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New Cooperative Research Projects (18 projects totaling $2,989,311)

Cowan, Diane (The Lobster Conservancy); Andy Solow (WHOI), Win Watson (UNH):
Mapping Spawning and Hatching Grounds of the American Lobster ($260,000)

Farrey, Patrice (Maine Lobstermen's Assoc.); Manning, James (NMFS), David Casoni (Mass. Lobstermen's Assoc.), Bernard Feeney (Ocean Gold Seafood, Inc.), Clare Grindal (Downeast Lobstermen's Assoc.), David Sleeper (Spruce Head Fishermen's Coop), Bonnie Spinazzola (Atlantic Offshore Lobstermen's Assoc.):
Environmental Monitors on Lobster Traps: Phase III ($116,000)

Glass, Christopher (Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences); Arne Carr, Vincent Balzano (F/V North Star), Russell Sherman (F/V Lady Jane), Proctor Wells (F/V Tenacious):
Reduction of Bycatch and Discard in the Gulf of Maine Groundfish Fisheries: The effect of composite mesh codends ($197,085)

Goudey, Cliff (MIT); David Marciano, Rodney Rountree (UMass-Dartmouth), Proctor Wells (F/V Tenacious):
The Identification of Cod and Haddock Spawning Habitat Using Passive Acoustics ($183,600)

Grizzle, Raymond (UNH); Mark Dowell (UNH), Michael Lesser (UNH), Larry Mayer (UNH), Andy Rosenberg (UNH), Larry Ward (UNH), fishermen - David Goethel, Pete Kendall, Craig Mavrikis, and Bob Hannah:
Intensive Study of the Western Gulf of Maine Closure Area ($204,340)

He, Pingguo (UNH); George Littlefield (F/V Lady Regena):
Reducing Seabed Contact of Trawling: A Semi-Pelagic Trawl for the Gulf of Maine Shrimp Fishery ($107,234)

He, Pingguo (UNH); Mark Gauron (F/V Captain Al):
Reducing Cod Bycatch in Flounder Nets in the Gulf of Maine by Using Shallower Gillnets ($103,934)

Howell, Hunt (UNH); David Goethel (F/V Ellen Diane):
Determining Groundfish Movement Patterns In and Around the Western Gulf of Maine Area Closure ($134,243)

Ligenza, Ted (F/V Riena Marie), Frank Almeida (NEFSC), Jason Link (NEFSC):
The Trophic Ecology of Atlantic Cod: Insights from Tri-Monthly, Localized Scales of Sampling ($123,350)

McLellan, M. Cameron (F/V Adventurer); Joseph Kelley (UMaine), Laura Taylor Singer (GoMA), Les Watling (UMaine):
An Assessment of Bottom Habitat Community Recovery in the Western Gulf of Maine Closed Area ($168,896)

Perkins, Donald (GoMA); Matthew Cieri (ME-DMR), J. Kohl Kanwit (ME-DMR), Barry Matthews (F/V Ocean Venture), M. Cameron McLellan (F/V Adventurer), Peter Mullen (F/V Western Wave), Shale Rosen (GoMA):
Fishing Vessel Survey and Migration Study of Coastal Herring Spawning Aggregations in the Gulf of Maine ($205,985)

Runge, Jeffrey (UNH); Portsmouth Fishermen's Cooperative (four Coop fishermen TBN):
A Cooperative Partnership for Pelagic Ocean Ecosystem Monitoring in the Gulf of Maine ($198,531)

Dan Schick (ME-DMR), Hunter, Margaret (ME-DMR); Vincent Balzano (F/V North Star), Yong Chen (UMaine), Stanley Coffin (F/V Bad Penny), Lew Incze (Bigelow Lab), Dale Page (F/V Aaron & Sarah), Craig Pendleton (F/V Susan & Caitlyn), Kelo Pinkham (F/V Jeanne C.), Laura Taylor Singer (GoMA), David Townsend (UMaine), Lessie White (ME-DMR):
Abundance, Migration and Recruitment of Northern Shrimp in the Gulf of Maine: An Industry-Initiated Verification Survey and Environmental Monitoring Pilot Project ($319,999)

Schick, Dan (ME-DMR); Kelo Pinkham (F/V Jeanne C.), Lessie White (ME-DMR):
Improving the Size Selectivity for Northern Shrimp Through Use of a Modified Nordmore Grate ($107,994)

Sowles, John (ME-DMR); Douglas Grout (NH Fish & Game), Don Perkins (GoMA), Sally Sherman (ME-DMR), Robert Tetrault (F/V Tara Lynn):
Maine-NH In Shore Trawl Survey ($299,815)

v Watson, Win (UNH); Bonnie Spinazzola (Atlantic Offshore Lobstermen's Assoc.):
Implementation of a Monitoring Program for the Atlantic Offshore Lobster Fishery ($129,934)

Wilson, Carl (ME-DMR); Larry Knapp (F/V Lady Esther), Oscar Look III (F/V Mary Lou & Kendra), Brian McLain (F/V Silver Bullet), Brent Oliver (F/V Jarsulan III), Robert Russell (ME-DMR), Stanley Sargent (F/V Gale Warnings), Art Vuilleumier (F/V KEEP-AH):
Distribution and Abundance of Jonah Crabs, Cancer borealis, in the Near-Shore Gulf of Maine ($128,371)

New Outreach and Education in Support of Cooperative Research (1 project for $63,803)

He, Pingguo (UNH):
Workshop on Trawl Selectivity and Conservation ($63,803)

Continuing Cooperative Research Project (1 project for $43,500)

Robertson, Robert and Bruce Lindsay (UNH):
Socioeconomic Impact Assessment Enhancement Project: Analysis of Impacts from Fishing Capacity Reduction. ($43,500)

Continuing Outreach and Education Projects in Support of Cooperative Research (2 projects totaling $494,452)

Becker, Mimi and Andy Rosenberg (UNH) and John Williamson:
Marine Resource Education Project ($232,092)

Goudey, Clifford (MIT Sea Grant), Dean Goodwin (Kimball Union Academy), Craig Pendleton (NAMA), Bob Kohl (F/V Glenna & Jacob), and Cameron McLellan (F/V Adventurer):
Adopt-a-Boat: Commercial Fishing Vessels in K-12 Education ($262,360)

Project Development Awards (2 projects totaling $50,000; additional Project Development Awards to be made in July, 2002)

Goudey, Clifford and Justin Manley (MIT):
Understanding the Habitat Consequences of Area Closures ($25,000)

Pendleton, Craig and Carla Morin (NAMA) and Stephan Zeeman (University of New England):
Saco Bay Scallop Stock Enhancement ($25,000)

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