Annual Report and Statement of Program Direction - 1995

9 Mar 1996
UMass/NOAA Cooperative Marine Education and Research Program

 

Table 1. Participation of UMass Faculty, Staff, and Students in the 1995 UMass/NOAA CMER Program.

Project No. Short Title Faculty and Staff (Department) Students Funded (Degree Sought/Received) c
89-03 Right Whale J. Finn (Forestry and Wildl) b E. Moses (MS) Res. Asst.
91-05 Discard Mortality M. Ross (Forestry and Wildl) b S. Hokenson (MS) Res. Assist.
91-06 Goosefish Biology M. Ross (Forestry and Wildl) b D. Hartley (MS) Res. Assist.
93-01a Seabirds C. Griffin (Forestry and Wildl) a H. Lanza (MS) Tech.
93-02a Longhorn Sculpin M. Ross (Forestry and Wildl) b K. Matiskella (MS) Res. Assist.
93-04a Mackerel Shelf-Life II H. Hultin (Food Science) a D. Petillo (MS) Res. Assist.
S. Subramanian (PostDoc) Res. Assoc.
M. Richards (BS) Tech.
93-06 Goosefish Dev. W. Bemis (Biology) a A. Everly (MS) Res. Asst.
93-07 Student Internships R. Walker (Env Sciences) a
R. Levin (Food Science) a
A. Aiello (BS) Tech.
C. Baxter (BS) Tech.
94-03 Fisheries Enforcement J. Boreman (Forestry and Wildl) T. Lewandowski (MS)
94-04a Trophic Dynamics F. Juanes (Forestry and Wildl) b F. Scharf (MS) Res. Assist.
94-07a Subsistence Fishing R. Muth (Forestry and Wildl) a M. Upton (MS) Res. Assist.
94-09a Irradiated Seafood W. Nawar (Food Science) b E. DeGroote (PhD) Res. Assist.
95-01a Hudson River Habitats J. Boreman (Forestry and Wildl) A. Everly (Post-MS)Res. Assist.
H. Batten (BS) Res. Assist.
95-09a Winter Flounder J. Newsted (Environ. Sci.) b TBA (MS) Res. Assist.
95-10a Plankton Analysis J. Tyson (Chemistry) b
P. Uden (Chemistry) bb
TBA (PhD) Res. Assist.
95-11a Sturgeon Recovery J. Boreman (Org. and Evol. Biol) TBA (PhD) Res. Assist.
95-12a Benthic Sampling J. Boreman (Forestry and Wildl) TBA (BS) Tech.
E. Nadeau (BS) Tech.
95-13a Merrimack Salmon F. Juanes (Forestry and Wildl) B.Blackwell (Post-Doc) CMER Fellow
a time spent on project contributed by UMass
b partial summer salary only
c supported as a research assistant (tuition waived), research associate, teaching assistant, or technician
 

Table 2. Participation of NOAA Staff in the UMass/NOAA CMER Program in 1995, in Addition to Providing Input on the Design and Execution of Research Projects.

Category Project NOAA Participant, Role
Research CMER Project 89-03 G.Waring, Research Associate
CMER Project 93-04 J. Krzynowek, Co Principal Investigator
CMER Project 94-03 J. Boreman, Principal Investigator
CMER Project 95-01 J. Boreman, Principal Investigator
CMER Project 95-11 J. Boreman, Principal Investigator
CMER Project 95-12 J. Boreman, Principal Investigator
Teaching WFBIO 672: Dynamics of Exploited Fish Populations J. Boreman, Instructor
WFBIO 696C: Fishery Biometrics J. Boreman, Co-Instructor
Graduate Committees G. Gries (MS) J. Boreman, Member
N. Haley (PhD) J. Boreman, Chair
K. Matiskella (MS) J. Boreman, Member
J. Burnett, Member
G. Whritenour (BS Honors) J. Boreman, Chair
D. Hartley (MS) J. Boreman, Member
M. Terceiro, Consultant
S. Hokenson (MS) J. Boreman, Member
S. Murawski, Member
T. Lewandowski (MS) J. Boreman, Chair
J. Kosa (MS) J. Boreman, Member
M. Schulze (MS) J. Boreman, Member
E. Moses (MS) J. Boreman, Member
A. Everly (MS) J. Boreman, Member
P. Nitschke (MS) J. Boreman, Member
 

Table 3. Contribution of Samples, Data, Equipment, and Facilities in 1995 to the UMass/NOAA CMER Program.

Project No. Short Title NOAA Contribution UMass Contribution
89-03 Right Whale Data base conversions, whale sightings data, fish survey data Micro-computer use, VAX computer access
91-05 Discard Mortality Data, equipment, use of computer and cooperating vessels Office and lab space for student in Amherst and Gloucester
91-06 Goosefish Biology Biological samples, data, vessel time, use of computer and organism aging facilities Office and lab space, access to micro- and main frame computers
93-01d Seabirds Data, use of computer Office space, computer access
93-02d Longhorn Sculpin Biological samples, data, vessel time, use of computer and organism aging facilities Office and lab space, computer access
93-04d Mackerel Shelf Life II Lab space for UMass student Lab space and equipment
93-06 Goosefish Development Biological samples Lab space, scanning electron and light histology microscopes
93-07 Student Internships Lab and office space, on the-job training  
94-04d Trophic Dynamics Data, use of computer Office space, computer access
94-07d Subsistence Fishing Data, use of computer Office space, computer access
94-09d Irradiated Seafood Analytical determinations Office and lab space, and equipment
95-01d Hudson R. Habitats Access to data Office and lab space
95-09d Winter Flounder Biological samples Lab space and equipment
95-10d Plankton Analysis Biological samples Lab space and equipment
95-11d Sturgeon Recovery Access to data Office and lab space
95-12d Benthic Sampling Biological samples Lab space and equipment
95-13d Merrimack Salmon Biological samples, access to data Lab and office space, equipment
d project still in progress
 

Table 4. Projects Supported with FY 95 UMass/NOAA CMER Program Funds.

CMER Project No. Short Title Investigator Amount
93-04 Mackerel Shelf-Life II Hultin 22200
94-04 Trophic Dynamics Juanes 20626
95-01 Hudson R. Habitats Boreman 9,540e
95-09 Winter Flounder Newsted 23748
95-10 Plankton Analysis Tyson/Uden 25200
95-11 Sturgeon Recovery Boreman 36,480f
95-12 Benthic Sampling Boreman 7589
95-13 Merrimack Salmon Juanes 47,816g
e Supported by NMFS Office of Habitat Protection
f Supported by NMFS Office of Protected Species
g Supported by Population Dynamics Branch, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, NMFS

CMER Home


Page 6


TEI Home


CMER
Blaisdell House
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003-0820
Telephone: (413) 545-2842
Fax: (413) 545-2304
E-Mail: jboreman@forwild.umass.edu
URL: http://www.umass.edu/tei/cmer/annual.report.7.html