December 1998
URI/NOAA Cooperative
Marine Education and Research Program
ANNUAL REPORT AND STATEMENT OF PROGRAM DIRECTION - 1998
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Now in its tenth year, the URI/NOAA Cooperative Marine Education and Research (CMER) Program was established under the aegis of a cooperative agreement between the University of Rhode Island (URI) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The CMER program was built upon a long history of cooperation between these institutions. The program offers enhanced opportunities to jointly accomplish NOAA mission-oriented research
and University mandates in graduate education, research and outreach.
Through October 1998, cooperative projects supported by the URI/NOAA CMER Program have totaled almost 5.4 million dollars (Tables 1 and 2). The program receives base funding from the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC). Additional funds are contributed to the URI/NOAA CMER Program from a variety of sources within and outside NEFSC to support specific research projects.
Graduate education and research are at the core of the URI/NOAA CMER Program. Faculty and students in ten University departments have participated in CMER funded research projects, including more than 70 graduate students (Table 3). NOAA employees have taught numerous university courses, served as chairs and members of graduate student committees, and participated as co-principal investigators on numerous CMER funded projects. Other NOAA employees have taken a wide range of course offerings and have been awarded graduate degrees at the University.
URI/NOAA CMER Program funding has brought expertise in a broad range of disciplines, including marine biology, statistics, remote sensing, economics, natural resource science, molecular biology, engineering, political science, sociology and marketing, to bear on critical problems of marine science and resource management. In 1998 alone, the URI/NOAA CMER Program supported 10 research projects totaling $619,008.
INTRODUCTION
The Cooperative Marine Education and Research (CMER) Program was established in early 1989 under the aegis of a cooperative agreement between the University of Rhode Island (URI) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The CMER program was built upon a long history of cooperation between these institutions. The CMER program is intended to foster enhanced interactions between all elements of NOAA and URI; however, special emphasis is placed upon projects of mutual interest to the University and the Northeast Region (NER) of NOAA'S National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). The proximity of these institutions offers enhanced opportunities for: (a) joint research involving faculty, students and NOAA personnel; (b) training opportunities for both students and federal employees; and (c) shared use of specialized facilities and equipment. Now in its tenth year, the CMER program combines university and agency expertise to address marine issues affecting the state, region, and nation.
Graduate research and education are at the core of the URI/NOAA CMER Program. Faculty and students in ten University departments have participated in CMER funded research projects. The CMER program has provided partial support to more than 70 graduate students since 1989 (Table 3). About half of these students have completed their degree programs. A partial list of students supported by the CMER program is provided in Table 4. Numerous student volunteers have participated in NOAA research cruises and assisted in research underway at NOAA laboratories.
The CMER program is a truly cooperative program with all parties contributing towards the objectives of the program. This cooperation can take many forms ranging from both URI and NOAA scientists serving as co-principal investigators, to sharing computing, laboratory and aquarium facilities, to exchange of data and specimens, to joint cruises. A coordinating committee, consisting of two University representatives and two NOAA representatives, determines program direction and funding priorities. Six NMFS employees, two with adjunct faculty appointments, are stationed on the campus of URI in the Graduate School of Oceanography and the Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Science (Table 5). Several additional NEFSC scientists have adjunct faculty appointments at URI (Table 5). NOAA CMER staff have taught several university courses (Table 6), served as chairs and members of graduate student committees (Table 7), and participated as co-principal investigators on numerous CMER funded projects (Table 2).
As of October 1998, cooperative projects supported through the URI/NOAA CMER Program have totaled almost 5.4 million dollars (Table 1). A summary of URI/NOAA CMER projects funded since 1989 is provided in Table 2. These projects have involved a wide variety of disciplines and topic areas. About 42% of the projects have addressed aspects of the biology and life-history of estuarine and marine organisms (Figure 1). . Remote sensing research has accounted for 13% of the projects funded. Studies of the effects of contaminants on marine organisms, and fishery statistics and engineering have accounted for 8% and 14% of funded projects respectively. Resource economics and fisheries product development together made up 11% of funded projects. Partial listings of publications and presentations supported by the URI/NOAA CMER Program funding are provided in Appendices I and II to this annual report. Requests for reprints or information on individual research projects should be directed to the principal investigators.
Several URI/NOAA CMER Program projects have been jointly funded by other agencies, particularly the Sea Grant Program. Still other projects, initiated under the URI/NOAA CMER Program, have been continued and expanded with funding received directly from other agencies. In either case, funds made available through the CMER program are leveraged to support a broad range of research into questions important to the effective management of marine resources.
PROJECTS SUPPORTED WITH 1998 BASE FUNDS
Base funding for the CMER program is provided by NOAA through the Northeast Fisheries Science Center. A substantial portion of 1998 base funds were used to continue support for multiyear projects begun in 1997. Continuing work under multiyear projects receives the highest priority for funding, given satisfactory performance in the preceding year. This policy helps to insure continuity of support to graduate students.
Priorities for allocation of base funds are set by the URI/NOAA CMER Coordinating Committee, composed of the URI Vice Provost for Marine Programs, the Director of the URI Agricultural Experiment Station, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology (NMFS), and the Science and Research Director of the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS). A listing of projects supported with 1998 base funds follows.
BASE FUNDS
“Economic Aspects Of Atlantic Herring Management”
(CMER 98-01)
John Gates, Resource Economics, URI
The herring stocks of the northeast Atlantic have received relatively little attention from fisheries economists in the U.S. University investigators will use multi-objective programming and multi-level planning to investigate the consequences of alternative mechanisms for resolving allocation issues in the Atlantic herring fishery. This work is particularly relevant since recent increases in herring stocks in the Northeast are stimulating effort expansion and transfer from other regions and nations. The lack of a management plan may lead to an overly rapid expansion and subsequent collapse of herring stocks.
“Recovery Of Essential Fish Habitat And Estimation Of Scallop Abundance On Georges Bank” (CMER 98-05)
Jeremy Collie, Graduate School of Oceanography, URI
This project builds on earlier CMER funded research on the effects of fishing gear on benthic communities on Georges Bank. The objectives of this study are: (1) monitor the recovery of areas closed to fishing, in comparison with areas that remain open, (2) estimate the density and size distribution of scallops from still photographs of the sea bottom, and (3) investigate possible reasons for inconsistencies between population assessment model and survey-based estimates of scallop abundance.
“The Use Of Microsatellite DNA To Manage Naturally Spawning Cod And Haddock Captive Broodstock” (CMER 98-07)
Terence Bradley, Fish, Animal and Veterinary Science, URI
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether microsatellite DNA fingerprinting can be used to determine effectively the familial relationship of larvae produced by captive broodstock spawning in a community tank. Also, the investigators will determine if the reagents developed for fingerprinting of cod will identify the microsatellites of haddock and can be used to identify parents and siblings. This research will assess the use of a genetic tool that could be of significant economic benefit to aquaculture and assist in management of wild gadid stocks.
“Metabolic Studies Of Juvenile Cod And Haddock”
(CMER 98-08)
David Bengtson, Fish, Animal and Veterinary Science, URI
In year two of a three-year study, the university investigators will examine the influence of growth rate and temperature on the energy budgets of larval and early juvenile stages of cod and haddock
as they grow from 10-80 mm length. The ontogenetic changes occurring during this growth period include; (a) the transition from larval to juvenile stages, and (b) the transition from a pelagic to a benthic existence. The investigators will examine the effects of temperature on the energy budget parameters by testing fish in three temperature regimes. The data obtained in this study will provide new basic knowledge on the biology of these two species.
PROJECTS SUPPORTED WITH 1998 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS
In addition to the base funds provided by the Northeast Fisheries Science Center, funds were contributed to the URI/NOAA CMER Program to support specific research projects. These funds come from a variety of sources within and outside the Northeast Fisheries Science Center. Many of the projects supported with contributed funds in 1998 were continuations or extensions of projects funded in previous years. All projects in this category were approved by the URI/NOAA CMER Program coordinating committee for inclusion in the Program.
CONTRIBUTED FUNDS
“Habitat Enhancement For Lobsters In Narragansett Bay”
(CMER 97-01C)
J. Stanley Cobb, Biological Sciences, URI
The proposal details a five-year project to study the development of populations on six small rocky reefs created to enhance the habitat for lobsters in areas of Narragansett Bay. A critical component of the project is to culture, tag, and release larval lobsters into Narragansett Bay now not suitable for lobsters. In cooperation with NOAA scientists, the university investigators will study the development of populations on the newly created habitat. The principal investigator has developed a unique method for tagging larval lobsters that is essential to this project. He has extensive knowledge of lobster habitats in Narragansett Bay and is recognized as a leading authority in lobster biology.
“US GLOBEC: Abundance And Distribution Of Zooplankton On Georges Bank”
(CMER 98-01C)
Edward Durbin, Graduate School of Oceanography, URI
Now in its forth year, this year’s objectives focus on the understanding of the processes controlling the population dynamics of the target zooplankton species and a description of the zooplankton prey field for larval cod and haddock. The study will include determination of (1) abundance levels of
the target species in space and time on Georges Bank, (2) when and where on the bank winter re-population of the target species occur, and in what numbers, (3) the relationships among abundance, spatial and temporal distribution of the target species, and physical processes, and (4) life history strategies that through an interaction with physical processes serve to act as retentive mechanisms both on the seasonal and shorter time scales.
