September 06
2007
Maybe you should be. The 2005 annual U.S. research report to the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) provided some eye-opening statistics. When compared with the same report for 2004, the NEFSC was busier than ever:
2004 |
2005 |
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| Ecosystems Survey Branch/OMAO | ||
| R/V Survey Days | 398 |
229 |
| Scientific Staff Sea Days | 980 |
1,387 |
| Stations sampled | 1,596 |
1,865 |
| Length-frequencies taken /# species | 83,756/268 |
115,720/333 |
| Requests for samples from non-NEFSC researchers | 47 |
55 |
| Samples/observations/specimens obtained for non-NEFSC researchers | 50,896 |
58,343 |
| Stomach samples taken | 14,943 |
14,295 |
| Population Biology Branch | ||
| Samples Aged by PBB /# species | 36,000/8 |
65,000/14 |
| Northeast Observer Program | ||
| Observed commercial fishing trips /# fisheries | 3,698/13 |
4,437/15 |
P.S. First person to identify the original art sampled for our “tired eyes”headline wins a NOAA Fisheries denim hat and yellow floatie chain. Enter via email to teri.frady@noaa.gov.
Posted
September 14, 2006
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