NOAA has agreed to fund the Northeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Saving Seafood] - July 18, 2014 -
(The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission:)
In June, NOAA Fisheries announced it will provide funding to the Northeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (NEAMAP) beginning in FY2015. NEAMAP is a cooperative state/federal fishery-independent survey and research program for coastal waters from Maine to North Carolina. Information from the NEAMAP surveys is critical to understanding the distribution, abundance, and condition of marine fish and shellfish populations throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.
The Program is comprised of three surveys: the Maine-New Hampshire Inshore Trawl Survey, the Massachusetts Inshore Trawl Survey, and the Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic (SNE/MA) Nearshore Trawl Survey, which samples inshore waters from Martha’s Vineyard, MA to Cape Hatteras, NC.
Steven Heins, Chair of the NEAMAP Board, said, “NOAA Fisheries’ direct support will free up funding opportunities through the Mid-Atlantic RSA and the NOAA Fisheries Northeast Cooperative Research Programs to address other high priority survey and research needs."
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