“US GLOBEC: Spatial And Temporal Variability In The Occurrence, Distribution And Structure Of Sea Surface Temperature Fronts In The Georges Bank Region” (CMER 98-02C)
Peter Cornillon, Graduate School of Oceanography, URI; James Bisagni, University of Massachusetts
This a continuation of a project which focuses on the variability of sea surface temperature (SST) fronts in the Georges Bank Region. Nearly fifteen years of satellite-derived SST data are currently being reprocessed by the principal investigators for this study. A comprehensive analysis of these data will help to understand the oceanographic processes controlling the sources, sinks and retention of waters and organisms on Georges Bank. The investigators will use the positions and magnitudes of SST fronts to (1) determine the mean and seasonal/interannual variation for the location and frequency of potential surface water loss/gain regions on Georges Bank, and (2) quantify the magnitude of losses (gains) to near surface waters due to wind and warm-core Gulf Stream rings.
“Development Of An Acoustic Tracking System For Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) In The Vicinity Of Gillnets” (CMER 98-03C)
James Miller, Graduate School of Oceanography, URI
This is an ongoing project with emphasis on analyzing data from the development of an acoustic tracking system for tracking Harbor Porpoises in the vicinity of gillnets. In analyzing the data, the university investigators will be looking for usable vocalizations from the recordings for position tracking and behavior correlation. In addition, the information collected will further be used for research in implementing technological improvements to the current system for eventual development of a real-time, gillnet-deployed system. Also, the investigators will be examining the feasibility of modifying the existing system to allow for detection/tracking of other marine mammal species.
“Sachuest Point Salt Marsh (Sachuest Point NWR, Middletown, RI): Post Restoration Ecological Monitoring” (CMER 98-04C)
Charles T. Roman, Geological Survey, Graduate School of Oceanography, URI
The purpose of this post-restoration study is to begin monitoring the results from the restoration of the Sachuest Point Salt Marsh and to determine the responses of marsh vegetation and nekton (fish and crustaceans) to enhance tidal exchange. For vegetation monitoring, data on species composition, relative abundance (percent cover) and structure (plant height) will be collected and resampled. For nekton, a variety of methods (e.g., throw trap, bottom lift net) will be employed to sample nekton in marsh creeks and marsh pools, and on the marsh surface. Data will be compared to pre-restoration values.
“Support For The Oceanographic Remote Sensing Laboratory”
(CMER 98-05C)
Peter Cornillon, Graduate School of Oceanography, URI; Grayson Wood and John O’Reilly, NEFSC
This project is part of an ongoing activity between URI/GSO and NMFS/NEFSC employing satellite remote sensing data in marine research. Investigators will continue development of the data processing and image analysis algorithms and contribute to three multifaceted marine ecosystem research projects; (1) SST Frontal Analyses for the Northeast U.S. Shelf, (2) Monitoring Long-term Variability in Primary Productivity, Using Ocean Color Satellites and (3) The NOAA Coast Watch Northeast Node Projects.
“Development Of A Testing Program For Active Acoustic Alarms”
(CMER 98-06C)
James Miller, Ocean Engineering, Graduate School of Oceanography, URI
This project is in addition to an ongoing project (CMER 98-03C) dealing with the development of a passive acoustic tracking system for harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the vicinity of gillnets. The purpose of this project is the deployment and evaluation of active acoustic alarms or pingers. Part of the effectiveness study is the long-term performance of the pingers on operational gillnets with professional fishermen. Pingers will be maintained differently by individual fishermen. The university investigators will develop a testing program for the pingers to evaluate their performance after varying deployments on gillnets and determine the sample size, strategy, and timing to most efficiently test pinger effectiveness.
PROJECTS SUPPORTED IN 1998 ON NO-COST EXTENSIONS
These projects were continued through 1998 on a no-cost extension.
“Recovery Of Essential Fish Habitat On Georges Bank” (CMER 97-03)
Jeremy Collie, Graduate School of Oceanography, URI
“Maturity In Female Summer Flounder And Monkfish” (CMER 97-07)
Jennifer Specker, Oceanography and Biological Sciences, URI
“Maintenance Of The Computer Database For The Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis) In Waters Of The Western North Atlantic” (CMER 97-01C)
Robert Kenney, Graduate School of Oceanography, URI
“Engineering Design Of A Programmable, Temperature Monitoring Tag For Smolt
Atlantic Salmon” (CMER 97-02C)
Conrad Recksiek, Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Science, URI
“Analysis Of Recirculating Systems For Shellfish” (CMER 97-03C): “Assessment Of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Market” (CMER 97-04C)
James Anderson, Resource Economics, URI
“Monitoring The Economic Status Of Northeast Fishing Vessels” (CMER 97-05C)
John Gates, Resource Economics, URI
PROJECTS SUPPORTED IN 1998 RECEIVING EXTRAMURAL FUNDING
Projects in this category are approved for inclusion in the URI/NOAA CMER Program by the Coordinating Committee. Funding, however, comes directly to the University from other funding agencies. These projects are extensions of earlier CMER funded projects and include substantial involvement of both NOAA and University scientists.
“Feeding Behavior And Gut Evacuation Rate In Atlantic Mackerel And Atlantic Herring”
(CMER 93-EX2)
Ann Durbin (deceased), William Macy, and Edward Durbin, Graduate School of Oceanography, URI
Funded by NOAA Coastal Ocean Program.
“The Changing States Of Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) Based On Analyses Of Information For 29 Designated LMEs”
(CMER 98-EX1)
Lawrence Juda, Department of Marine Affairs, URI
PROJECTS COMPLETED IN 1998
Four projects supported with CMER funds were completed in 1998. Requests for reprints or information should be directed to the principal investigators.
“Abundance And Distribution Of Planktonic Hydroids With Respect To Larval Fish And Hydrographic Features On Georges Bank”
(CMER 96-02)
Barbara Sullivan, Graduate School of Oceanography, URI
Grace Klein-MacPhee, Graduate School of Oceanography, URI
The University, in cooperation with NOAA, established a time series describing abundance and distribution of planktonic hydroids on the southern flank of Georges Bank from existing samples (in which hydroids had not been enumerated) and determined the likelihood of interaction between hydroid populations and larval fish due to overlap in spatial and temporal distribution of the fish and predators. This information, together with data from a related GLOBEC funded project, will help to quantify and describe the very great abundance of floating hydroids on Georges Bank and their potential to impact plankton populations and larval fish survival.
“Spatial Variation In Marine Ecosystems: Visualization Of Patterns And Trends”
(CMER 96-22)
Peter August, Natural Resource Science, URI
In cooperation with NOAA scientists, the University developed methods to visualize patterns and trends in the MARMAP database, a comprehensive inventory of ecosystem-scale measurements of physical and biological parameters. Developing a visualization and spatial analysis tools for the MARMAP database involved three major components; (1) database preparation, (2) interpolation of continuous “surfaces” for the ecological data, and (3) development of a system to quantitatively and visually assess patterns and spatial variability. Incorporating the MARMAP data into a Geographic Information System (GIS) has allowed the investigators to better describe and understand marine environmental conditions off the northeastern United States.
“Recruitment Strategies In Marine Decapods: A Comparative Approach”
(CMER 95-11, year 5)
Stanley Cobb, Zoology Department, URI
This effort was part of a larger ongoing investigation of recruitment mechanisms in three sympatric decapod species: the American lobster (Homarus americanus); the rock crab (Cancer irroratus); and the Jonah crab (C. borealis). The long-range goal was to determine, using a comparative approach, the nature of factors that influence recruitment strategies. The CMER funded portion of this project helped to determine (1) if there is differential mortality associated with the size or developmental age of the newly settled lobster recruits, (2) if there are differences in the abundance of the juveniles and adults of the three species now compared to 20 years ago, (3) size and proportion of egg-bearing crabs of both species over the year, and (4) changes in abundance of larval Cancer crabs in the plankton over the year. This is information will prove vital to understanding the factors affecting production of decapods and to management of these important resource species.
“Population Structure And Recruitment Of Long-Finned Squid”
(CMER 96-12)
William K. Macy, Graduate School of Oceanography, URI
This project sought to provide important biological data on long-finned squid population structure and dynamics by determining the ages of representative sub-samples of squid from the retained and discarded portions of offshore and inshore commercial fisheries. The recent rapid increase in offshore fishing efforts during fall and winter appears to correlate with a corresponding decline in inshore landings during the summer months. Documented information of the squid population age and size structure during the two fishery seasons will serve useful in developing appropriate management strategies. Development of a more comprehensive management strategy for long-finned squid, employing such techniques as gear restrictions and seasonal or area closures to protect spawning, spawning grounds or pre-recruits, requires a more extensive and detailed knowledge of population dynamics.
PROGRAM DIRECTOR’S RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
The program director’s research was supported in 1998 through several grants with University and NMFS co-investigators:
"Development of a Commercially Viable Aquaculture Industry in New England Based on Cod and Haddock" Sea Grant Program
Hunt Howell, Department of Zoology and Center for Marine Biology, UNH
Linda Kling, Department of Animal, Veterinary and Aquatic Sciences, UMaine
Larry Buckley, URI/NOAA CMER Program
Terry Bradley, Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Sciences, URI
"Dispersive and Adjective Influences on the Survival of Cod and Haddock Larvae on Georges Bank," NOAA/NSF GLOBEC Northwest Atlantic Georges Bank Program
R.G. Lough, J.P. Manning and E.M. Caldarone, NOAA/NMFS/NEFSC
L.J. Buckley, URI/NOAA CMER Program
L.S. Incze, Bigelow Laboratory of Ocean Sciences"U.S. GLOBEC: Environmental Consequences of Tidal-Front Entrainment in Larval Fish Along the Southern Flank of Georges Bank"
R.G. Lough, J.P. Manning and E.M. Caldarone, NOAA/NMFS/NEFSC
L.J. Buckley, URI/NOAA CMER Program
L.S. Incze, Bigelow Laboratory of Ocean Sciences
D.W. Townsend, School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine"Digestive Enzyme Activity and Regulation in Juvenile Cod (Gadus morhau) and Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) from Georges Bank Fed Natural or Commercial Diets"
Todd Smith, NRC Post-Doctoral Fellow
L.J. Buckley, URI/NOAA CMER Program"Establishing Mortality Risks Associated with Starvation for Atlantic Cod Larvae using Molecular Markers and Cox Regression Models," National Science Foundation (NSF)
Tun Liang Ong,, Graduate School of Oceanography, URI
L.J. Buckley, URI/NOAA CMER Program
These projects provided support to a marine scientist, a post-doctoral fellow, three technicians and four undergraduate students.
