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Given the poor stock of Gulf of Maine (GOM) cod, low catch limits, and many fishermen’s claims that the cod status is better than currently assessed; the Massachusetts Department of Fish & Game Division of Marine Fisheries is implementing a … Continued
In June, NOAA Fisheries announced a federal funding opportunity for Atlantic bluefin tuna research. The Bluefin Tuna Research Program (BTRP) is a competitive Federal assistance program that funds projects seeking to increase and improve the working relationship between fisheries researchers … Continued
Scientists forecast that this year’s Gulf of Mexico dead zone will be approximately 5,898 square miles, the same range as it has averaged over the last several years. Hypoxic zones are areas in the ocean of such low oxygen concentration … Continued
A recent stock assessment of the Pacific bluefin tuna population suggests that the stock was still quite low in 2014, but up from 2012 numbers. The Pacific Bluefin Tuna Working Group of the International Scientific Committee for Tuna and Tuna-Like … Continued
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) has announced the selection of four research projects to receive a total of approximately $610,000 in funding as part of the Council’s 2016-2017 Collaborative Fisheries Research Program. Projects Overview: Changes in Availability of Mid-Atlantic … Continued
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has awarded funding to a research team headed by Dr. John Whitehead of Appalachian State University and Dr. Jane Harrison from North Carolina Sea Grant to conduct a socioeconomic study of Atlantic menhaden commercial … Continued