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| Mark Harris - Layton High School (Layton, UT) | |
| Research Experience: | Stenella Abundance Research Project (STAR) - Project Web Site |
| Research Objectives: | Multi-year cetacean and ecosystem assessment study designed to assess the status of dolphin stocks which have been taken as incidental catch by the yellowfin tuna purse-seine fishery in the Eastern Tropical Pacific. The primary objective of the STAR project is to investigate trends in population size of those dolphin stocks most affected by the fishery. Shipboard data collection includes cetacean distribution and abundance, movements, vocalizations, and behavior. Ecosystem sampling will also be conducted to study physical and biological oceanographic characteristics, mid trophic prey fishes and squids, seabirds, and marine turtles. |
| Research funded by: | NOAA Fisheries |
| Host Researcher: | Lisa Balance and Bob Pitman - NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center |
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ARMADA Project Office of Marine Programs Graduate School of Oceanography University of Rhode Island armada@gso.uri.edu |