Figure 1
Table 1. Funding for URI CMER Program (Thousands of Dollars)
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Fiscal Year Base Contributed Total
89 100 22.5 122.5
90 100 363.4 463.4
91 85 442.3 527.3
92 50 380.9 430.9
93 76.6 151.4 228.0
94 105 430.0 535.0
95 89.4 610.6 700.0
96 92.8 651.0 743.8
97 106.6 904.2 1010.8
98 117.4 501.6 619.0
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Total 922.8 4457.9 5380.7
Departments represented:
Department of Resource Economics
Department of Experimental Statistics
Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Science
Graduate School of Oceanography
Department of Natural Resource Science
Department of Zoology
Department of Pharmacognosy and Environmental Health
Department of Electrical Engineering
Department of Food Science & Nutrition
Department of Ocean Engineering
Table 2. Summary of URI/CMER Funded Projects
FY CMER Short Title Investigator Amount
Proj. No.
1989 89-01 Economic Analysis of US Anderson a 20,000B
Market for Blue Mussels Brooks
89-04 Genetics of Gulf of Maine Wishner b 20,000B
Calanus Populations Kann
89-05 Flow-through Sampler for Jeffries b 30,000B
Automated Plankton Analyzer Berman c
89-08 Spring Bloom and Calanus Durbin b 23,000B
Production in the Gulf of Durbin
Maine Green c
89-09 Trawl Selectivity and Survival DeAlteris d 22,500B
of Cod-End Escapees
89-11 CD-ROM Aquatic Sciences Sieburth 5,000B
and Fisheries Abstract
89-13 Applications of Satellite Cornillon b 39,000B
Remote Sensing Data Armstrong c
1990 90-01 Genetics of Gulf of Maine Wishner b 20,000B
Calanus Populations Kann
90-05 Integrated Program for Research Winn b 204,400B
on the Northern Right Whale Kenney
90-06 Remote Sensing, Hydrographic Gifford b 20,200B
Structure, and Zooplankton Durbin
Production in the Gulf of Maine Bisagni c
Meise-Munns
90-08 Immune Response in Atlantic Bodammer d 18,600B
Salmon and Winter Flounder Bradley
90-09 Economic Analysis of US Anderson a 16,300B
Market for Blue Mussels Brooks
90-12 Fisheries Law Enforcement Sutinen a 6,500B
90-15 On-Line Access to In Situ Cornillon b 17,400B
Oceanographic Data Sets Holloway
90-17 National Eutrophication Hinga, b 121,000 Experiment et al.
1991 91-01 Flow-Through Sampler for Jeffries b 13,000B
Automated Plankton Analyzer Berman c
91-02 Immune Response in Atlantic Bodammer d 9,900B
Salmon and Winter Flounder Bradley
91-03 Spring Bloom and Calanus Durbin b 17,500B
Production in the Gulf of Maine Durbin
Green c
91-04 Fish Stomach Evacuation Durbin b 17,600B
Rates Durbin +5,000)*
Fogarty f
91-05 Trawl Selectivity: Fish Behavior DeAlteris d 23,700C
in the Vicinity of a Trawl Castro
91-06 Remote Sensing, Hydrographic Gifford b 4,100B Structure, and Zooplankton Durbin Production in the Gulf of Maine Bisagni c Meise-Munns
Table 2. Cont.
FY CMER # Short Title Investigator Amount
91-07 Geostatistical Estimates of Heltshe g 17,900B
Shellfish Abundance
91-09 Monitoring Economic Status Gates a 36,900C
of Otter Trawl and Scallop Vessels Wang h
91-10 Demersal Gillnet Fishery DeAlteris d 20,000C
of the Gulf of Maine
91-11 Integrated Program for Research Winn b 188,000C
on the Northern Right Whale Kenney
91-12 Applications of Satellite Cornillon b 45,000C
Remote Sensing Data Armstrong c
91-13 Coastal Wetland Mapping August i 32,500C
and Change Detection in the NE LaBash
Golet
Civco j
91-14 Student Research Training Winn b 43,500C
Program Smith f
1992 92-01 Immune Response in Atlantic Bodammer d 10,800B
Salmon and Winter Flounder Bradley
92-02 National Eutrophication Hinga g 68,000C
Experiment
92-03 Integrated Program for Research Winn b 188,600C
on the Northern Right Whale Kenney
92-04 Student Research Training Winn b 46,300C
Program Smith f
92-05 Applications of Satellite Cornillon b 41,000C
Remote Sensing Data Armstrong c
92-06 Fish Stomach Evacuation Durbin b 26,400B
Rates Durbin
Fogarty f
92-07 Genetics of Gulf of Maine Wishner b 3,600B
Calanus Populations Kann
92-08 Recruitment Strategies of Cobb k 6,900B
Decapods
92-09 Remote Sensing, Hydrographic Gifford b 2,500B
Structure, and Zooplankton Durbin
Production in the Gulf of Maine Bisagni c
Miese-Munns
92-10 Analysis of the NEFSC Heltshe g 37,000C
Shark Data Base Casey c
1993 93-06 Reproductive Success Bengtson k 12,967B
of Summer Flounder Pereira l
93-07 Diarrhetic Shellfish Maranda m 8,961B
93-08 Fish Stomach Evacuation Rates Durbin b 26,951B
Durbin
Fogarty f
93-09 Effects of Scallop Dredging Collie b 22,889C
93-10 Immune Response II Bodammer d 12,184B
93-11 Recruitment Strategies of Cobb k 15,538B
Decapods
Table 2. Cont.
FY CMER Short Title Investigator Amount
Proj. No.
93-12 Student Research Training Winn b 59,119C
Program Smith f
93-13 Right Whale Database Winn b 29,945C
Kenney b
93-14 Applications of Satellite Cornillon b 49,000C
Remote Sensing Data Armstrong c
1994 94-01 Harbor Porpoise Abundance Heltshe g 20,614BC
94-04 Scallop Quality Evaluation Pivarniko 29,990C
94-08 Fish Stomach Evacuation Rates Durbin b 30,342B
Durbin
Fogarty f
94-09 Bluefin Tuna Regulations Swallowa 15,804C
94-11 Recruitment Strategies in Cobb k 14,415B Marine Decopods
94-12 Student Research Training Winn b 71,235C
Program Smith f
94-13 Database Right Whale Winn b 36,445C
Kenney b
94-14 Oceanographic Remote Cornillonb 40,250C
Sensing Armstrongc
94-15 Temperature Monitoring Tag Recksiekd 53,946C
for Salmon Dalyn
Fischern
94-19 Effect of Harvesting Gear Type DeAlterisd 22,123B
Grogan
94-21 Zooplankton Analysis Group Durbinb 200,000B
Rates Durbin
Buschc
1995 95-02 Characterization of Mid- DeAlterisd 41,050C
Atlantic Coastal Gillnet Lazar
95-03 Age Structure of Squid Macyb 21,078B
95-04 Quality Evaluation of Scallops Pivarniko 29,399B
95-09 Effects of Dredging on Benthic Collieb 22,918B
Megafauna of N. Geoges Bank
95-11 Recruitment Strategies of Cobbk 15,000B
Decopods:Comparative Approach
95-13 Survey Methods for Harbor Heltsheg 22,522C
95-14 Applications of Satellite Cornillonb 26,150C
Remote Sensing Armstrongc
95-15 Engineering for Programmable Recksiekd 59,776C
Temperature Tag
95-16 Development of Client and Cornillonb 30,000C
Server Libraries
95-17 Student Research Training Winnb 75,288C
Program Smithf
95-18 Broad Scale Zooplankton Durbinb 300,000C
on Georges Bank
95-19 Right Whale Database Winnb 55,828C
Kenneyb
Table 2. Cont.
FY CMER Short Title Investigator Amount
Proj. No.
1996 96-01 Maturity in Atlantic Cod Speckerbk 25,110B
and Summer Flounder
96-02 Distribution and Abundance Sullivanb 20,701B
of Hydroids Klein-MacPheeb
96-09 Effects of Dredging on Benthos Collieb 46,917B
96-10 Ecological Investigation of Rowmanb 38,100C
Sachuest Point Salt Marsh
96-11 Buoy System for Remote Tracking Recksiekd 35,000C
96-12 Population Structure in Macyb 24,356B
Longfinned Squid
96-14 OPDB/DODS Server at NODC Cornillonb 30,000C
Milkowskib
96-14 Satellite Remote Sensing Cornillonb 89,300C
Bisagnib
96-18 US GLOBEC: Zooplankton Durbinb 230,000C
Technical Group
96-19 Right Whale Database Kennyb 39,166C
96-20 Acoustic Tracking of Harbor Millerp 54,480C
Porpoises
96-21 Economic Analysis of North Gatesa 75,000C
East Fishing Vessels
96-22 Marine Ecosystems:Visualization Augusti 60,000C
of Patterns and Trends
1997 97-03 Recovery of Essential Fish Habitat Collieb 24,403B
on Georges Bank
97-05 Development of an Acoustic Tracking Millerp 20,766B
System for Harbor Porpoises
97-06 Feeding and Metabolic Studies of Bengtsond 30,702B
Juvenile Cod and Haddock Peckb
Oviattb
97-07 Maturity in Female Summer Flounder Speckerbk 30,762B
and Monkfish
97-01C Right Whale Database Kennyb 122,564C
97-02C Salmon Temperature Monitoring Tag Recksiekd 34,895C
Fischern
Dalyn
97-03C Analysis of Recirculating Systems Andersona 24,507C
for Shellfish
97-04C Assessment of Atlantic Bluefin Andersona 47,997C
Tuna Market
97-05C Monitoring the Economic Status Gatesa 74,806C
of NE Fishing Vessels
97-06C Oceanographic Remote Sensing Cornillonb 23,301C
Woodc
97-07C Habitat Enhancement for Lobsters Cobbk 98,002C
in Narragansett Bay
97-08C US GLOBEC: Abundance of Zooplankton Durbinb 150,000C
on Georges Bank
97-NB1 Winter Flounder Length Model Collieb 40,853C
Meisef
Table 2. Cont.
