S.O. Table 3

## Table 3. Scientific Objectives of the Northwest Atlantic-Georges Bank Program

- I. Quantify Species Abundance in Space and Time

- II. Determine Population Dynamics of Key Species

- III. Examine Effects of Seasonal Stratification on Biological Populations

- IV. Evaluate Physical and Biological Processes in Relation to Exchanges of Water and Biota across Boundaries

- V. Examine Biological Rates (e.g., Predator/Prey Interactions) Considering Turbulence and Patchiness

- VI. Determine Sensitivity of the Physical Transport, Stratification and Biogeographic Boundaries to Climate-Forced Changes