Table 1

Table 1: Scientific Problems That Have Arisen From the Initial Funding Allocations

ISSUE REMEDY

(1) For process work, lack of copepod egg production rate measurements. About $22K/year in year 1 and $13K/year in year 2; addition to existing program component.

(2) Broad-scale icthyoplankton work will not include vertically stratified sampling. Increased sorting costs ($70K) and increased technician time ($29K) for each field year; addition to existing program component.

(3) For process work, no total direct mortality estimates for copepod target species. About $50K/year for two years; addition to existing program component.

(4) The Northeast Peak mooring would not be continued. Solution achieved internally (see comments in Appendix).

(5) For process work, lack of copepod growth rate measurements. Solution achieved internally (see comments in Appendix).

(6) Broad-scale icthyoplankton work will not include prey selectivity information. Technician support to do gut content analyses @ $29K/year for three years; addition to exist ing program component.

(7) Zooplankton modeling support below critical limit. Support for postdoctoral investigator at about $65K/year for three years; addition to existing program component.

(8) Lack of "science" in satellite remote sensing component. Support for a postdoctoral investigator at between $48K to $72K over two years; addition to existing program component.

(9) Lack of field characteristics/traits on life history of target copepod species. New program component.

(10) Lack of direct drifter measurements of losses of water off Bank due to warm core rings during the process experiments. New program component at $42K/year 1 and $22K/year 2.

(11) No processing of shipboard MET and underway data (excluding ADCP). Technical support at $25K/year for three years; addition to existing program component.

(12) ADCP data can be collected and archived, but little, if any, scientific analyses can be done. Additional support for ADCP data analysis $100K/year for three years; addition to existing program component.

ISSUE	REMEDY
(1) For process work, lack of copepod egg production rate measurements.	About $22K/year in year 1 and $13K/year in year 2; addition to existing program component.
(2) Broad-scale icthyoplankton work will not include vertically stratified sampling.	Increased sorting costs ($70K) and increased technician time ($29K) for each field year; addition to existing program component.
(3) For process work, no total direct mortality estimates for copepod target species.	About $50K/year for two years; addition to existing program component.
(4) The Northeast Peak mooring would not be continued.	Solution achieved internally (see comments in Appendix).
(5) For process work, lack of copepod growth rate measurements.	Solution achieved internally (see comments in Appendix).
(6) Broad-scale icthyoplankton work will not include prey selectivity information.	Technician support to do gut content analyses @ $29K/year for three years; addition to exist ing program component.
(7) Zooplankton modeling support below critical limit.	Support for postdoctoral investigator at about $65K/year for three years; addition to existing program component.
(8) Lack of "science" in satellite remote sensing component.	Support for a postdoctoral investigator at between $48K to $72K over two years; addition to existing program component.
(9) Lack of field characteristics/traits on life history of target copepod species.	New program component.
(10) Lack of direct drifter measurements of losses of water off Bank due to warm core rings during the process experiments.	New program component at $42K/year 1 and $22K/year 2.
(11) No processing of shipboard MET and underway data (excluding ADCP).	Technical support at $25K/year for three years; addition to existing program component.
(12) ADCP data can be collected and archived, but little, if any, scientific analyses can be done.	Additional support for ADCP data analysis $100K/year for three years; addition to existing program component.