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Table 3. Expenditures
on marine mammal research (thousands of dollars) supported by the NEFSC
during fiscal years 1990-95 by research topic. (Research topics have
been numerically sequenced only for cross-referencing purposes with Appendix
B.) |
| Topic |
Year |
| 1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
| 1. Oceanographic correlation to spatial
distribution |
153 |
114 |
136 |
40 |
53 |
58 |
| 2. North Atlantic humpback and
fin whales |
6 |
10 |
202
|
185
|
236
|
61
|
| 3. Biological sampling of fishery bycatch |
68
|
70
|
49
|
291
|
144
|
269
|
| 4. Northern right whale habitat requirements |
126
|
126
|
100
|
190
|
40
|
89
|
| 5. Satellite tagging and tracking |
-
|
-
|
-
|
117
|
98
|
82
|
| 6. Marine mammal - fishery interactions |
116
|
105
|
50
|
60
|
44
|
120
|
| 7. Whale - vessel interactions |
-
|
-
|
48
|
24
|
-
|
20
|
| 8. Bycatch reduction |
-
|
-
|
-
|
45
|
69
|
71
|
| 9. Harbor and gray seal distribution and
abundance |
-
|
-
|
109
|
-
|
-
|
23
|
| 10. Harbor porpoise distribution and abundance |
146
|
316
|
237
|
384
|
319
|
453
|
| 11. Harbor porpoise survey methodology |
94
|
45
|
40
|
50
|
31
|
177
|
| 12. Large marine pelagics distribution and abundance |
45
|
468
|
-
|
129
|
110
|
288
|
| 13. Humpback whale photographic identification
catalog |
23
|
20
|
30
|
30
|
113
|
50
|
| 14. Northern right whale photographic identification
catalog |
79
|
79
|
50
|
35
|
-
|
36
|
| 15. Northern right whale distribution and abundance |
30
|
34
|
37
|
45
|
10
|
86
|
| 16. Population dynamics and assessment of status |
90
|
55
|
12
|
20
|
30
|
82
|
| 17. IWC Scientific Committee |
45
|
45
|
18
|
25
|
104
|
104
|
| 18. Workshop support |
-
|
-
|
140
|
25
|
18
|
17
|
| 19. Documentation and archiving |
-
|
-
|
-
|
30
|
50
|
74
|
| Total |
1,021
|
1,487
|
1,258
|
1,725
|
1,469
|
2,160
|