Laser
Line Scan Mapping for Seafloor Habitats: Traditionally, population estimates of fished species have
been based on the fishermen's catch and on data from trawl surveys
conducted by government agencies.
Fries
to go? Local efforts to save Oregon's native salmon runs by restoring
their habitat are becoming a model for national watershed restoration
efforts.
Studying
Nassau grouper spawning aggregations: Around the world, tropical marine fishery species such as groupers
(Family: Serranidae) are being overfished, with devastating
ecological and economic consequences to coral reefs.
EPIC Teachers
at Sea: The NOAA Office of Global Programs and the National Science
Foundation Division of Atmospheric Sciences supported the placement
of two teachers on board the Research Vessel Ronald H. Brown as
part of the Eastern Pacific Investigation of Climate (EPIC).