FY CMER Short Title Investigator Amount
Proj. No.
97-NB2 Narragansett Bay Tidal Model Kincadeb 10,000C
97-NB3 Benthic Chemistry Kingb 84,750C
Quinnb
97-NB4 Time-Series Monitoring Using Kesterb 104,777C
Instrumented Buoys
97-NB5 Bay Survey-Towed Body Durbinb 87,725C
Oviattb
1998 98-01C Abundance of Zooplankton on GB Durbinb 300,000C
98-02C Variability in Temperature Fronts Cornillonb 98,000C
Bisagni
98-03C Harbor Porpoise Tracking System Millerb 30,500C
98-04C Sachuest Point Salt Marsh Post Romanb 4,793C
Restoration
98-05C Remote Sensing Laboratory Cornillonb 23,301C
Wood
98-06C Active Acoustic Alarms Development Millerb 45,000C
Program
98-01 Atlantic Herring Management Gatesa 26,487B
98-05 Recovery of Essential Fish Habitat on Collieb 24,178B
Georges Bank
98-07 DNA Fingerprinting of Cod Broodstock Bradleyd 30,164B
98-08 Metabolic Studies of Cod & Haddock Bengtsond 36,585B
Peckb, Oviattb
_________________________________________________________________
B Base CMER Program funds
C Funds contributed to the CMER Program
* Support for R/V Gloria Michelle
a URI, Department of Resource Economics
b URI, Graduate School of Oceanography
c NEFSC, Narragansett Laboratory
d URI, Department of Fish, Animal and Veterinary Science
e URI, Pell Marine Science Library
f NEFSC, Woods Hole Laboratory
g URI, Department of Computer Science Experimental Statistics
h NER, Gloucester
i URI, Department of Natural Resource Science
j University of Connecticut
k URI, Department of Zoology
l NEFSC, Milford Laboratory
m URI, Department of Pharmacognosy and Environmental Health Sciences
n URI, Department of Electrical Engineering
o URI, Department of Food Science and Nutrition
p Department of Ocean Engineering
Table 3. CMER Grants providing at least partial student support.
DATE OF
CMER# SHORT TITLE STUDENTS SUPPORTED GRADUATION
89-01 Market for Blue Mussels P. Brooks (Ph.D.,T1,C2)
90-09
89-04 Calanus Genetics L. Kann (Ph.D.,T,C)
90-01
92-07
89-05 Automated Plankton Analyzer G. Lambert (Post-Doc.)
91-01
89-08 Spring and Calanus S. Larimer (Ph.D.,C)
91-03 A. Thompson (MS,C)
89-09 Cod-End Escapees D. Reifsteck (MS,C)
90-05 Research on Right Whale B. Dorf (Ph.D.,C)
N. Burke (MS,C)
90-06 Gulf of Maine Zooplankton P. Garrahan (MS,C)
91-06
90-08 Immune Response R. Carlson (MS,T,C)
91-02
92-01
90-12 Fisheries Law Enforcement P. Lalleman (Ph.D.,C)
91-04 Fish Evacuation Rates P. Garrahan (MS,T,C)
92-06 J. Wunder (MS,T,C)
93-08
91-05 Fish Behavior J. Harris (MS,T,C)
91-07 Shellfish Abundance M. Ecker (MS,T,C)
91-09 Economic Status C. Glick (MS, C)
P. Lalleman (Ph.D.,C)
91-10 Gillnet Fishery N. Lazar (MS,T,C)
91-13 Coastal Wetland Mapping J. Hurd (MS UConn,T,C)
91-15 Eutrophication Experiment B. Koop (Ph.D.)
92-08 Decapod Recruitment M. Clancy (Ph.D.,T,C)
93-11 M. J. James (Ph.D.,T,C)
94-11 B. Moravchik (MS,T,C)
R. Rand (Ph.D.,C)
95-11 D. Grote (Ph.D.,T,D)
C. Boyco (Ph.D.) 2000
97-01c B. Niedbalski (MS,T,C)
T. Feehan (MS) 1999
N. Hobb (Ph.D.) 2002
92-10 Shark Data Base M. Pirri (MS,T,Ph.D.,C)
C. Belcher (MS,T,C)
91-14 Student Research Training A. Verhulst (Ph.D.,C)
92-04 R. Griffin (Ph.D.,C)
93-12 N. Friday (Ph.D.,C)
94-12 K. Vigness (MS,T,C)
95-17
93-06 Success of Summer Flounder T. Gleason (Ph.D.)
93-07 Diarrhetic Shellfish C. Chen (Ph.D.)
93-09 Effects of Scallop Dredging G. Escanero (MS,T,C)
95-09 Tien-Shui Tsou (Ph.D.) 1999
96-09 B. Howe
J. Hermsen (Ph.D.) 2001
97-03 E. Hughes (MS) 1999
98-05
93-10 Immune Response II L. Putnam (MS, D)
94-09 Tuna Angling Preference K. Blake (MS,T,C)
Table 3. Cont.
95-13 Survey for Harbor Porpoise B. Koloziej (MS,T,C)
C. Wentworth (MS,T,C)
95-15 Programmable Temperature Tag Yang Chun (MS,T,C)
96-11c D. Hyun (MS,T,Ph.D.)
S. Lee (Ph.D.)
95-04 Quality Evaluation of Scallops Y. Janelle (MS,T,C)
Jaiming Ye (MS)
95-03 Squid Age Structure R. Hein (Ph.D.,C)
96-12
96-22c Ecosystems Visualization C. Damon (MS,T,C)
96-02 Abundance of Hydroids J. Williams (MS,T,Ph.D)
96-18c US GLOBEC: Zooplankton A. Lapolla (MS,T,C)
97-08c K. Collins (Ph.D.)
98-01c
97-07c Habitat Enhancement for Lobsters K. Castro (Ph.D.)
B. Murphy (MS)
96-20c Harbor Porpoise Tracking R. Gampert (MS,T,C)
97-05 M. Langlais (BS) 1999
98-03c
96-21c Fishing Vessel Economics P. Lallemand (Ph.D.)
E. Gudmundsson (Ph.D.)
97-05c
97-06 Metabolic Studies of Cod/Haddock M. Peck (MS,T,Ph.D.)
98-08
97-03c Recirculating Systems for Shellfish G. Magnusson (Ph.D.) 2000/01
J. Martinez-Garmendia (Ph.D.) 2000/01
97-04c Assessment of Bluefin Tuna Market M. Carroll (MS,T,C)
Heng-Hung Kuo (MS) 1999
97-06c Remote Sensing Laboratory Tim Mavor (Post-Doc)
98-05c
97-07 Female Summer Flounder C. Casey (MS,C))
(Jennifer Specker) B. Soffientino (Ph.D.)
C. Martinez (Ph.D.)
R. Merson (Ph.D.,C)
97-NB2 N. Bay Tidal Model W. Deleo (MS,T,C)
97-NB3 Benthic Chemistry E. Lacey (Ph.D.,C)
C. Reddy (Ph.D.,C)
P. Hartman (Ph.D.) 2000
97-NB4 Time-series Monitoring M. Swanson (MS,T,C)
Lt. J. Andrews (MS,T,C)
A. Magnuson (Ph.D.,C)
Meg Scott (MS,C)
97-NB5 Bay Survey - Towed Body C. Suchman (Ph.D.,C)
C. Melrose (MS)
98-07 Microsatellite DNA Fingerprinting A. Choudry (MS) 2000
98-01 Atlantic Herring Management Cho Jung-Hee (Ph.D.) 1999
98-04c Salt Marsh Post-Restoration S. Adamowicz (Ph.D.) 2001
K. Raposa (Ph.D.) 1999
1T - Thesis on topic supported by CMER
2C - Degree requirements completed
3 D - Dropped Out
Table 4. CMER Supported Thesis and Dissertations
Lazar, Najih, 1992. Analysis of the sink-gillnet fishery of the Gulf of Maine and adjacent waters. MS Thesis, Department of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Veterinary Science, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA.
Carlson, Robert E., 1992. The effect of prolonged in vivo cortisol administration on the in vitro primary immune response of Atlantic salmon and winter flounder lymphocytes. MS Thesis, Department of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Pathology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA.
Brooks, Priscilla M., 1992. The Northeast market for blue mussels: Consumer perceptions of seafood safety and the demand for mussels. PhD Thesis, Department of Research Economics, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA.
Ecker, Mark, 1992. Geostatistical estimates of scallop abundances. MS Thesis, Department of Statistics, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA.
Hurd, J. D., 1992. Coastal wetland mapping and change detection in the northeastern United States. MS Thesis, University of Connecticut, USA.
Kann, Lisa, 1993. Zooplankton distribution in the Great South Channel and the genetic population structure of the copepod (Calanus finmarchicus) in the Gulf of Maine. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA.
Garrahan, Peter, 1993. Gastric evacuation in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua ). MS Thesis, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA.
Belcher, Caroline, 1994. Evaluation of longline surveys for producing population estimates of large coastal sharks. MS Thesis, Department of Statistics, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA.
Clancy, M., 1995. Recruitment of the rock crab (Cancer irroratus): The influence of larval supply, settlement, and post-settlement processes to the benthic distribution pattern. Ph.D. dissertation, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA.
