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National Marine Fisheries Service
James J. Howard Marine Sciences Laboratory Northeast Fisheries Science Center
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Hydrocast figure - from NEFSC Photo Archives (http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/photo.pl?)The Oceanography Branch analyzes data collected on the Northeast Continental Shelf ecosystem to understand how the components of the ecosystem influence the distribution, abundance, and productivity of living marine resources (LMRs). The Branch conducts process oriented research on the influence of the environment and lower trophic levels on LMRs. Specific focus is given to studying the physical and biological processes which control the growth and survival of the early life stages of fish populations and of their zooplankton prey organisms.

 

Oceanography in the NEFSC - Woods Hole
Projects, Data, Publications
Ecosystems Monitoring- Narragansett