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Testing Potential Fish Fraud in Community-Supported Fisheries [PDF]
The seafood industry has long been plagued by the substitution of a species under a false label. Seafood mislabeling is a major concern in the management of fish and marine species.
Tartre, Ryan J
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The collective application of shorebird tracking data to conservation
Abstract Addressing urgent conservation issues, such as the drastic declines of North American migratory birds, requires creative, evidence‐based, efficient, and collaborative approaches. The abundance of over 50% of monitored North American shorebird populations has declined by over 50% since 1980. To address these declines, we developed a partnership
Autumn‐Lynn Harrison +71 more
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The Land Conservation Plan for Maine’s Piscataqua Region Watersheds [PDF]
The Piscataqua River/Great Bay estuary is a shared coastal embayment that forms the southernmost boundary between the states of Maine and New Hampshire.
Czapiga, Jason +6 more
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Comprehensive framework for assessing and optimizing existing research networks
Abstract Conservation, monitoring, and research networks, or collections of ecological research sites unified under a common mission of data collection or a research mission, are essential infrastructure for understanding large landscapes. However, most networks developed opportunistically over decades rather than through systematic design, creating ...
Alyson East +2 more
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Effects of temperature on the biology of the northern shrimp, Pandalus borealis, in the Gulf of Maine [PDF]
Length-frequency data collected from inshore and offshore locations in the Gulf of Maine in 1966-1968 indicated that ovigerous female northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis) first appeared offshore in August and September and migrated inshore in the fall ...
Apollonio, Spencer +2 more
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Regulatory compliance and support for altered management of the exotic pet trade
Abstract Globally, the exotic pet trade has contributed to species invasion, disease, and animal welfare risks. Although scientists have advocated for increased trade regulation, the success of management and regulatory efforts depends on compliance by participants in the exotic pet trade. We used a regulatory compliance framework to investigate exotic
Elizabeth N. Pratt +3 more
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Humpback and Fin Whaling in the Gulf of Maine from 1800 to 1918 [PDF]
The history of whaling in the Gulf of Maine was reviewed primarily to estimate removals of humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, especially during the 19th century.
Clapham, Phillip J. +4 more
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Summary Eupatorium maculatum L. (Compositae: Eupatorieae: Eupatoriinae) is described and illustrated. Notes are provided for the species’ cultivation, propagation, likely pests and diseases, and availability, along with useful contrasting planting in a prairie garden or specimen border planting.
Nicholas Hind, Joanna Langhorne
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IntroductionMarine mammals have served important and diverse roles throughout human history. Once exploited to near extinction, many species in the United States (U.S.) have recovered dramatically under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA).
Melissa E. Flye +6 more
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ABSTRACT In fisheries management, socioeconomic data, specifically qualitative data analysis, is often underutilized. This study qualitatively analyzed a primary federal data collection effort in the Northeast United States, The Greater Atlantic Region Commercial Fishing Business Cost Survey.
Elizabeth D. Conley +4 more
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