February 6-8, 2007
Sheraton Harborside
250 Market Street
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Council Meeting Documents

Thursday, February 8, 2007

Research Steering Documents
  • Final reports reviewed by the RSC (list below; documents are provided on the CD mailed to all Council members or are provided in paper format in the mailing.)

      • Correlation of Silver Hake Abundance with Bottom Water Temperatures in the Middle Atlantic Bight and Stock Identification Using Microsatellite DNA – Undersea Research Foundation (Dr. William Phoel)
      • Eastern Gulf of Maine Inshore Community-Based Tagging of Atlantic Cod – Island Institute (Tagging component of the larger GMRI-led Northeast Regional Cod Tagging Program)
      • Comparison of Environmental Contaminants on Georges Bank and Stellwagen Bank - PIs Dr. Emily Monasson and David Lincoln with 15 Gloucester boats participating in the project
      • Sea trials to assess codend mesh selectivity. Fisherman Kelo Pinkham, Trevett, ME with two additional ME fishermen and Dana Morse, ME Sea Grant
      • Industry-Based Survey for Gulf of Maine Cod Pilot Study – MA Division of Marine Fisheries

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