New Cooperative Research Projects (18 projects totaling $2,540,421)
Carr, Arne and Michael Pol (Mass. DMF), Russell Sherman, Trevor Daley, William Amaru, and others: Fishermen Assisting Gear Technologists and Scientists ($90,368)
Dionne, Michele (Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve), Jeff Reed (F/V Full Circle One), Vincent Balzano (F/V North Star), and Kenneth Young, Jr. (F/V Judy Marie): Relationship between Substrate, Humans, and Ecology of Juvenile Fish in the Bigelow Bight and Estuaries ($262,542)
Grabowski, Jon and Erika Clesceri (GoMARF), Phil Yund (UM), Carl Wilson (Maine DMR), Matt Webber (F/V Griffin), Mike Cushman (F/V Mistress), Phillip Poland (F/V Magan-Dawn), Sherman Kinghorne (Grand Manan Fishermen’s Assoc.), and Jeremy Cates: Are We Using Herring to Farm Lobsters?: Effect of Herring Bait on Lobster Growth, and Fate of Discarded Bait in Benthic Communities ($111,972)
He, Pingguo (UNH) and Bart McNeel (F/V Aaron and Melissa II): Design and Test of a Double Grid Device to Reduce Cod Bycatch in Flatfish Trawls ($356,866 for 2 years)
He, Pingguo (UNH) and Bart McNeel (F/V Aaron and Melissa II): Impact of Trawling on the Seabed in the Gulf of Maine ($50,000)
Howland, Jonathan (WHOI) and Richard Taylor (Sea Scallop Recruitment Group) Non-Invasive, Real Time Assessment of Sea Scallop Abundance and Habitat ($200,000)
Incze, Lewis (Bigelow Labs), Proctor Wells (Maine Fishermen’s Cooperative Assoc.), and Mathew Thomson: Inshore/Offshore Patterns of Lobster larvae and Postlarvae Spatial Relationships ($142,453 for 2 years)
Jurek Joe (F/V Mystique Lady) and Paul Tsang, James Sulikowski, and Patrick Danley (UNH): Life History Parameters for Two Exploited Skate Species (Amblyraja radiata and Malacoraja senta) in the Gulf of Maine ($200,000 for 2 years)
Ligenza Theodore (F/V Riena Marie) and Frank Almeida and Jason Link (Northeast Fisheries Science Center): Trophic Ecology of Atlantic Cod: Insights From Tri-monthly, Localized Scales of Sampling ($125,475)
Manning, James (Northeast Fisheries Science Center), Bonnie Spinazola (Atlantic Offshore Lobstermen’s Assoc.), and David McCarron (Gulf of Maine Lobster Foundation): Environmental Monitors on Lobster Traps Phase II: Salinity ($82,000)
Monosson, Emily (Mount Holyoke College) and the Gloucester Fishermen’s Wives Assoc.: Comparison of Environmental Contaminants on Georges Bank and Stellwagen Bank ($129,130)
Perkins, Don (GoMARF), Mathew Cieri (Maine DMR), Cameron McLellan (F/V Adventurer), and Paul Palino (F/V Anna Lisa): Fishing Vessel Survey of Coastal Herring Spawning Aggregations ($130,215)
Pol, Michael (Massachusetts DMF) and Robert MacKinnon (Mass. Bay Inshore Commercial Gear Fishermen's Assoc.) : Phase II: Testing of Low-Profile Low Cod-Bycatch Gillnets ($71,710)
Schick, Dan (Maine DMR) and Kristan Porter (F/V Whitney and Ashley): Gulf of Maine Ocean Quahog Assessment ($23,326)
Schick, Dan (Maine DMR), Dana Morse (Maine Sea Grant), and Marsden Brewer: Maine Scallop Fishery Monitoring and Enhancement ($207,411 for 2 years)
St. Martin, Kevin (Rutgers University) and Madeleine Hall-Arber (MIT Sea Grant): An Atlas-Based Audit of Fishing Territories, Local Knowledge, and Community Participation in Fisheries Science and Management ($168,953 for 2 years)
Wahle, Richard (Bigelow Labs) and Jon Williams (New England Red Crab Harvesters Assoc.) Developing Stock Assessment Methods for the N.E. Deep Sea Red Crab Fishery ($113,000)
Watson, Win (UNH) and Bonnie Spinazola (Atlantic Offshore Lobstermen’s Assoc.): An Automated, Comprehensive Monitoring Program for the Atlantic Offshore Lobster Fishery ($75,000)
Outreach and Education in Support of Cooperative Research (4 projects totaling $429,138)
Becker, Mimi and Andy Rosenberg (UNH) and John Williamson: Marine Resource Education Project ($84,000)
Bergeron, David (Mass. Fishermen’s Partnership), Madeleine Hall-Arbor (MIT Sea Grant), and Bonnie McCay (Rutgers University): Institutionalizing Social Science Data Collection: A Pilot Project ($113,700 for 2 years)
Goudey, Clifford (MIT Sea Grant), Dean Goodwin (Kimbel Union Academy), Craig Pendleton (NAMA), Bob Kohl (F/V Glenna & Jacob), and Cameron McLellan (F/V Adventurer): Adopt-a-Boat: Commercial Fishing Vessels in K-12 Education ($193,000)
Pendleton, Craig (Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance): Collaborative Research Reporter ($38,438)
New Right Whale Research Projects (10 projects totaling $1,383,008)
Clark, Christopher (Cornell University): Passive Acoustic Methods for Detection of Right Whale Sounds: Increased Information on Numbers and Distributions ($205,301)
Goudey, Clifford (MIT Sea Grant): Development and Demonstration of a Whale-Free Buoy for Commercial Fishing ($50,000)
Ketten, Darlene (WHOI): Hearing in the North Atlantic Right Whale ($90,372)
Kite-Powell, Hauke (WHOI): Analysis of Right Whale Ship Strike Management Options ($108,475 for 2 years)
Kraus Scott (New England Aquarium): Right Whale Research and Monitoring in the Bay of Fundy: 2001 ($90,000)
Mate, Bruce (Oregon State University): Satellite-Monitored Radio Tracking of Right Whales ($156,104)
McKiernan, Daniel (Mass. DMF): Surveillance, Monitoring, and Management of Right Whales and Habitat of Cape Cod Bay - 2002 ($190,000)
Pershing, Andrew (Cornell University): Right Whales, Calanus, and Climate: Distribution and Abundance of Right Whales Relative to Their Prey ($210,756 for 3 years)
Rolland, Rosalind (New England Aquarium): Reproduction Studies of Right Whales Using Fecal Steroid Hormone Metabolites ($140,000 for 2 years)
Stockwell, Terry (Maine DMR): State of Maine Large Whale Take Reduction Plan ($142,000)
Continuing Right Whale Research Projects (6 projects totaling $1,170,000)
Bisagni, J.J. (University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth) Relationship Between Right Whale Sightings and Satellite-Derived Sea Surface Temperature ($42,000)
Borrelli, Peter, R. (Coastal Studies Center) Maintenance, Improvement, and Expansion of Whale Disentanglement Response along the US East coast ($200,000)
Moore, Michael, J. (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) Morphological and Molecular Aspects of Reproductive Failure in Northern Right Whales ($125,000)
Potter, David (NOAA Fisheries) Photogrammetry of Right Whales ($90,000)
Salvador, Glenn (NOAA Fisheries) Ongoing Multi-Year NMFS Gear Research ($163,000)
Tyack, Peter (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) Assessing Risk Factors in Right Whale Vessel Collision Using an Acoustic Recording Tag and Controlled Sound Exposure ($550,000)