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Procedures

Research Cruises:

2005

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2003

Marine Mammal Protection Research

Seismic Research Contributes to Early Warning Systems

Mexico Crater Yields New Research

Related Links:

Understanding Ocean Acoustics

Report from the National Academies

Nationwide Lecture Series on Noise Impacts (PDF Download)

Fishing

• Researchers mapping the underwater landscape around Cape Cod and Nantucket discovered excessive scour marks along the ocean floor, resulting from the fishing industries use of dragnets. These findings have informed the controversy of over-harvesting this region of the ocean, which has seen critical declines in cod, haddock, and yellowtail flounder.