Harris, Jessica, 1995. Effects of selectivity of 14.0 and 15.2 CM square and diamond mesh codends on yellow tail flounder (Pleuronectes ferrugineus) and Atlantic cod (Gadus moorhua). MS Thesis, Department of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Veterinary Science, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA.
Blake, Kevin S., 1996. Modeling preferences for regulatory options: A case study of the northeast recreational bluefin tuna fishermen. University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA.
Kolodziej, Bruce, 1996. (In manuscript form under review). Comparing two adaptive sampling schemes to estimate abundance of clumped individuals. MS Thesis Department of Computer Science and Statistics, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA.
Wentworth, Charles, 1996. Estimating spatially clumped individuals using adaptive cluster sampling. MS Thesis Department of Computer Science and Statistics, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA.
Wunder, Jennifer, 1996. Gastric evacuation in winter skate (Raja osellata). MS Thesis, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA.
Griffin, Robert B., 1996. Community ecology of cetacean habitat. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA.
Table 4. Cont.
James-Pirri, Mary Jane, 1996. Growth and behavior during the settlement period of the American lobster (Homarus americanus). MS Thesis, Ph.D. Dissertation, Biological Sciences. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA.
Moravchik, Bruce, 1996. Influence of density and interstitial space on behavior during postlarval settlement in the lobster (Homarus americanus). MS Thesis, Zoology, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA.
Janelle, Yungdong, 1996. Quality evaluation of domestic sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus).
MS Thesis, Food Science and Nutrition, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA.
Yang, Chun, 1996. Design of a programmable temperature monitoring device for tagging small fish.
MS Thesis, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA.
Friday, Nancy, 1997. Heterogeneity and capture-recapture estimates of abundance of the North Atlantic Humpback Whale. Ph.D. dissertation, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA.
Lacey, Elizabeth M., 1997. Evaluation of simultaneously extracted metals-acid volatile sulfide (SEM-AUS) in lacustrive sediment (Lake Champlain), estuarine sediment (Narragansett Bay) and under laboratory conditions. Ph.D. dissertation, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA.
Escanero, Gallo A., 1997. Effects of bottom fishing on the gravel-substratum benthic megafauma of Georges Bank. MS Thesis, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Kingston,
RI, USA.
Swanson, Melissa, 1997. Chlorophyll fluorescence variations in the West Passage of Narragansett Bay. MS Thesis, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA.
Hein, Richard, 1998. Age, growth, and factors controlling post-settlement habitat use of juvenile French grunts (Haemulon flavolineatum) near Tobacco Caye, Belize, Central America. Ph.D. dissertation, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA.
Niedbalski, Bonnie 1998. Size and timing of morphological metamorphosis in the American lobster (Hormarus americanus). MS Thesis, Biological Sciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA.
Gampert, Robert 1998. Development of an acoustic tracking system for harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the vicinity of gillnets. MS Thesis, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA.
Carroll, Michael T. 1998. An assessment of the Atlantic bluefin tuna market: The economic implications for management. MS Thesis, Resource Economics, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA.
Lapolla, Amy 1998. The population biology of the bay anchovy (Anchoa mitchili) in Narragansett Bay.
MS Thesis, Graduate School of Oceanography, Univerisity of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA.
Table 5. URI/NOAA CMER PROGRAM STAFF AND ADJUNCT FACULTY
Stationed at URI
Dr. Lawrence J. Buckley
Director URI/NOAA CMER Program
Affiliated Professor
Marine Biochemist
Graduate School of Oceanography
Coastal Institute Building
Dr. Joel E. Bodammer
Adjunct Professor
Pathobiologist
Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Science
College of Resource Development
East Farm
Alan Blott, Vernon Nulk, John Kenney
Fisheries Engineering
Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Science
College of Resource Development
East Farm
Adjunct Faculty Stationed at NEFSC Laboratories
Dr. Timothy Smith
Fisheries Biologist / Adjunct Professor Oceanography
NEFSC, Woods Hold Laboratory
Dr. Kenneth Sherman
Fisheries Biologist / Adjunct Professor Oceanography
NEFSC, Narragansett Laboratory
Dr. Steven Edwards
Economist / Adjunct Professor Resource Economics
Dr. Nancy Kohler
Fisheries Biologist / Adjunct Professor Oceanography
NEFSC, Narragansett Laboratory
Table 6. Courses Taught by URI/NOAA CMER PROGRAM Personnel
OCG 693V: Fishery Oceanography
Fall 1993, 1995, 1997 Larry Buckley (with Dr. Jeremy Collie)
ASP 487X: Pathobiological Effects of Contaminants on Fish
Spring 1996 Joel Bodammer (with Dr. Richard Wolke)
FST 392: Anadromous Fish and Fish Passage
Spring 1996 Allan Blott
OCG 693I: Cetaceans: Population Dynamics and Assessments
Fall 1993, 1994 Tim Smith
REN 426X: Economics of Property Rights to Natural Resources
Fall 1993 Steven Edwards
OCG 670: Fish Population Dynamics
Spring 1990, 1991, 1992 Michael Fogarty
OCG 694V: Pollutants in the Marine Environment
Spring 1991 Garry Mayer
ZOO 675: Advanced Ecology Seminar
Fall 1991 Michael Fogarty (with Dr. Saran Twombly)
ZOO 691: Community Ecology
Spring 1990 Michael Fogarty (with Dr. Saran Twombly)
Table 7. Participation on Graduate Committees by URI/NOAA CMER Program Personnel since 1989.
Dr. Joel E. Bodammer
Robert Carlson Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Sci., M.S. (major prof., C)
Laurie Putnam Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Sci., M.S. (major prof.)
Pamela Haynes Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Sci., M.S. (major prof.)
Robert Fuller M.S.
Dr. Michael J. Fogarty
Gustavo Bisbal Zoology, Ph.D. (completed)
Randy Camilio Zoology, Ph.D.
Margarida Castro Oceanography, Ph.D. (completed)
Michael Clancy Zoology, Ph.D.
Nancy Clancy Zoology, Ph.D.
Peter Garrahan Oceanography, M.S.
Tim Gleason Zoology, Ph.D. (completed)
Donna Johnson Zoology, M.S. (major prof.)
Abdellah Kinani Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Science, M.S. (completed)
Nizha Saleh-Eddine Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Science, M.S. (completed)
Najih Lazar Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Science, M.S. (completed)
Edward Thier Zoology, M.S.
Kathleen Castro Zoology, Ph.D.
Paul Spencer GSO, Ph.D.
Table 7. Cont.
Dr. Lawrence J. Buckley
Einar Hjorleifsson Oceanography, Ph.D. (completed)
Karla Johanning Zoology, Ph.D. (completed)
Gustavo Bisbal Oceanography, Ph.D. (completed)
Melissa Wagner Oceanography, M.S. (major prof.)
Lisa Kann Oceanography, Ph.D. (completed)
Barbara Dorf Oceanography Ph.D. (completed)
Alex Schreiber Zoology, Ph.D.
Tien-Shiu Tsou GSO, Ph.D.
Liuae Huang Zoology, Ph.D. (completed)
William Michaels GSO, Ph.D.
Diane Nacci Zoology, Ph.D.
David Alves FAVS, M.S. (completed)
Bonnie Niedbalski Zoology, Ph.D. (completed)
Carla Johanna Zoology, Ph.D. (completed)
Mike Peck GSO, Ph.D.
Cathy Duffy GSO, Ph.D. (completed)
Catalina Martinez GSO, MS
Dr. Kenneth Sherman
Jim McKenna Oceanography, Ph.D. (completed)
Jerry Prezioso Oceanography, MS. (completed)
John Kurland Oceanography, Ph.D. (completed)
Kevin Thomas Oceanography, Ph.D. (completed)
David Avery Oceanography, Ph.D.
Dr. Timothy Smith
Robert Griffin Oceanography, Ph.D. (major prof.)
Nancy Friday Oceanography, Ph.D. (major prof.)
Richard Petricig Oceanography, Ph.D. (completed)
Dr. Nancy Kohler
Michael Pirri Statistics, MS.
Carolyn Belcher Statistics, MS. (completed)
Allison Ferreira Marine Affairs, M.S.
Appendix I. CMER Supported Publications
Bisagni, J. J. and M. Sano. (In press) "Satellite observations of short time scale sea surface temperature variability on southern Georges Bank." Submitted for Cont. Shelf Res., Narragansett, RI.
Bisagni, J.J., R.C. Beardsley, C.M. Ruhsam, J.P. Manning, and W. Williams. (In press) "Historical and recent evidence concerning the presence of scotian shelf water on southern Georges Bank." Deep-Sea Research.
Bisagni, J.J., J.E., O'Reilly, A.H. Barnard, and C.M. Wolfteich. (In press) "Determination of optimum aerosol optical thickness ratios for atmospheric correction of Coastal Zone Color Scanner data for Georges Bank Gulf of Maine region." Cont. Shelf Res.
Bisagni, J.J. and P.C. Smith. "Eddy-induced flow of scotian shelf water across northeast channel, Gulf of Maine." Cont. Shelf Res. (Submitted).
Bisagni, J.J., D.J. Gifford, and C.M. Ruhsam. 1996. "The spatial and temporal distribution of the Maine coastal current during 1982." Cont. Shelf Res., 16, p. 1-24.
Bisagni, J.J. and P. Cornillon. 1996. "Satellite-derived sea surface temperature variability in the Gulf of Maine." In: Gulf of Maine News, Regional Association for Research in the Gulf of Maine, Spring 1996, p.1-12.
Bisagni, J. J. 1992. "Difference in the annual stratification cycle over short spatial scales on southern Georges Bank." Cont. Shelf Res., 12, p. 415-435, Narragansett, Rhode Island.
