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News From Member Institutions
Site Reports
NMFS - NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service - Narragansett
April 2008
Rep: Kevin Freidland
New Faculty Hired: Mark Wuenschel, in population biology group, research in fish energetics
New Position(s) open: Several in Gloucester, management related, One in Woods Hole, aquarist.
Events Happenings: Launch of the RV Pisces, third in the series of new research vessels in the NOAA fleet. Length (LOA): 63.8 m (209 ft).
New Research activities / highlights:
The NOAA Fisheries Toolbox (NFT) is a suite of biological modeling software programs that can be used in fisheries stock assessments, the Toolbox version 3 is now available (http://nft.nefsc.noaa.gov/)
The National Systematics Lab has updated their website (http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/nsl/mainpage/)
The NE Salmon Team program has a new website (http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/salmon/)
The Office of Marine Ecosystem Studies has released it spring advisory
Other News: GARM (Groundfish Assessment Review Meetings) in progress provide updated assessment of approx. 20 species/stocks.
June 2006
Rep: Kevin Freidland
New Faculty Hired: Rich McBride, Population Biology Chief
Nancy Thompson, Acting Director
Events Happenings: NE Shelf ecosystem advisory assesment activities, Summer update of approx. 20 species on the shelf.
New Research activities / highlights: Using new methods, starting large scale analysis of cod and haddock reproduction. Bloom and temperature indices development
Other News: ESA review of Atlnatic sturegeon being conducted
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