Fishery Resource Analysis and Monitoring Division

M. Elizabeth Clarke, Ph.D.   Director FRAM Staff Directory FRAM Org Chart Select staff profile Select Staff Profile Bosley, Keith L. Breaker, Mary A. Clarke, M. Elizabeth Clemons, Julia Cusick, Jonathan De Blois, Steve Fleischer, Guy Fruh, Erica L. Hamel, Owen Harvey, Chris Hastie, Jim Helser, Thomas Horness, Beth Hufnagle Jr., Lawrence C Kamikawa, Daniel J. Keller, Aimee LaFargue, John Lai, Han-Lin Levin, Phil Miller, Stacey Ressler, Patrick H. Rogers, Jean M. Schirripa, Michael J. Simon, Victor Stewart, Ian Thomas, Rebecca Tolimieri, Nick Tuttle, Vanessa J. Wakefield, Waldo Wallace, John Whitmire, Curt Programs Monitoring   Guy Fleischer      • Observer      • Survey      • Acoustics      • Habitat/Conservation        Engineering Team Analysis   Dr. James Hastie      • Assessment      • Aging      • Economics Science for Ecosystem-Based Management Initiative   Dr. Phillip Levin      • Ecosystems & Climate Key Links West Coast Groundfish Observer Program Initial Data Report and Summary Analyses Groundfish Research Plan Publications Issue Papers Groundfish Research Newsletter

NWFSC biologists aboard the fishing vessel The Captain Jack during the 2001 West Coast Slope Trawl Survey of Groundfish Resources The mission of the FRAM division is to provide the scientific basis for the management of West Coast Groundfish stocks and their ecosystems. This involves comprehensive analysis of data from fishery monitoring, fishery-independent resource surveys, and biological investigations. The results provide estimates of the current status and future trends in abundance and productivity of marine fishery resources, evaluations of the potential effects of fishery management alternatives on abundance and yield of living marine resources, and better information on fishery bycatch and other multi-species issues. See also: West Coast Groundfish Program brochure (pdf) (html) More information about specific Fishery Resource Analysis and Monitoring research programs can be found in the Issue Papers and also in FRAM's Groundfish Research Newsletter. West Coast Slope Survey Results The groundfish trawler Excalibur, which has participated in the NWFSC Slope Survey and other research projects Preliminary Cruise Results from the 1998 West Coast Slope Survey, August 15-October 21, 1998  Preliminary Cruise Results from the 1999 West Coast Slope Survey, July 3-September 24, 1999 Preliminary Cruise Results from the 2000 West Coast Slope Survey, June 28-September 24, 2000 Preliminary Cruise Results from the 2001 West Coast Slope Survey, June 28-September 29, 2001

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