Habitat Ecology Branch (HEB)

The Habitat Ecology Branch conducts field and laboratory research and provides information to stakeholders regarding fisheries habitats and their functions in maintaining sustainable fisheries in the Northeast Continental Shelf ecosystem in relation to anthropogenic alterations and climate change. The Branch conducts research on the status of living marine resource populations, determining the functional value of habitats and how habitat loss, degradation, restoration, and mitigation affect ecosystem services including aquaculture, productivity and diversity. Research tools include sampling cruises, database development, analysis and modeling, and chemical analysis related to the status, health, distribution, and movements of fisheries stocks and protected species. Research often includes multi-disciplinary and multi-agency expertise, and encourages collaborations with managers and academic researchers as well as with industry partners. Branch expertise includes, but is not limited to, marine ecology, fisheries biology, chemistry, and geographical information system analysis.

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	Type	Title
70	Data Set	BOEM Benthic Habitat Assessment
77	Data Set	Benthic Habitat Dataset
77	Data Set	Bioaccumulation dynamics of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides
71	Data Set	Coastal Estuarine Linkages
74	Data Set	Deep Trawl Dataset
83	Data Set	Gulf of Maine Deep Sea Corals/Sponge Image Analysis
86	Data Set	Intercalibration of MOCNESS and Bongo nets: Assessing relative efficiency for ichthyoplankton
74	Data Set	New York Bight sub-estuaries Study following Hurricane Sandy
77	Data Set	Spatial gradients of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides
77	Data Set	Spatial trends of polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) congeners