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Fishery research steering committee meeting today

July 19, 2017 — The New England Fishery Management Council Research Steering Committee is scheduled to discuss completed research on the commercial redfish fishery at its meeting today.

Also on the agenda is presentation on creating a vision for the future of stock assessment using technologies in development and review of completed research projects on the topics of recreational discard mortality, and fishing gear conservation engineering.

Committee members also planned to discuss on how recently set priorities may be accomplished and potential improvements to the priority setting process; hear an update on recent Northeast Cooperative Research Program activities; and discuss the recent programmatic review and development of recommendations for how the program may help address Council research priorities and other improvements.

Read the full story at the Gloucester Times

NOAA Fisheries Announces Northeast Cooperative Research Program Review Results and Action Plan

April 18, 2017 — The following was released by NOAA:

The Northeast Fisheries Science Center initiated an independent review of its Northeast Cooperative Research Program in 2016.

The final reviewer report, NEFSC response, and action plan are now available. They can be accessed here: http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/coopresearch/ncrp-program-review/

Cooperative research is one of our most important tools for transferring knowledge between our scientific staff and the fishing industry and managers we serve. Nearly 100 people were interviewed or surveyed as part of this effort. 

We especially extend our appreciation to those who made time to participate, and look forward to a continued and stronger partnership with others in the region.    

Questions? Contact Teri Frady at 508-495-2239 or teri.frady@noaa.gov

2016 Study Fleet Solicitation – Due date extended to Aug. 11, 2016

July 26, 2016 — The following was released by NOAA:

The Northeast Cooperative Research Program is pleased to announce that we have an open solicitation for our Study Fleet program! Quotes are due August 11, 2016.

We are looking for 10-15 boats in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast that fish with commercial trawl or fixed gear for monkfish, groundfish, Atlantic herring, Atlantic mackerel, long-finned squid and other mid-Atlantic commercial species, those with prior experience with electronic reporting software, and vessels interested in assisting with the development of electronic reporting systems for fixed gear deployment to provide long-term tow-by-tow data collection on catch and discards, ocean bottom temperatures, and to test developing real-time data transmission systems.

Vessels will need to supply a suitable laptop computer and dedicated GPS unit.  All software necessary will be provided by the NCRP.

Full details and quote pages are in the attached RFQ, and some tips on the forms and contracting registration system is attached.

Read the RFQ as a PDF

Read the instructions for SF Application as a PDF