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      Margins: A Research Initiative for Interdisciplinary Studies of the Processes Attending Lithospheric Extension and Convergence

      Continental Margins Committee,Ocean Studies Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Focusing on continental margins, this book provides an account of a meeting, which brought together specialists in marine and terrestrial geology, geochemistry, and geophysics. Results of the workshop show that…

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      Cooperative Research in the National Marine Fisheries Service

      Committee on Cooperative Research in the National Marine Fisheries Service,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      In recent years there has been growing interest in having fisheries stakeholders involved in various aspects of fisheries data collection and experimentation. This activity is generally known as cooperative research…

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      Environmental Information for Naval Warfare

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,National Academy of Engineering,Committee on Environmental Information for Naval Use

      Accurate and timely environmental information can provide a tactical advantage to U.S. naval forces during warfare. This report analyzes the current environmental information system used by the U.S. Navy and…

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      Atlantic Salmon in Maine

      Committee on Atlantic Salmon in Maine,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Because of the pervasive and substantial decline of Atlantic salmon populations in Maine over the past 150 years, and because they are close to extinction, a comprehensive statewide action should…

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      Review of Recreational Fisheries Survey Methods

      Committee on the Review of Recreational Fisheries Survey Methods,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Reviews the types of survey methods used to estimate catch in recreational fisheries, including state/federal cooperative programs. This report finds that both telephone survey and onsite access components of the…

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      Ocean Noise and Marine Mammals

      Committee on Potential Impacts of Ambient Noise in the Ocean on Marine Mammals,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Reviews sources of noise in the ocean environment, what is known of the responses of marine mammals to acoustic disturbance, and what models exist for describing ocean noise and marine…

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      Mitigating Shore Erosion Along Sheltered Coasts

      Committee on Mitigating Shore Erosion along Sheltered Coasts,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Like ocean beaches, sheltered coastal areas experience land loss from erosion and sea level rise. This book recommends coastal planning efforts and permitting policies to encourage landowners to use erosion…

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      Drawing Louisiana’s New Map: Addressing Land Loss in Coastal Louisiana

      Committee on the Restoration and Protection of Coastal Louisiana,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      During the past 50 years, coastal Louisiana has suffered catastrophic land loss due to both natural and human causes. This loss has increased storm vulnerability and amplified risks to lives…

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      Evaluation of the Sea Grant Program Review Process

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on the Evaluation of the Sea Grant Program Review Process,National Academy of Sciences

      The National Sea Grant College Program, created in 1966, has grown into a nationwide network of 30 individual Sea Grant programs located at some of the nation’s top universities. Administered…

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      A Geospatial Framework for the Coastal Zone: National Needs for Coastal Mapping and Charting

      Committee on National Needs for Coastal Mapping and Charting,Mapping Science Committee,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The coastal zone is of enormous importance to a nation’s well-being. This book identifies and suggests mechanisms for addressing the needs for spatial information in the coastal zone. It also…

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      Sharing the Fish: Toward a National Policy on Individual Fishing Quotas

      Committee to Review Individual Fishing Quotas,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Explores how individual fishing quotas (IFQs) might address the social, economic, and biologic issues raised by depleted fish stocks. This book provides definitions and examples, reviews legislation and regulations, and…

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      Marine Mammals and Low-Frequency Sound: Progress Since 1994

      Committee to Review Results of ATOC's Marine Mammal Research Program,Ocean Studies Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Sound has become a major tool for studying the ocean. Although the ocean is relatively opaque to light, it is relatively transparent to sound. Sound having frequencies below 1,000 Hertz…

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      Review of Northeast Fishery Stock Assessments

      Committee to Review Northeast Fishery Stock Assessments,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The collapse of cod, flounder, and haddock fish stocks has caused widespread concern among managers and fishers in the United States and Canada. Congress mandated that a scientific review of…

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      Improving the Use of the Best Scientific Information Available: Standard in Fisheries Management

