NOAA TECHNICAL fCMORANDUM NMFS-F/NEC 



Under the National Marine Fisheries Service's mission to "Achieve a 

 continued optimum utilization of liviny resources for the benefit of the 

 Nation," the Northeast Fisheries Center (NEFC) is responsible for 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. 



The timely need for such information by decision makers often precludes 

 publication in formal journals. The IHOAA Technical Memovandum NMFS-F/NEC 

 series provides a relatively quick and highly visible outlet for documents 

 prepared by NEFC authors, or similar material prepared by others for NEFC 

 purposes, where formal review and editorial processing are not appropriate or 

 feasible. However, documents within this series reflect sound professional 

 work and can be referenced in formal journals. Any use of trade names within 

 this series does not imply endorsement. 



Copies of this and other NOAA Technical Memorandums are available from 

 the National Technical Information Service, b285 Port Royal Rd., Springfield, 

 VA 22161. Recent issues of NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-F/NEC are noted 

 below: 



18. Stock Discrimination of Sumner Flounder (Paralichthys dentatus) in the 

 Middle and South Atlantic Bights: Results of a Workshop. By Michael J. 

 Fogarty, Glenn DeLaney, John W. Gillikin, Jr., John C. Poole, Daniel E. Ralph, 

 Paul (i. Scarlett, Ronal W. Smith, and Stuart J. Wilk. January 1983. iii + 14 

 p., 2 figs., 3 tables. NTIS Access. No. PB83-168866. 



19. Environmental Benchmark Studies in Casco Bay - Portland Harbor, Maine, 

 April 1980. By Peter F. Larsen, Anne C. Johnson, and Lee F. Doggett. January 

 1983. xi + 173 p., 39 figs., 12 tables, 2 app. NTIS Access. No. PB83-184U69. 



20. Annual NEMP Report on the Health of the northeast Coastal Waters of the 

 United States, 1981. Northeast Monitoring Program Report No. NEMP-I\/-82-65. 

 February 1983. xii +86 p., 21 figs., 15 tables, 1 app. NTIS Access. No. 

 PB83-193912. 



21. MABMAP Plankton Survey Manual. By Jack W. Jossi and Robert R. Marak. 

 March 1983. xvii + 26U p., 41 figs., 3 tables, 2 app. NTIS Access. No. PB83- 

 21U203. 



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