October 8, 2019 — Commercially valuable tuna, swordfish, sharks and other “highly migratory species” will be the focus of research to be conducted by a consortium that includes the University of Maine.
The consortium was awarded $1.6 million by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, according to a news release.
The funds came through NOAA’s 2019 Sea Grant Highly Migratory Species Research Initiative.
The study will focus on the life histories of highly migratory species in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. It’s expected the research will help contribute to better management of the species.
The new research consortium, called the Pelagic Ecosystem Research Consortium or PERC, is led by Walt Golet at the University of Maine.