RARGOM News and Updates

Call for suggested themes for 2013 Annual Science Meeting

Please send your theme suggestions for the 2013 Annual Science Meeting to the RARGOM program coordinator, Lynn Rutter, or any member of the RARGOM board.

Gulf of Maine Symposium Volume Published

The proceeding volume of the Gulf of Maine Symposium entitled "Advancing an Ecosystem Approach in the Gulf of Maine" has been published by the American Fisheries Society and is available through AFS publications. The volume contains 28 papers related to the ecology of the Gulf of Maine and will be important spruce of information on the ecosystemfor years to come. See the proceedings and purchase the volume.

First Announcement of RARGOM Community Learning Series

RARGOM will hold its first Community Learning Series workshop on "Generalized Additive Models (GAMS)" on April 25-26, 2013 in Woods Hole, MA, see Community Learning Series for further information.

Annual Science Meeting Held October 9, 2012

The Annual Science Meeting was held in Portsmouth, NH, where 11 talks and 5 posters were presented during the meeting. The program included a structure lunchtime discussion session that was productive for the participants, see the Annual Science Meeting for further information.

Pay Membership Dues

Member organizations please pay membership dues, institutions wishing to join RARGOM please contact the RARGOM program coordinator, Lynn Rutter, or any member of the RARGOM board. Pay here.

RARGOM announcement of new chair

After two terms of Service Dr. John Annala of the Gulf of Maine Research Institute has stepped down as RARGOM chair, many thanks to John. The new chair of RARGOM is Dr. Kevin Friedland of the National Marine Fisheries Service.