Rutgers CMER FATE program 2008

Project Details

Description

The objective of this proposal is to analyze North East Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) bottom trawl fisheries survey data with the Mid-Atlantic Regional Coastal Ocean Observing System (MARCOOS; http://marine.rutgers.edu/cool/) to develop spatial habitat indicators useful for fisheries management. Specifically, we will use community and single species statistical models to relate fisheries survey data with pelagic as well as benthic habitat variables measured between 2004-present. The habitat indicators derived from this analysis could become a standard statistical tool used with ocean observatories for the prediction of spatial changes in fish community structure and abundance in near real-time.

StatusFinished
Effective start/end date9/1/088/31/11

Funding

  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: $128,014.00

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