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The objective of this program is to determine the species diversity, community composition, distribution and extent of deep sea coral and sponge habitats.

Deep-sea Coral Survey.

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DelMarVa Reefs Survey.

Trawling to Support Finfish Aquaculture Research.
DelMarVa Habitat Characterization.

Rotary Screw Trap RSTs Survey.

AUV Pilot Studies

Ocean Acidification

Marine Estuaries Diadromous Survey.
NEFOP Observer Gillnet Training Trips.
Nutrients and Frontal Boundaries.

Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System Mooring Cruise.
Hydroacoustics Surveys.

The objective of this project is to characterize nutrient patterns associated with distinct water masses and their boundaries off of coastal New Jersey and Long Island in association with biological sampling.
The objective of this project is to develop baseline pH measurements in the Hudson River water.
This program provides gear and platform testing.
This project is designed to collect abundance estimates of Migrating Atlantic salmon smolts and other anadromous species.
The objective of this project is to collect broodstock for laboratory spawning and rearing and experimental studies.
The objective of this project is to characterize and determine key hard bottom habitats in coastal ocean off the DelMarVa Peninsula as an adjunct to the DelMarVa Reef Survey.
The objective of this project is determination of extent and distribution of rock outcrops and coral habitats and their use by black sea bass and other reef fishes.

This project consists of mobile transects conducted throughout the estuary and bay to study fish biomass and distribution.
This project is a fish community survey at fixed locations.
This program provides certification training for NEFOP Observers.

The objective of this project is to collect growth data on hard clams, oysters and bay scallops.
This project services oceanographic moorings operated by the University of Maine.

The objective of this project is to monitor tagged animals entering the Penobscot Bay System and exiting the system into the Gulf of Maine.

Coastal Maine Telemetry Network.

Diving Operations

Survey description
Project name
Other

Other

Other

Other

Other

Other

Other

Other

Other

Acoustic only

Other

Other

Other

Other

Gear
Combination bottom trawl, shrimp trawl, gillnet.
ADCP, CTD, YSI, Plankton net, video sled, Ponar grab, Kemmerer bottle, sonar.
HABCAM, CTD

RST

CTD, YSI, multinutrient analyzer, Kemmerer bottle.
AUV

ADP, CTD, Hydroacoustics.

1 m and 2 m fyke nets.
gill net gear

Split-beam and DIDSON.

ADCP on vessel and moorings.

Fixed position acoustic telemetry array receivers on moorings spaced 250
400 m apart.
Remotely Operated Vehicles ROVs, CTD, towed cameras, ADCP, acoustics.
Wire mesh cages, lantern nets.

Specific gear
Coastal waters off DE, MD and VA.

Coastal waters off DE, MD and VA.

Long Island Sound

Estuaries on coastal Maine rivers.

MA state waters, GB

Hudson River Coastal waters.

MAB

Penobscot Bay and estuary.
MAB and GB

Penobscot Bay and estuary.

GOM and Northern GB.

Continental shelf margin, slope, and submarine canyons and deep basins:
GOM to Virginia.
Long Island Sound

Penobscot River estuary and bay, GOM.

Area of operation
Season
August

August

Summer

April 15June 15

June

Spring

Feb., MayJune, Aug, and Nov.

AprilNovember as needed day trips.

AprilNovember

Spring

Summer

Year round

Summer

Year round in GOM
and Apr.Nov. in nearshore areas.

TABLE 1PROPOSED NEFSC FISHERIES RESEARCH SURVEYSContinued
5

5

30

60

5

10

10

10

100

25

12

20

16

10

Annual days at sea DAS

N

N

Y

N

N

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

Y

Y

Potential for take Y/N

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