Brodziak, J.K.T. and W.K. Macy. 1996. "Growth of long-finned squid (Loligo pealei) in the Northwest Atlantic." Fish Bull. 94:212-236.
Brooks, Priscilla M. 1992. "The Northeastern market for blue mussels: Consumer perceptions of seafood safety and implications for aquaculture." In: U. Hatch and H. Kinnucan (Eds.), Aquaculture: Models and Economics. Boulder, CO: Westview Press Inc.
Brooks, Priscilla M. and J. L. Anderson. 1992. "The northeast United States market for blue mussels: Consumer perceptions of seafood safety and the demand for mussels." In: Proceedings of the Sixth International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade Conference. IIFET: Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR.
Brooks, Priscilla M. 1991. "Consumer perception of seafood safety: A case study of the northeast market for blue mussels." In: Virginia Halderman (Ed.), Proceedings of the 37th Annual Conference of the American Council on Consumer Interests. ACCI: Reference Document, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.
Carlson, R.E., D.P. Anderson, and J.E. Bodammer. 1993. "In vitro cortisol administration suppresses the in vitro primary immune response of winter flounder lymphocytes." Fish and Shellfish Immunology 3:299-312.
Carroll, M.T., J.L. Anderson and J. Martinez-Garmendia. 1998. "Market understanding and opportunities for market-based public management of natural resources: US-Japan bluefin tuna trade." J.Public Manag. & Mktg. (Submitted).
Castro, K.M., J.S. Cobb, R.A. Wahle and J. Catena. 1998. "Role of artificial reefs for lobsters in RI: En-hancement or redistribution? Results of years one and two." URI Fisheries Ctr. Technical Rpt. 3-98.
Clancy, M. and J.S. Cobb. 1997. (In Prep.) "Settlement and early benthic distribution patterns of the rock crab (Cancer irroratus)."
Clancy, M. and J.S. Cobb. 1997. "Effect of wind and tidal advection on distribution patterns of rock crab (Cancer irroratus) megalopae in Block Island Sound." Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 152:217-225.
Cobb, J.S., K.M. Castro, R.A. Wahle and J. Catena. 1998. "An artificial reef for lobsters (Homarus americanus) in Rhode Island." In: Proceedings of a workshop on lobster stock enhancement held in the Magdalen Islands Quebec. L. Gendron. Can. Ind. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. (Eds.) 244:75-78.
Cobb, J.S., J. Booth, and M. Clancy. 1998. "Recruitment strategies in lobsters and cancer crabs: A comparative review." J. Mar. Freshwater Res. 48(8):797-806.
Cobb, J.S. 1997. "Oceanic processes affecting lobster larvae: Report from a workshop." J. Mar. Freshwater Res. 48:771-775.
Collie, J.S. 1998 "Studies in New England of fishing gear impacts on the sea floor." In: Effects of Fishing Gear on the Sea Floor of New England. E.M. Dorsey and J. Pederson (eds) p. 53-62. Conservation Law Foundation, Boston , MA.
Collie, J.S., G.A. Escanero, and P.C. Valentine. 1997. "Effects of bottom fishing on the benthic megafauna of Georges Bank." Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.
Collie, J.S., G.A. Escanero, L. Hunke, and P.C. Valentine. 1996. "Scallop dredging on Georges Bank: Photographic evaluation of effects on benthic epifauna." ICES C. M. 1996/Mini:9.
Crone, M.J. and S.D. Kraus (eds). 1990. "Right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) in the Western North Atlantic: A catalog of identified individuals." New England Aquarium, Boston, MA.
Dorf, B.A., H.E. Winn, R.D. Kenney, and G.O. Klein. 1989. "Distributional ecology of the North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) in the Great South Channel based on photographic identification of individuals." Abstracts, Eighth Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals: 16.
Durbin, E.G., J.A. Runge, R.G. Campbell, P.R. Garrahan, M.C. Casas, and S. Plourde. 1997. "Late fall- early winter recruitment of Calanus finmarchicus on Georges Bank." Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 151:103-114.
Durbin, E.G. 1997. "Zooplankton dynamics of the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank region." Gulf of Maine Ecosystem Dynamics Scientific Symposium and Workshop. G.T. Wallace and E.F. Braasch eds., RARGOM Report 97-1.
Durbin, E.G., P. Garraham, and M.C. Casas. 1997. "Abundance and distribution of zooplankton on Georges Bank 1995 and 1997." ICES CM 1997/T:27.
Durbin, E.G., P. Garraham, and M.C. Casas. 1997. "Abundance and distribution of zooplankton on Georges Bank 1995 and 1996." Deep Ses Res. (Submitted).
Ecker, M. and J. Heltshe. (In Press) "Geostatistical estimates of scallop abundances: Case studies in Biometry."
Ellis, S.L., J.H.W. Hain, and R.D. Kenney. 1993. "Sightability of right whales based on dive and respiration patterns observed from a blimp." Tenth Bienn. Conf. Biol. Mar. Mamm.: 44.
Fischer, G., J. C. Daly, C. W. Recksiek, and K.D. Friedland. 1997 "A programmable temperature monitoring device for tagging small fish: A prototype chip development." IEEE Trans. VLSI
Sys. 5(4):401-408.
Fischer, G., J.C. Daly, C.W. Recksiek, K.D. Friedland, and C. Yang. 1996. "Design of a programmable temperature monitoring device for tagging small fish." IEEE Proc. ISLPED. Aug., Monterey, CA. pp319-322.
Friday, N., T.D. Smith, P. Stevick, and J.M. Allen. (In Prep.) "Measurement of fluke distinctiveness for photographic identification of individual humpback whales."
Friday, N., T.D. Smith, P. Stevick, and J.M. Allen. (In Prep.) "Testing a protocol for measuring photographic quality for photographic identification of individual humpback whales."
Goldman, L., C.A. Mayo, M.K. Marx, T. Smith, and L. Mahoney. 1991. "Food patches and habitat suitability in right whale feeding areas in Cape Cod Bay." Abstracts, Ninth Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals: 27.
Griffin, R.B. (In Review) "Relationships between cetacean distributions and zooplankton community structure." Fishery Bulletin.
Griffin, R.B. (In Review) "Sperm whale distributions and community ecology associated with a warm-core ring off Georges Bank." Marine Mammal Science.
Griffin, R.B. (In Review) "Zooplankton densities of surface waters associated with submerged canyons on the south edge of Georges Bank." Continental Shelf Research.
Hamilton, P.K. and C.A. Mayo. 1990. "Population characteristics of right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) observed in Cape Cod and Massachusetts Bays, 1978-1986." Rep. Int. Whal. Comm., Spec. Iss. 12: 203-208.
Hinga, K. R. 1992. "Co-occurrence of dinoflagellate blooms and high pH in marine enclosures."
Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 86:181-187.Hurd, J. D., D. Civco, and P. August. 1992. "Coastal wetland mapping and change detection in the northeastern United States." Proceedings of the American Society for Photogammetry and Remote Sensing - American Congress for Surveying and Mapping Conference,
Washington D. C. 130-139.Incze, L.S., R.A. Wahle, and J.S. Cobb. 1997. "Qualitative relationships between postlarval supply and benthic recruitment in lobsters (Homarus americanus)." J. Mar. Freshwater Res. 48:729-743.
James-Pirri, M.J. and J.S. Cobb. 1997. "Growth rates of planktonic and newly settled American lobsters (Homarus americanus)." Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 160:233-240.
James-Pirri, M.J., J.S. Cobb, and R.A. Wahle. 1998. "The influence of settlement time and size on post-settlement growth in the American lobster (Homarus americanus)." Can. J. Fish Aquat. Sci. 55:2436-2446.
James-Pirri, M.J. and J.S. Cobb. 1998. "The influence of size variation and delayed settlement in the field recapture rate of micro-wire tagged postlarval and fifth stage lobsters (Homarus americanus)." (Submitted)
Jossi, J. W. and R. L. Benway. 1991. "Surface and bottom temperatures and surface salinities: Massachusetts to Cape Sable, N.S., and New York to the Gulf Stream, 1990." NAFO SCR Reference Document 91/91, 15 p., Narragansett, Rhode Island.
Kenney, R.D., G.P. Scott, T.J. Thompson, and H.E. Winn. 1998. (In Press) "Estimates of prey consumption and trophic impacts of cetaceans in the U.S. northeast continental shelf ecosystem." J. Northw. Atlantic Fish. Sci. 22.
Kenney, R.D. 1997. (In Press) "Sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis) Lesson, 1828." In: T.W. French and J.E. Cardoza, eds. Rare and Endangered Vertebrates of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, Massachusetts Audubon Society, Boston, MA.Kenney, R.D. 1997. "Distributions and movements of right whales in Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts: Preliminary predictive modeling of movement patterns with respect to mitigation of potential human impacts." Report to Center for Coastal Studies, Provincetown, MA and Massachusetts Environmental Trust, Boston MA. 103pp.
Kenney, R.D. 1997. "Right whale distribution and migratory patterns." Pp. 37-51 In: A.R. Knowlton, S.D. Draus, D.F. Meck, and M.L. Mooney-Seus, eds. Shipping/Right Whale Workshop. New England Aquarium Aquatic Series Report 97-3. New England Aquarium, Boston, MA.
Kenney, R.D., H.E. Winn, and M.C. Macaulay. 1995. "Cetaceans in the Great South Channel, 1979-1989: Right whale (Eubalaena glacialis)." Cont. Shelf Res. 15:385-414.
Kenney, R.D. and K.F. Wishner. 1995. "The south channel ocean productivity experiment." Cont. Shelf Res. 15:373-384.
Kenney, R.D. 1994. "Shifts in fish stocks impact dolphins, whales." Maritimes 37(1): 7-10.
