Details:

Personal Author:
Perzioso, Jerry
Corporate Authors:
United States. National Marine Fisheries Service ; Northeast Fisheries Science Center (U.S.)
United States. National Marine Fisheries Service ; Northeast Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) Less -
NOAA Program & Office:
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; NEFSC (Northeast Fisheries Science Center)
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; NEFSC (Northeast Fisheries Science Center) Less -
Description:
The primary objective of the cruise was to collect standardized samples and data to monitor changing biological and physical properties that influence the sustainable productivity of the living marine resources of the Southern New England, Georges Bank and Gulf of Maine portions of the Northeast Continental Shelf ecosystem. Three secondary objectives of the cruise included:

1. An investigation of overwintering populations of Calanus finmarchicus in the Gulf of Maine to determine their metabolic state and lipid reserves, and to ascertain whether this population is augmented by sources from outside this region.

2. Analysis of phytoplankton samples for nitrogen stable isotope ratios by filtering the discharge water of the flow-through instrumentation at 10 locations on this leg of the survey.

3. Examination of sample jars for the presence of large numbers of Calanus finmarchicus to correlate with right whale sightings received by the Right Whale Sighting Network Coordinator in Woods Hole.


Keywords:
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Calanus Finmarchicus
Continental Shelf
Ecosystem Management
Fisheries
Fishery Resources
Isotopes
Lipids
Marine Resources
Metabolism
Monitoring
Nitrogen
Ocean Travel
Phytoplankton
Right Whales
Sampling
Survey
Sustainable Aquaculture

Series:
Cruise Results, Fisheries Research Vessel Delaware II, Cruise NO. ; DE 01-05, Leg II
Document Type:
Technical Report
Place as Subject:
Mid-Atlantic Bight ; New England ; Georges Bank ; Maine, Gulf of ; United States
Mid-Atlantic Bight ; New England ; Georges Bank ; Maine, Gulf of ; United States Less -
Rights Information:
Public Domain
Compliance:
Submitted
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:35a9b5412f3014606db69040d3d1bd2fb6a57edacb9178aae77e70920e28120d
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