• Main Authors: Ene R. Rosen, Robert N. Reid, C Laurence, R Gregory Lough
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Anthony J. Calio; Administrator; Northwest Atlantic
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.434.748; http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/publications/tm/pdfs/tmfnec47.pdf

Under the National Ma ne Fishe es Service's mission to "Achieve a continued optimum utilization of living resources for the benefit of the Nation, " the Northeast Fishe es Center (NEFC) is responsible for planning, developing, and managing multidisciplina programs of basic and applied research to. (1) better understand the 1 ving ma ne resources (including ma ne mammals) of the Northwest Atlantic and the environmental quality essenti for r existence and continued productivity; and (2) describe and provide to management, indus and the public options the utilization and conservation of living ma ne resources and maintenance of environmental quali ich are consistent wi national regional goals and needs and with international commitments. timely need such information by decision makers often precludes ication in formal s. NOAA Technicai Memorandum NMFS-F/NEC se es provides a ativ y visible et documents prepared by NEFC red by NEFC purposes, where are not appro ate or feasible ect sound pro sional work and can be use names within this series does