April 1, 2014 — The NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and the University of Massachusetts School for Marine Science and Technology are working together to train future generations of scientists in a program designed to address an anticipated shortfall of researchers in quantitative fisheries and ecosystem science.
The new partnership will focus on teaching and advising in a graduate fisheries program and developing new technologies to improve assessment and management capabilities.
Due to an aging scientific workforce within NOAA and fewer students going into the necessary fields of study for fish stock assessment, there could be as many as 180 vacancies within NMFS over the next decade, according to a 2008 report issued by the Departments of Commerce and Education.
As part of the effort, three new fellowships for WHOI scientists and a new faculty position at SMAST were created.
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