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Category Archive: Projects

Dec
21

Global Fisheries

Projects

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The Nereus Program is predicting the future of fisheries with geospatial models being developed at MGEL.

Tags: fisheries

Nov
21

The OBIS-SEAMAP data repository is the international database for protected marine species – cetaceans, sea turtles and sea birds. The site includes specialized applications for fin matching and predictive modeling.

Tags: OBIS-SEAMAP, predictive modeling, Protected species

Oct
23

Marine Ecosystems

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MGEL brings innovative analysis techniques to a collaborative ecosystem project in Antarctica.

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Jul
21

Regional Fisheries

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Creating incentives for fishermen to reduce interactions with non-target species

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MGET- Marine Geospatial Ecology Tools is a free, open-source geoprocessing toolbox that can help you solve a wide variety of marine research, conservation, and spatial planning problems.

Recent Publications

Dunn, D. C., Boustany, A. M., Roberts, J. J., Brazer, E., Sanderson, M., Gardner, B., & Halpin, P. N. (2013). Empirical move-on rules to inform fishing strategies: a New England case study. Fish and Fisheries, n/a–n/a. doi:10.1111/faf.12019

Wallace, B. P., Kot, C. Y., DiMatteo, A. D., Lee, T., Crowder, L. B., & Lewison, R. L. (2013). Impacts of fisheries bycatch on marine turtle populations worldwide: toward conservation and research priorities. Ecosphere, 4(3), art40. doi:10.1890/ES12-00388.1

Best, B. D., Halpin, P. N., Read, A. J., Fujioka, E., Good, C. P., LaBrecque, E. A., … McLellan, W. A. (2012). Online Cetacean Habitat Modeling System for the U.S. East Coast and Gulf of Mexico. Endangered Species Research, 18, 1–15.