment scientists. The estimates will
                    aid in the intelligent management of the resources throughout their range.

                    Survival and Growth of Atlantic Salmon Fry Stocked in Varying Densities in the White River, VT

                    Vermont 3-IJ-19                                  George W. LaBar                                 F- $ 19,185
                                                                                                                     S-$ 6,395

                    Continue to assess survival and growth of Atlantic salmon fry stocked in varying densities in Vermont waters.
                    Sections of each stocked area will be electrofished periodically to estimate population size and samples will be
                    collected to determine growth rates. The information derived will assist managers in evaluating the effective-
                    ness of the fry stocking program and provide needed data on optimum densities necessary to maximize Atlantic
                    salmon production.

                    The Assessment of Commercial Fishing Effort in Virginia

                    Virginia 3-IJ-37                                 Joseph G. Loesch                                F- $ 36,474
                                                                                                                     S-$12,162

                    Collect fishing effort data for pound nets and gillnets in Virginia's James, York Rappahannock and Potomac
                    River commercial fisheries. Study results will provide information needed for the formulation of rational state
                    management strategies for striped bass and shad/river herring. The project will also address management
                    concerns stated in the interstate management plan for these species.








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                Commercial Fisheries Statistics Information Systems

                Virginia 3-IJ-38                                 Lyle M. Varnell                                F- $193,746
                                                                                                                S-$ 64,578

                Collect, process, analyze, and disseminate Virginia's commercial and recreational interjurisdictional fisheries
                catch/ effort data in support of fishery management activities. Analysis of this data will provide information
                necessary for determining effects of fishery management decisions and developing appropriate management
                strategies.

                Ohio River Fisheries Information System

                West Virginia 3-IJ-36                            M. Delbert Lobb                                F- $ 19,185
                                                                                                                S-$ 6,395

                Collect, analyze, and enter diverse biological and environmental fisheries research information into a compu-
                terized map database that affects the West Virginia portion of the Ohio River. Project activities will focus on the
                input of such data and refining the associated output (for example, reports in the form of tables, graphs, and
                maps correlating important riverine features with known concentrations of fish) for multi-agency analyses of
                Ohio River fisheries management concerns.

                Great Lakes Fisheries Statistics Information System

                Wisconsin 3-IJ-23                                  To be named                                  F- $ 38,370
                                                                                                                S-$12,790

                Improve, through centralization of all license and permit activities, the collection and analysis of harvest data
                for both sport and commercial (chub yellow perch) fisheries conducted within Lake Michigan and Lake
                Superior. These improvements will enable the streamlining of commercial catch reporting and licensing
                systems for efficient implementation of limited entry and quota harvest regulatory measures.

                Interstate Fisheries Management Program

                ASMFC 3-IJ-2                                        Paul Perra                                  F - $109,440
                                                                                                                S-$   -0-

                Continue cooperative interstate management of shared territorial sea fisheries of the Atlantic coast through the
                development and monitoring of fishery management plans. Efforts during 1989 are directed toward research
                and management needs for the striped bass, northem shrimp, Atlantic sturgeon, and Atlantic herring coastal
                resources.


                Research and Data Analysis Supporting Interstate Management of Shad and River Herring

                ASMFC/PA 3-IJ-28                                    Paul Perra                                  F- $ 19,185
                                                                                                                S-$ 6,395

                Continue activities to monitor territorial sea fisheries for American shad and river herring conducted along the
                eastern seaboard, And review/ coordinate anadromous alosid research studies in compliance with management
                activities outlined in the Interstate Management Plan.








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                                                                       P.L. 89-304
                                                      (Anadromous Fish Conservation Act)

                    Population Dynamics of American Shad in Connecticut

                    Connecticut AFC-17                                Thomas Savoy                                   F- $45,000
                                                                                                                     S-$45,000

                    To monitor, through field sampling, relative abundance / fluctuations      in population size of American shad in
                    the Connecticut River watershed. Also, to survey sport and commercial harvest of American shad in the Thames
                    and Connecticut Rivers. Results will directly contribute to research and information needs identified in the
                    Interstate Fishery Management Plan for this species.

                    Shortnose Sturgeon Status in Connecticut

                    Connecticut AFC-18                                Thomas Savoy                                   F- $ 27,000
                                                                                                                     S-$27,000

                    Continue monitoring activities to determine present population levels and movements of shortnose sturgeon in
                    the Connecticut and Thames Rivers. Biological sampling will include gillnettin& trawling, scuba surveys and
                    marking/fin clipping experiments. The study will provide information necessary to promulgate effective
                    regulations and minimize negative environmental impacts to protect and conserve this endangered species.

                    Androscoggin River Anadromous Fish Enhancement

                    Maine AFC-28                                         Lew Flagg                                   F- $ 50,000
                                                                                                                     S-$50,000

                    To determine through field sampling, the timing/ magnitude/ sex composition/ growth rates of anadromous
                    alosids (American shad and alewife) in the Androscoggin River Basin. Also, restore anadromous fish runs
                    through stocking (transplant) of prespawner adults to suitable spawning areas.

                    Maryland Striped Bass Hooking Mortality Study

                    Maryland AFC-18                                     Eric B. May                                  F- $ 15,000
                                                                                                                     S-$11,250

                    To evaluate through field activities hook/ release mortality rates of striped bass. Project studies will include
                    examining the effects of salinity on hooking mortality, and the relationships between mortality rates and fish
                    size. Data derived from this study will directly contribute to information/ research needs identified in the
                    Interstate Management Plan for this species.