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Kenney, R.D., et al. 1993. SCOPEX: "A multi-disciplinary oceanographic study of a right whale feeding habitat in the Gulf of Maine." Tenth Bienn. Conf. Biol. Mar. Mamm.:1.
Kenney, R.D. and S.D. Kraus. 1993. "Right whale mortality: a correction and an update." Mar. Mamm. Sci. 9(4): 445-446.
Kenney, R.D. and H.E. Winn. 1992. "Pattern and variation in the distribution of the northern right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) in the southern Gulf of Maine." P. 263 In: J. Wiggin and C.N.K. Mooers, eds. Proceedings of the Gulf of Maine Scientific Workshop, Woods Hole, MA. 8-10 Jan. 1991. Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment, Urban Harbors Institute, Univ. of Mass., Boston, MA.
Kenney, R.D. 1992. "Right whales in the Great South Channel, 1975-1991." Pp. 16-19 In: J. Hain, ed. The Right Whale in the Western North Atlantic: A Science and Management Workshop, 14-15 April 1992, Silver Spring, Maryland. Northeast Fisheries Science Center Reference Document 92-05. Marine Mammal Investigation, Conservation and Utilization Div., NEFSC, NMFS, Woods Hole, MA.
Kenney, R.D. 1992. "Western North Atlantic right whales: Abundance and trends from Great South Channel aerial surveys." Pp. 47-49 In: J. Hain, ed. The Right Whale in the Western North Atlantic:
A Science and Management Workshop, 14-15 April 1992, Silver Spring, MD. NEFSC Ref. Doc.
92-05. Marine Mammal Investigation, Conser. and Utilization Div., NEFSC, NMFS, Woods Hole, MA.Kenney, R.D. 1991. "Western North Atlantic right whale population trends." Whalewatcher 25(3): 16-17.
Kenney, R.D., H.E. Winn, and M.C. Macaulay. 1991. "Right whales in the Great South Channel: Theme and variation in spring distributions, 1979-1989." Abstracts, Ninth Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals: 39.
Kenney, R.D. and H.E. Winn. 1989. "Aerial surveys as a method for monitoring long-term population trends in western North Atlantic right whales." Abstracts, Eighth Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals: 34.
Knowlton, A.R., S.D. Kraus, and R.D. Kenney. 1994. "Reproduction in North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis)." Can. J. Zool. 72(7):1297-1305Knowlton, A.R. 1992. "Right whale strandings." Pp. 31-32 In: J. Hain, ed. The Right Whale in the Western North Atlantic: A Science and Management Workshop, 14-15 April 1992, Silver Spring, MD. NEFSC Ref. Doc. 92-05. Marine Mammal Investigation, Conservation and Utilization Division, NEFSC, NMFS, Woods Hole, MA.
Knowlton, A.R. and S.D. Kraus. 1992. "Right whale reproduction." P. 37 In: J. Hain, ed. The Right Whale in the Western North Atlantic: A Science and Management Workshop, 14-15 April 1992, Silver Spring MD. NEFSC Ref. Doc. 92-05. Marine Mammal Investigation, Conservation and Utilization Division, NEFSC, NMFS, Woods Hole, MA.
Knowlton, A.R., J. Sigurjonsson, J.N. Ciano, and S.D. Kraus. 1992. "Long distance movements of North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis)." Mar. Mamm. Sci. 8(4): 397-405.
Knowlton, A.R. and S.D. Kraus. 1989. "Calving intervals, rates, and success in North Atlantic right whales." Abstracts, Eighth Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals: 35.
Kraus, S.D. 1992. "Mortality rates and causes in North Atlantic right whales." P. 53 In: J. Hain, ed. The Right Whale in the Western North Atlantic: A Science and Management Workshop, 14-15 April 1992, Silver Spring, MD. NEFSC Ref. Doc. 92-05. Marine Mammal Investigation, Conservation and Utilization Division, NEFSC, NMFS, Woods Hole, MA.
Kraus, S.D. and M.W. Brown. 1992. "A right whale conservation plan for the waters of Atlantic Canada."
In: J. H. M. Williamson et al., eds. Science and the Management of Protected Areas. Elsevier, New York.Kraus, S.D. and M.W. Brown. 1992. "Right whales on the southern Nova Scotian shelf." Pp. 25-26 In:
J. Hain, ed. The Right Whale in the Western North Atlantic: A Science and Management Workshop, 14-15 April 1992, Silver Spring, MD. NEFSC Ref. Doc. 92-05. Marine Mammal Investigation, Conservation and Utilization Division, NEFSC, NMFS, Woods Hole, MA.Kraus, S.D. and J.N. Ciano. 1992. "Segregation by age and sex in North Atlantic right whales." P. 38 In: J. Hain, ed. The Right Whale in the Western North Atlantic: A Science and Management Workshop, 14-15 April 1992, Silver Spring, MD. NEFSC Ref. Doc. 92-05. Marine Mammal Investigation, Conservation and Utilization Division, NEFSC, NMFS, Woods Hole, MA.
Kraus, S.D. and A.R. Knowlton. 1992. "Right whales in the Bay of Fundy." Pp. 23-24 In: J. Hain, ed. The Right Whale in the Western North Atlantic: A Science and Management Workshop, 14-15 April 1992, Silver Spring, MD. NEFSC Ref. Doc. 92-05. Marine Mammal Investigation, Conservation and Utilization Division, NEFSC, NMFS, Woods Hole, MA.
Kraus, S.D., A.R. Knowlton, J.N. Ciano, and P.K. Hamilton. 1992. "The right whale catalog." Pp. 8-9 In: J. Hain, ed. The Right Whale in the Western North Atlantic: A Science and Management Workshop, 14-15 April 1992, Silver Spring, MD. NEFSC Ref. Doc. 92-05. Marine Mammal Investigation, Conservation and Utilization Division, NEFSC, NMFS, Woods Hole, MA.
Kraus, S.D., A.R. Knowlton, and C.K. Slay. 1992. "Right whales off the southeastern United States." Pp.13-15 In: J. Hain, ed. The Right Whale in the Western North Atlantic: A Science and Management Workshop, 14-15 April 1992, Silver Spring, MD. NEFSC Ref. Doc. 92-05. Marine Mammal Investigation, Conservation and Utilization Division, NEFSC, NMFS, Woods Hole, MA.
Kraus, S.D. and R.D. Kenney. 1991. "Information on right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) in three proposed critical habitats in U.S. waters of the western North Atlantic Ocean." Report no. T-75133740. U.S. Marine Mammal Commission, Washington, D.C. 71 pp.
Kraus, S.D., R.D. Kenney, and A.R. Knowlton. 1991. "North Atlantic right whales in the southeastern United States: 1984-1991." Abstracts, Ninth Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals: 40.Kraus, S.D. 1991. "The North Atlantic right whale." Whalewatcher 25(3): 6-10.
Kraus, S.D. 1990. "Rates and potential causes of mortality in North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis)." Mar. Mamm. Sci. 6(4): 278-294.
Kraus, S.D. 1989. "Mating strategies in North Atlantic right whales." Abstracts, Eighth Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals: 35.
Lough, R.G., E.M. Caldarone, T.K. Rotunno, E.A. Broughton, R.B. Burns, and L.J. Buckley. (1996) "Vertical distribution of cod and haddock eggs and larvae, feeding and condition in stratified and mixed waters on southern Georges Bank, May 1992." Deep Sea Research 43:1875-1904.
Magnuson, A. and D.R. Kester. (In Prep.) "Time-series analysis of chemical and physical variability near the mouth of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island." J. Geophys. Research.
Marx, M.K., and C.A. Mayo. 1992. "Occurrence and distribution of right whales in Cape Cod and Massachusetts Bays." Pp. 20-22 In: J. Hain, ed. The Right Whale in the Western North Atlantic: A Science and Management Workshop, 14-15 April 1992, Silver Spring, MD. NEFSC Ref. Doc. 92-05. Marine Mammal Investigation, Conser. and Utilization Div., NEFSC, NMFS, Woods Hole, MA.
Mayo, C.A. and L. Goldman. 1992 "Right whale foraging and the plankton resources in Cape Cod and Massachusetts Bays." Pp. 43-44 In: J. Hain, ed. The Right Whale in the Western North Atlantic: A Science and Management Workshop, 14-15 April 1992, Silver Spring, MD. NEFSC Ref. Doc. 92-05. Marine Mammal Investigation, Conser. and Utilization Div., NEFSC, NMFS, Woods Hole, MA.
Mayo, C.A. and L.A. Goldman. 1991. "Right whale foraging decisions at the patch margin." Abstracts, Ninth Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals: 45.
Mayo, C.A. and M.K. Marx. 1990. "Feeding behavior of northern right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) in Cape Cod Bay, and associated zooplankton characteristics." Can. J. Zool. 68: 2214-2220.
McNamara, P.T. and L.J. Buckley. 1994. "Identification and characterization of mettallothionein cDNA from mRNA transcripts induced by starvation in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)." Molecular Marine Biology and Biotechnology 3: 252-260.
Miller, J.H., R. Gampert, D.C. Potter and K. Lashkari. 1997. "Passive acoustic tracking of echolocating harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena): I. Methodology and results." J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 102(5):3212.
Potter, D.C., J.M. Quintal, J.H. Miller, R. Gampert and K. Lashkari. 1997. "Passive acoustic tracking of echolocating harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena): I. Fisheries management requirements and biological basis." J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 102(5):3212.
Ruhsam, C. M. 1992. "Report of water masses receiving wastes from ocean dumping at the 106-mile dumpsite January 1, 1991 through December 31, 1991." NEFSC/NMFS Reference Document 92-04, 5 p., Narragansett, Rhode Island.
Ruhsam, C. M. 1991. "Report of water masses receiving wastes from ocean dumping at the 106-mile dumpsite January 1, 1990 through December 31, 1990." NMFS/NEFSC Reference Document 91-02, 5 p., Narragansett, Rhode Island.
