SPRING 2003 PROGRAM

NEERS/SNECAFS MEETING PROGRAM

Thursday, May 8, 2003

* denotes presenter; (S) denotes Saul B. Saila Award Candidate.

10:50 WELCOME

11:00 (S) Jones*, R. J.
University of Rhode Island, School of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Science
SIZE-SELECTIVE MORTALITY AND GROWTH OF A 1995 GEORGES BANK LARVAL COD COHORT.

11:20 Juanes*, F.
UMass Amherst
THE ALLOMETRY OF CANNIBALISM IN PISCIVOROUS FISHES.

11:40 Valente*, R. M.
Science Applications International Corporation
BENTHIC COLONIZATION OF RED CLAY DREDGED MATERIAL IN THE NEW YORK BIGHT

12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch (provided for all registrants)

1:00 Michaels*, W.
NOAA/NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Woods Hole
OVERVIEW OF THE NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER FISHERIES ACOUSTIC PROGRAM

1:20 Lindholm*, J. and P. Auster
NOAA/Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and NURC -UCONN
SITE UTILIZATION AND MOVEMENT OF ATLANTIC COD AS DETERMINED BY ACOUSTIC TELEMETRY

1:40 Schlezinger*, D.R., B.L. Howes
School of Marine Science and Technology, Univ. of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
BIOGEOCHEMICAL CONTROLS ON THE EFFICIENCY OF FRESHWATER SYSTEMS TO INTERCEPT AND ATTENUATE GROUNDWATER NITROGEN LOADING TO ESTUARIES

2:00 Evans*, M.A. and K.Wagner
ENSR International
MONITORING AND ANALYSIS OF BENTHIC NUTRIENT FLUX USING REAL-TIME IN-SITU INSTRUMENTATION

2:20 Martin*, P.D., M. Tyrrell
TRC Environmental Corporation
MARINE RESOURCE AND IMPACT CHARACTERIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE PERMITTING OF TWO OFFSHORE NATURAL GAS PIPELINES IN NEW ENGLAND

2:40 BREAK

3:00 Taylor*, David I.
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
THE RECOVERY OF BOSTON HARBOR: TWO YEARS AFTER TRANSFER OF WASTEWATER OFFSHORE

3:20 Ferry*, K. H.¹ and M.E. Mather^2
1Mass. Division of Marine Fisheries and ²Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst
FACTORS DRIVING DISTRIBUTION OF MIGRATORY STRIPED BASS ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS ESTUARIES.

3:40 Mather¹*, M.E., and K. H. Ferry^2
1University of Massachusetts, Amherst and ²Mass. Division of Marine Fisheries
NOWHERE TO SWIM, NOWHERE TO HIDE: CONSEQUENCES OF WITHIN-SYSTEM STRIPED BASS PREDATION FOR ESTUARINE PREY

4:00 Jedlicka*¹,D.M. and K. ¹. Nislow^2
1Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst and ²USFS
META-ANALYSIS OF STUDIES BASED ON THE EFFECTS OF ENGINEERED AND NATURALLY OCCURRING LARGE WOODY DEBRIS IN ANADROMOUS SALMONID STREAMS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST

6:00- 8:00 PM POSTER VIEWING and Social at SMAST

Posters (D) denotes Dean Prize candidate, (W) denotes Warren Prize candidate,
(M) denotes part of the special symposium on Mt. Hope Bay.

(M) Costello*, C.T.
Mass. Department of Environmental Protection
MAPPING AND MONITORING RESOURCES OF MT. HOPE BAY

(W) Curtis*, A., P. E. Fell, R. S. Warren
Connecticut College
IMPACT OF PHRAGMITES CONTROL TREATMENT ON MACROINVERTEBRATE ASSEMBLAGES ON A BRACKISH MARSH IN CONNECTICUT

(M) Englert*, T.L. and R.J. O’Neill
Lawler, Matusky and Skelly Engineers LLP
EFFECTS OF THE BRAYTON POINT STATION THERMAL DISCHARGE ON REPRESENTATIVE IMPORTANT SPECIES IN MOUNT HOPE BAY

(W) Haas*, M.D. and R.A. MacKenzie
The Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve,
ECOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF FRINGING MARSH INVERTEBRATE COMMUNITIES

Howes, B.L., and R.I. Samimy*
Univ. of Massachusetts – Dartmouth
THE MASSACHUSETTS ESTUARIES PROJECT: EMBAYMENT RESTORATION USING A LINKED WATERSHED-EMBAYMENT NITROGEN MANAGEMENT MODELING APPROACH

Jiang*, M-S, M. Zhou and G. Wallace
University of Massachusetts, Boston
CIRCULATION, MIXING AND WATER QUALITY IN THE MASSACHUSETTS AND CAPE COD BAYS: CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT

(W) Kennedy*, M.D.
United States Coast Guard Academy
MAPPING SEWAGE EFFLUENT IN THE THAMES RIVER USING STABLE ISOTOPE ANALYSIS

Kessler*¹, R.K., R.A. Rountree¹, B.J. Rothschild¹, W. Brown¹ and R. Lane^2
1UMass Dartmouth and ²Trawler Survival Fund
THE SMAST HIGH RESOLUTION TRAWL SURVEY: A CASE STUDY IN THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF COOPERATIVE TRAWL SURVEY PROGRAMS BETWEEN COMMERCIAL FLEETS, ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS AND GOVERNMENT

(M) Lawrence*, D. and M. Scherer
Marine Research Inc
MACROALGAE IMPACTS ON THE NURSERY HABITAT OF YOUNG-OF-THE-YEAR WINTER FLOUNDER (PLEURONECTES AMERICANUS), MOUNT HOPE BAY.

(M) Powell*, J. C.
R.I. Division of Fish & Wildlife
A TAGGING STUDY OF WINTER FLOUNDER (PSEUDOPLEURONECTES AMERICANUS) IN MT. HOPE BAY, RHODE ISLAND

Rountree, R., B.J. Rothschild, W. Brown, D. Martins* and R. Kessler
UMASS Dartmouth
THE SMAST COD-TAGGING PROGRAM

(W) Steiner*, E.M., P.E. Fell and R.S. Warren
Connecticut College
EFFECTS OF HERBICIDE TREATMENT AND MOWING OF PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS ON FISH AND CRUSTACEAN USE OF AN OLIGOHALINE MARSH SURFACE

(M) Tate*, A., K. Weaver, A. Fuda
Roger Williams University
INTEGRATION OF A WINTER FLOUNDER HABITAT SUITABILITY INDEX MODEL AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM TO PRIORITIZE NARRAGANSETT BAY SALT POND RESTORATIONS

White*, D.S., B.L. Howes, D.R. Schlezinger
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
THE USE OF ZERO-VALENT IRON AS A GEOCHEMICAL BARRIER TO TRAP GROUNDWATER-BORNE PHOSPHORUS IN THE SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS OF A KETTLE POND, CAPE COD, MA

Friday, May 9, 2003

* denotes presenter, (K) denotes Ketchum Prize candidate, (R) denotes Rankin Prize Candidate

Session Chair = Marshall Pregnall

8:50 Welcome and Introductory Remarks: Marshall Pregnall, NEERS President

9:00 Rozsa*, R.
CT Department of Environmental Protection
WHEN IS A SALT MARSH NOT A SALT MARSH?

9:20 (K) Bozek*, C.M., D.M. Burdick
University of New Hampshire
IMPACTS OF SEAWALLS ON SALT MARSH PLANT COMMUNITIES N LOADS

9:40 Hamersley*, M.R., B.L. Howes
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
COUPLED NITRIFICATION-DENITRIFICATION MEASURED IN SITU IN VEGETATED SALT MARSH SEDIMENTS WITH A NITROGEN-15 AMMONIUM TRACER

10:00 BREAK

10:20 MacKenzie*, R.A. and M. Dionne
The Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve
THE ECOLOGICAL FUNCTION AND VALUE OF SALT MARSH POOLS (PANNES) ON THE SURFACE OF SOUTHERN MAINE SALT MARSH SYSTEMS

10:40 Dochtermann*, J., M. Dionne, S. Orringer, T. Smith, A. Leonard, C. Dalton
Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve
NEKTON USE OF FRINGING SALT MARSHES SUSCEPTIBLE TO OIL SPILLS IN CASCO BAY, MAINE

11:00 (K) Eberhardt*, A.L.. D.M. Burdick
Univ. of New Hampshire
FISH VERSUS HUMAN CORRIDORS – THE IMPACT OF ROAD CULVERTS ON FISH MOVEMENT

11:20 Block*, S.M.¹, J. Terrill¹, J. Catena1, J. Turek², D. Burchsted³, J. MacBroom^3
1NMFS, Gloucester; ²NMFS, R.I.; ³Milone & MacBroom, Inc.
ANADROMOUS FISHERY RESOURCE RESTORATION IN THE ACUSHNET RIVER WATERSHED THROUGH THE NEW BEDFORD HARBOR PCB SETTLEMENT.

11:40 Geoghegan*, P.¹, A.R. Wilbur^2
1 Normandeau Associates Inc and ²Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone
RECRUITMENT HABITAT, GROWTH, AND MORTALITY OF YOUNG-OF-THE-YEAR SCUP (STENOTOMUS CHRYSOPS) IN NEW BEDFORD HARBOR, MASSACHUSETTS.

