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Northeast Fisheries Center 



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PUBLICATIONS AND REPORTS 



OF THE 



NORTHEAST FISHERIES CENTER 



NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) seeks to "achieve a continued optimum utilization of living 

 resources for the benefit of the Nation." As the research arm of the NMFS's Northeast Region, the Northeast Fisheries 

 Center (NEFC) supports the NMFS mission by "planning, developing, and managing multidisciplinary programs of 

 basic and applied research to: (1) better understand the living marine resources (including marine mammals) of the 

 Northwest Atlantic, and the environmental quality essential for their existence and continued productivity; and (2) 

 describe and provide to management, industry, and the public, options for the utilization and conservation of living 

 marine resources and maintenance of environmental quality which are consistent with national and regional goals and 

 needs, and with international commitments." To provide its data, information, and advice to constituents, the NEFC 

 issues publications and reports in three categories: 



Technical Memorandums-Issued irregularly as NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-FINEC series. Series includes data reports of 

 long-term or large area studies; synthesis reports for major resources or habitats; annual reports of assessment or monitoring programs; 

 documentary reports of oceanographic conditions or phenomena; manuals describing field and lab techniques; literature surveys of major 

 resource or habitat topics; findings of task forces or working groups; and summary reports of scientific or technical workshops. Issues do 

 not undergo exhaustive technical review and editing, but are reliable sources of information. Limited free copies are available from authors 

 or the Center. Issues are also available from the National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Rd., Springfield, VA, 22161. 



Reference Documents— Issued irregularly as the Northeast Fisheries Center Reference Document series. Series include: data reports on 

 field and lab observations or experiments; progress reports on continuing experiments, monitoring, and assessments; and background 

 papers for scientific or technical workshops. Issues receive minimal internal scientific review and no technical editing. No subscriptions. 

 Free distribution of single copies. 



Information Reports-Issued in several series, including; Monthly Highlights (monthly); End-of-Year Report (annual); News Release 

 (irregular); Fishermen's Report (up to four times per year); and The Shark Tagger (two times per year). Content is timely, special-purpose 

 data and/or information. Level of scientific review and technical editing varies by series. AH series available through free subscription 

 except for TIte Shark Tagger which is available only to participants in the NMFS Cooperative Shark Tagging Program. 



To obtain a copy of a Technical Memorandum or a Reference Document, or to subscribe to an Information 

 Report, write: Information Services Section, Northeast Fisheries Center, Water St., Woods Hole, MA 02543. 

 An annual list of NEFC publications and reports is available upon request at the above address. Any use of 

 trade names in any NEFC publication or report does not imply endorsement. 