                    Anadromous Fish Restoration in Big Elk Creek

                    Maryland AFC-19                                     C. J. O'Dell                                 F- $ 45,000
                                                                                                                     S-$45,000

                    To restore healthy spawning populations of American shad and river herring in Big Elk Creek at the head of
                    Chesapeake Bay. The approach will incorporate trapping of adult prespawning fish and transplanting in the
                    target area, rearing, and release of imprinted juveniles, and construction of a fish ladder to allow access to
                    additional spawning habitat.









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                 Anadromous Fisheries Management

                 Massachusetts AFC-21                             Joseph DiCarlo                                 F- $ 69,000
                                                                                                                 S-$69,000

                 Maintain and enhance anadromous fish runs and fish passage facilities. Adult shad and herring will be
                 transplanted into selected rivers to restore spawning stock viability. An Atlantic shortnose sturgeon survey will
                 be conducted to investigate the distribution, movement and feeding grounds of sturgeon populating the
                 Merrimack River System.

                 Hook and Release Mortality of Striped Bass

                 Massachusetts AFC-22                               Paul Diodati
                 Previously funded during 1988

                 To evaluate hook/ release mortality rates of striped bass. Data derived from this study will directly contribute
                 to information needs identified in the Interstate Management Plan for this species.

                 Evaluation of Ainadromous Fish Gilling Mortality in Large Mesh Gillnets in an Exploratory Commercial
                 Fishery for Siscowet Trout in Lake Superior

                 Mich igan AFC-16                               Richard Schorfhaar                               F- $ 15,000
                                                                                                                 S-$15,000

                 Determine the immediate and long term effect of Michigan's Lake Superior exploratory commercial siscowet
                 lake trout fishery upon resident fish populations. Project activities will include monitoring of incidental catch
                 rates in large mesh gill nets and predation investigations. Project results will provide fishery resource managers
                 with valuable data to make important decisions regarding future siscowet harvest.

                 New Jersey Striped Bass Tagging Program

                 New Jersey AFC-12                               Peter J. Himchak                                F- $ 20,000
                                                                                                                 S-$ 2,222

                 Ascertain and monitor the movements and distribution of striped bass found within New Jersey's portion of
                 Delaware Bay through implementation of a coastwide tagging survey. This study will provide information
                 necessary to determine striped bass exploitation rates for interstate resource management analyses.
                 A Study of the Striped Bass in the Marine District of New York State IV

                 New York AFC-14                                  Byron H. Young                                 F- $230,000
                                                                                                                 S-$ 25,556

                 Continue collection of biocharacteristic data for New YorWs striped bass population through sampling of
                 coastal commercial and recreational catch, and assessment of striped bass spawning success in the Hudson
                 River. Project activities also include a sampling and tagging investigation of striped bass captured by haul seine
                 during the fall off Eastern Long Island.

                 Striped Bass Research, Virginia: Characterization of the Striped Bass Population in the Rappahannock
                 River

                 Virginia AFC-18                                 Joseph G. Loesch                                F- $ 60,000
                                                                                                                 S-$20,929

                 Continue characterization, through field sampling, of the adult striped bass population in Virginia's Rappahan-
                 nock River by sex, age, length, and weight in fall 1988 and spring 1989. The proposed research is directly related
                 to priorities identified in the Action Plan for the Emergency Striped Bass Study.








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                   A Mark Recapture Study of Striped Bass in the James River, Virginia

                   Virginia AFC-19                                  Joseph G. Loesch                                F- $ 50,000
                                                                                                                    S-$14,609

                   Continue tag and release activities of striped bass in the James River to evaluate migratory behavior and fishery
                   exploitation rates. Scale samples and length measurements will be taken for aging analyses. Results will
                   contribute to research needs identified in the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for the striped bass.

                   A Study of Alosa Stock Composition and Year-Class Strength in Virginia

                   Virginia AFC-20                                  Joseph G. Loesch                                F- $ 48,000
                                                                                                                    S-$48,000

                   Collect harvest and biological data for analysis of alosid (alewife, American shad and blueback herring)
                   populations in Virginia coastal waters and evaluate annual relative abundance, growth, and mortality of
                   juvenile alosid stocks.

                   Assessment of Alewife and Rainbow Smelt Populations and the Trawl Fishery in Lake Michigan

                   Wisconsin AFC-17                                   To be named.                                  F- $ 45,000
                                                                                                                    S-$45,000

                   Develop and conduct an acoustic sampling program to assess the abundance of alewives and rainbow smelt in
                   the Wisconsin waters of Lake Michigan and Green Bay. Data will be collected with echo sounders and recorded
                   digitally on a video cassette recorder. The commercial trawl fishery will be monitored to determine total harvest
                   and effort statistics. The project will provide managers with the information necessary to monitor the status and
                   regulate the harvest of these commercially important forage species.

                   Re-evaluation of Interstate Striped Bass Conservation and Management Planning Activities

                   ASMFC AFC-2                                          Paul Perra                         Previously funded

                   Conduct additional ASMFC Committee meetings for the completion of the new ASMFC Interstate Management
                   Plan for Striped Bass.


                   Emergency Striped Bass Study Workshops

                   ASMFC AFC-3                                          Paul Perna                         Previously funded

                   Organize, conduct, and prepare draft proceedings of workshops addressing research findings relative to
                   program accomplishments under the Emergency Striped Bass Study (Section 7 of Public Law 89-304).



























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