      Committee on Defining the Best Scientific Information Available for Fisheries Management,Ocean Studies Board,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Recommends that NOAA Fisheries adopt procedural guidelines to ensure that the scientific information used in the development of fishery management plans is relevant and timely and is the product of…

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      Oil in the Sea: Inputs, Fates and Effects

      Committee on Oil in the Sea: Inputs, Fates, and Effects,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Since the early 1970s, experts have recognized that petroleum pollutants were being discharged in marine waters worldwide, from oil spills, vessel operations, and land-based sources. Public attention has forced improvements…

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      The Decline of the Steller Sea Lion in Alaskan Waters: Untangling Food Webs and Fishing Nets

      Committee on the Alaska Groundfish Fishery and Steller Sea Lions,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Populations of Steller sea lions, especially in the western Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea, have been in decline since 1970. In November 2000, an Endangered Species Act consultation proposed…

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      Marine Biotechnology in the Twenty-First Century: Problems, Promise and Products

      Committee on Marine Biotechnology: Biomedical Applications of Marine Natural Products,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Two workshops, held in October 1999 and November 2001 at the National Academies, were successful in highlighting various developments and opportunities in environmental and biomedical applications of marine biotechnology. This…

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      Assessment of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies Program

      Ecology Panel,Committee to Review the Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies Program,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Examines the studies done by the Environmental Studies Program of the Minerals Management Service to provide information to predict and manage the environmental effects of outer continental shelf oil and…

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      Assessment of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies Program

      Socioeconomics Panel,Committee to Review the Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies Program,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The third of four volumes from the Committee to Review the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Environmental Studies Program (ESP). This book presents the findings of the panel’s investigation of the…

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      Effects of Trawling and Dredging on Seafloor Habitat

      Committee on Ecosystem Effects of Fishing: Phase 1 - Effects of Bottom Trawling on Seafloor Habitats,National Research Council,Ocean Studies Board,National Academy of Sciences

      Describes how assessment of fishing impacts depends on gear type, number and location of bottom tows, and the physical and biological characteristics of seafloor habitats. This volume presents color maps…

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      Dynamic Changes in Marine Ecosystems: Fishing, Food Webs, and Future Options

      Committee on Ecosystem Effects of Fishing: Phase II - Assessments of the Extent of Change and the Implications for Policy,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The National Research Council conducted an independent study to weigh the collective evidence for fishery-induced changes to marine ecosystems and the implications of the findings for US fisheries management. This…

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      U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Water Resources Planning: A New Opportunity for Service

      Coordinating Committee,Committee to Assess the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Methods of Analysis and Peer Review for Water Resources Project Planning,Water Science and Technology Board,Ocean Studies Board,Division on Earth and Life Studies

      From the Executive Summary: There are some concerns that the current Corps planning and construction budget has not kept pace with expanding national water management needs for flood hazard management…

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      Clean Coastal Waters: Understanding and Reducing the Effects of Nutrient Pollution

      Committee on the Causes and Management of Eutrophication,Ocean Studies Board,Water Science and Technology Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Environmental problems in coastal ecosystems can sometimes be attributed to excess nutrients flowing from upstream watersheds into estuarine settings. This book explains how nutrients work in the environment, why nitrogen…

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      Improving the Scientific Foundation for Atmosphere-Land-Ocean Simulations: Report of a Workshop

      Committee on Challenges in Representing Physical Processes in Coupled Atmosphere-Land-Ocean Models,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The National Academies’ Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (BASC) held a workshop to explore and evaluate efforts to model physical processes of coupled atmosphere-land-ocean (A-L-O) models. During the workshop…

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      Marine Protected Areas: Tools for Sustaining Ocean Ecosystem

      Committee on the Evaluation, Design, and Monitoring of Marine Reserves and Protected Areas in the United States,Ocean Studies Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Evaluate how marine protected areas can be employed to support specific conservation needs of marine and coastal waters. This work compares conventional management of marine resources with proposals to augment…

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