Runge, J., E.G. Durbin, S. Plourde, and Y. Gratton. "Spatial and temporal variation in egg production of Calanus finmarchicus on Georges Bank: Implications for the productivity of prey of cod and haddock larvae." ICES CM 1997/T:49.
Sano, M. and J. J. Bisagni. 1990. "Satellite observations of short time scale sea surface temperature variability on southern Georges Bank." v. 71, n. 43. p. 1407, Narragansett, RI.
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M. Wagner, L.J. Buckley, A. Durbin and T. Durbin (1998) RNA:DNA ratios as indicators of nutritional condition in the copepod Calanus finmarchicus. Marine Ecol. Prog. Ser. 162:173-181.
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Appendix II. Recent CMER Supported Presentations.
Campbell, R., J.A. Runge, and E. Durbin. "Growth, molting, and egg production rates of Calanus finmarchicus on Georges Bank: evidence for food limitation." AGU/ASLO Ocean Sciences Mtg. San Diego, Feb. 1998.
Casey, C.S., B. Soffientino, C. Martinez, M. Terceiro, F. Almeida, and J. Specker. "Maturity status in female summer flounder: 1996-1997." American Fisheries Society, Southern New England Chapter. Woods Hole, MA, June 1997.
Casey, C.S., R.R. Merson, B. Soffientino, C. Martinez, M. Terceiro, F. Almeida, and J.L. Specker. "Length-at-maturity of summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus)." Estuarine Research Federation. Providence, Rhode Island, October 1997.
Cobb, J.S. and K.M. Castro. "An artificial reef for lobsters in Rhode Island, USA." Magdalen Islands, Canada, October 1997.
Cobb, J.S. "Oceanic processes in recruitment dynamics." Fifth International Workshop on Lobster Biology, Queenstown New Zealand, February 1997.
Cobb, J.S. "Decapod recruitment strategies: A comparison." Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Estacion Puerto Morelos, Mexico, June 1997.
Cobb, J.S. and K.M. Castro. "The role of artificial reefs for lobster - enhancement or redistribution?" American Fisheries Society, Southern New England Chapter Mtg., Jan. 1998.
Cobb, J.S. "Early life history and recruitment strategies in lobsters." CEFAS Fisheries Laboratory , Lowestoft, England, June 1998.
Collie, J. "Studies in New England." Conference of Fishing Gear Effects on the Sea Floor of New England, Ashland, MA, May 1997.
Collie, J. "Impacts of bottom fishing on the benthic megafauna of a gravel habitat." Annual Mtg. of the Society for Conservation Biology, Victoria, B.C., June 1997.
Cornillon, P., G. Flierl, J. Gallagher, G. Milkowski, and R. Nedovei. "Using matlab as a client interface to the distributed oceanographic data system." Fifth Scientific Mtg. of The Oceanography Society (TOS), Seattle, WA, April 1997.
Cornillon, P. "The distributed oceanographic data system: DODS current capabilities and development update." Fifth Scientific Mtg. of The Oceanography Society, Seattle, WA, April 1997.
Durbin, E.G. "Zooplankton dynamics of the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank region." Regional Association of the Gulf of Maine, Gulf of Maine Ecosystem Dynamics Scientific Workshop, St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Sept. 1996.
Durbin, E.G. "Abundance and distribution of Calanus finmarchicus on Georges Bank during 1995." TASC Annual Mtg., Copenhagen, January 1997.
Durbin, E.G., P. Garrahan, and M. Casas. "Abundance and distribution of zooplankton on Georges Bank during 1995." ASLO Aquatic Sciences Mtg., Santa Fe, NM, February 1997.
Durbin, E.G., R. Campbell, and J.A. Runge. "Food limitation of Calanus finmarchicus production rates on Georges Bank." AGU/ASLO Ocean Sciences Mtg. San Diego, Feb. 1998.
Fischer G., J.C. Daly, C.W. Recksiek, K.D. Friedland, B. Watkins, S. Lee and D. Hyun. "A data logging device for fish habitat observation." Proc. of CMOC 1998. Hartford, CT. March 1998.
Fischer, G. and B.W. Watkins. "A programmable temperature monitoring device for tagging small fish." Sensor and Surface Technology (SST) Seminar, University of Rhode Island, So. Kingston, RI, Mar. 1997.
Garrahan, P., E. Durbin, and M. Casas. "Abundance and distribution of hydroids on Georges Bank, 1995-1997." AGU/ASLO Ocean Sciences Mtg. San Diego, Feb. 1998.
Kenney, R. "Right whale distribution and migratory patterns." Workshop on mitigating right whale mortalities from collisions with ships, New England Aquarium, Boston, MA, April 1997.
Kenney, R. "North Atlantic right whales and the El-Niño-Southern oscillation cycle: Implications of global climate change for the conservation of an endangered whale species." Symposium on the Conservation of Cetaceans, Society for Conservation Biology 1997 Annual Mtg., University of Victoria, Victoria British Columbia Canada, June 1997.
Kenney, R. "Right whales in the North Atlantic: Conserving the world’s most endangered whale." Explorations: Living on the Edge seminar, URI Office of Marine Programs, Rhode Island Environmental Education Assn., and Rhode Island Geography Education Alliance, Narragansett, RI, Oct. 1997.
Kenney, R. "Preliminary predictive modeling of movement patterns of right whales in Cape Cod Bay" and "Right whales and global climate change." North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium, New England Aquarium, Boston, MA, November 1997.
Kenney, R. "A review of right whale habitat studies in the Great South Channel." Symposium and Workship: Predicting Right Whale Distribution, National Marine Fisheries Service, NEFSC, Woods Hole, MA. October 1998.
Kenney, R. "Sightings-per-unit-effort (SPUE) analyses of right whale distributions off the southeastern United States." North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium Annual Mtg, Boston, MA. October 1998.
Klein-MacPhee, G., B.K. Sullivan, D. Van Keuren, E. Horgan, E. Klos. "Mortality of larval cod related to predation by the hydroid (Clytia gracilis) on Georges Bank." ICES CM 1997/T:03.
Macy, W. "Utility of statolith parameters to estimate age in Loligo squid." Recent Developments in Otolith Research, Bergen, Norway, June 1998.
Mavor, T.P. and J.J. Bisagni. "Tidal variability of SST frontal focations on Georges Bank, 1986-1989." Presentation and poster, 1997 U.S. GLOBEC Scientific Investigators’ Mtg., Woods Hole, MA, July 1997.
Mavor, T.P. "Remote sensing applications to the Northwest Atlantic and Georges Bank Region." NSF sponsored workshop on Information Technologies for Spatial Analysis in Global Change Research. Boston, MA, Nov. 1997.
Mavor, T.P. and J.J. Bisagni. "Sea surface temperature fronts in the Georges Bank Region." Ocean Sciences Mtg., San Diego, CA, Feb. 1998.
Mavor, T.P. "Variability of sea surface temperature fronts in the Georges Bank Region." Center for Marine Science and Technology, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, MA, Feb. 1998.
Ohman, M.D., E. Durbin, and J.A. Runge. "Density dependence of instantaneous mortality rates of Calanus finmarchicus on Georges Bank." AGU/ASLO Ocean Sciences Mtg. San Diego, Feb. 1998.
Raposa, K.B. and C.T. Roman. "Quantifying nekton habitat use in three southern New England salt marshes undergoing restoration." Rhode Island Natural History Survey, 4th Annual Conference. Kingston, RI, Jan. 1998.
Raposa, K.B., C.T. Roman, and S. Adamowicz. "Early ecological responses to restoration of a tidally restricted salt marsh (Sachuest Point, Middletown, RI)." New England Estuarine Research Society. Halifax, NS, Canada, May 1999.
Raposa, K.B. and C.T. Roman. "Nekton utilization of New England salt marsh habitats under tidally restricted and restoring conditions." Estuarine Research Federation Biennial International Meeting. New Orleans, LA, Sept. 1999.
Roman, C.T. "The hydrology and ecology of tide restricted marshes." Symposium on Restoration of Salt Marshes - Science and Management. Office of Long Island Sound Programs, Connecticut Dept. of Env. Protection. New London, CT, Jan. 1999.
Runge, J., S. Plourde, and E. Durbin. "Spatial and temporal variation in Calanus finmarchicus recruitment on Georges Bank." TASC Annual Mtg., Copenhagen, January 1997.
Runge, J., E.G. Durbin, S. Plourde, and Y. Gratton. "Spatial and temporal variation in egg production of Calanus finmarchicus on Georges Bank: Implications for the productivity of prey of cod and haddock larvae." ICES CM 1997/T:49.
Runge, J., E.G. Durbin, S. Plourde, and Y. Gratton. "Spatial and temporal variation in egg production of Calanus finmarchicus on Georges Bank: Implications for the productivity of prey of cod and haddock larvae." AGU/ASLO Ocean Sciences Mtg. San Diego, Feb. 1998.
Sullivan, B.K., J. Williams, D. Van Keuran, R.G. Lough, and J. Manning. 1997. "Abundance and distribution of planktonic hydroids with respect to larval fish and hydrographic features on Georges Bank." ICES CM 1997/T:02.
Sullivan, B.K., G. Klein-MacPhee, J. Williams, D. Van Keuren, R.G. Lough, J. Manning. "Planktonic hydroids on Georges Bank (1993-1997): Hydrographic factors influencing abundance, distribution, and impacts on larval fish." AGU/ASLO Ocean Sciences Mtg. San Diego, Feb. 1998.
Ullman, D., T.P. Mavor, J.J. Bisagni, and P. Cornillon. "Temporal variability in the strength and location of SST fronts on the continental shelf off the U.S. East Coast." Poster at the Gordon Research Conference on Coastal Ocean Circulation, New London, NH, June 1997.