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Telephone

401) 782-3200

Website

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/narragansett-laboratory

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Activities

The Laboratory supports research on the effects of changing oceanographic and ecological conditions that affect the productivity, health, and socioecology of the Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem. We:

• Use state-of-the-art satellites to monitor surface waters and phytoplankton blooms
• Put nets in the water to monitor composition and abundance of plankton communities
• Put people on fishing and research vessels to study shark, marine mammal, and sea turtle distribution and biology
• Talk to people in fishing communities about their observations and concerns
• Put technology into the hands of fishermen to record data

These are just some of the ways the Narragansett Lab is helping lead ecosystem research in the Northeast U.S. These data inform stock assessments of protected and commercially fished species and the study of relationships among these species, their habitat, and the human communities that rely on them.

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