UMass Dartmouth School of Marine Science and Technology

Koczera Calls Out NOAA
Koczera Calls Out NOAA
A Mass. state lawmaker has some issues with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Rep. Robert Koczera says with New Bedford being a major fishing port, NOAA should be reaching out to fishermen and institutions like the UMass Dartmouth School of Marine Science to get updated information on fishery stocks in the North Atlantic...
Fate Of Fisheries
Fate Of Fisheries
New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell was among those attending a summit meeting Monday in Boston on ways to sustain Massachusetts fisheries. Step one says Mitchell is having the Federal Government improve its science. Mitchell says better science should lead to fairer regulations for fishermen...
Underwater Science
Underwater Science
An ocean glider belonging to the UMass Dartmouth School of Marine Science and Technology will begin a 250-mile trip on Tuesday, studying water properties in the Mid-Atlantic, between Cape Cod and Cape Hatteras. The glider, which looks like a torpedo, will leave the Fairhaven Shipyard at 7am aboard the fishing vessel "Lucky Lady...
Research Programs Funded
Research Programs Funded
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is investing $10 million on fishery research projects around the country.   More than $5 million will be used to fund 21 projects in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.  Northeast Administrator John Bullard tells WBSM News, there were 120 applications submitted by entities from North Carolina to Maine...
SMAST Developing System To Research Groundfish Stocks
SMAST Developing System To Research Groundfish Stocks
Scientists and grad students from the UMass School of Marine Science and Technology recently traveled aboard the fishing vessel "Justice" to the southern end of Georges Bank,  to check out a system they hope will give fishing regulators a true picture of groundfish stocks...