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Mississippi Laboratories

Source: http://www.mslabs.noaa.gov (14 June, 2004)
Two facilities in Mississippi are responsible for managing the Latent Resource Program and for providing at-sea vessel support for other SEFSC programs. The Laboratories also manages the Southeastern Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP) that involves state and federal cooperation to collect, manage and distribute fishery independent data. Sampling at sea by research vessels is used to estimate distribution, abundance, and trends of fishery resources. SEAMAP is comprised of all southeastern states, the Gulf and Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commissions, the Gulf and South Atlantic Fishery Management Councils, and NMFS.

The Mississippi Laboratories' primary facility is at Pascagoula where two NOAA research vessels are located. Research focuses on resource surveys of fish, endangered species, and marine mammals. The laboratory also conducts gear research to achieve conservation objectives, improve operating efficiencies and develop new fisheries.

Mississippi Laboratories

Affiliation:   National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS),  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Type of Organization:   Marine Research Center or Laboratory

Sector:   Federal Government

Main Field of Focus:   Collect, Manage and Distribute Fishery Independent Data

Year Created:   1950

Contact Person:   Nichols, Scott

Mailing Address:
National Marine Fisheries Service-Mississippi Laboratories
P.O. Drawer 1207
Pascagoula MS 39568-1207
USA
Telephone: +1 228-762-4591
E-mail: Scott.Nichols@noaa.gov

Home Page URL:   http://www.mslabs.noaa.gov/

Keywords:   Monitoring, Fisheries, Marine mammal, Endagered species, Conservation

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