12:00-1:00 LUNCH

1:00 Buttner*, J.¹, M. Fregeau1, S. Weston¹, B. McAneney¹ and J. Grundstrom^2
1Salem State College and ²Shellfish Constable
SOFTSHELL CLAM RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT EFFORTS ON MASSACHUSETTES' NORTH SHORE

1:20 (K) Whiting-Grant¹, K., M. Dionne², C. Dalton*³, F. Dillon*⁴, S. Jones^5
1 Maine Sea Grant; ²Wells NERR, ³Maine Conservation Corps/AmeriCorps, ⁴University of SouthernMaine, ⁵University of New Hampshire
MICROBIAL SOURCE TRACKING IN TWO SOUTHERN MAINE WATERSHEDS

1:40 (K) Simmons*, K.A., and N. J. O’Connor
University of Massachusetts
COMPETITION FOR SHELTER BETWEEN THE ASIAN SHORE CRAB (HEMIGRAPSUS SANGUINEUS) AND NATIVE MUD CRABS

2:00 (K) Blasi*, J.C. and N.J. O’Connor
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
AMPHIPODS AS PREY FOR THE INVASIVE CRAB, HEMIGRAPSUS SANGUINEUS

2:20-2:40 BREAK

2:40 (K) Harris*, L.A., B. Buckley, S.W.Nixon, C. Mueller, S. Granger
University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography
A SUSTAINABLE EELGRASS INDEX

3:00 (K) Fisher*, J.I., and J.F. Mustard
Brown University
CONSTRUCTING A HIGH RESOLUTION SEA SURFACE CLIMATOLOGY OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND USING SATELLITE THERMAL IMAGERY

3:20 Abdelrhman*, M.A.
USEPA Atlantic Ecology Division
HOW TO MODEL HYDRODYNAMICS AND RESIDENCE TIMES OF 27 EMBAYMENTS IN 4 MONTHS

3:40 C. Chen*
UMASS Dartmouth
A New Coastal and Estuarine Management Model System: Applications to Estuaries in the Southeastern US coast and Mount Hope Bay

4:10 NEERS BUSINESS MEETING – A Revised Constitution

5:00 – 7:00 Poster Viewing and Social at New Bedford Whaling Museum

7:00 – 9:00 Banquet and Awards Ceremony at the New Bedford Whaling Museum

9:00 – 12:00 D.J. and Dancing at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel

Saturday, May 10, 2003

Session Chair = Rodney Rountree

8:00 Welcome and Keynote Address

8:20 Mustard*, J. F
Brown University
THE TEMPERATURE OF MT. HOPE BAY

8:40 Swanson*, C. and H.-S. Kim
Applied Science Associates, Inc.
SIMULATED THERMAL VARIATIONS IN MT. HOPE BAY AND APPLICATION TO ASSESSING ECOSYSTEM EFFECTS

9:00 Zhao*,L., L. Goodman, C. Chen, B. Rothschild, and R. Rountree
The School for Marine Science and Technology, UMass Dartmouth
SIMULATING THE EFFECTS OF THE HEATED WATER DISCHARGES FROM BRAYTON POINT POWER STATION TO MOUNT HOPE BAY IN FINITE VOLUME COASTAL MODEL

9:20 Fan*, Y and W. S. Brown
School for Marine Science and Technology, UMass Dartmouth
AN ESTIMATED HEAT BUDGET FOR MOUNT HOPE BAY

9:40 BREAK and Poster Session

Costello*, C.T.
Mass. Department of Environmental Protection
Mapping and Monitoring Resources of Mt. Hope Bay

Englert*, T.L. and R.J. O’Neill
Lawler, Matusky and Skelly Engineers LLP
EFFECTS OF THE BRAYTON POINT STATION THERMAL DISCHARGE ON REPRESENTATIVE IMPORTANT SPECIES IN MOUNT HOPE BAY

Lawrence*, D., M. Scherer
Marine Research Inc
MACROALGAE IMPACTS ON THE NURSERY HABITAT OF YOUNG-OF-THE-YEAR WINTER FLOUNDER (PLEURONECTES AMERICANUS), MOUNT HOPE BAY.

Powell*, J. C.,
R.I. Division of Fish & Wildlife
A TAGGING STUDY OF WINTER FLOUNDER (PSEUDOPLEURONECTES AMERICANUS) IN MT. HOPE BAY, RHODE ISLAND

Tate*, A., K. Weaver, A. Fuda
Roger Williams University
INTEGRATION OF A WINTER FLOUNDER HABITAT SUITABILITY INDEX MODEL AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM TO PRIORITIZE NARRAGANSETT BAY SALT POND RESTORATIONS

10:20 Barrett*, S.B., H. Durey, B.C. Graves
Epsilon Associates, Inc.
THE MOUNT HOPE BAY TIDAL RESTRICTION ATLAS: IDENTIFYING MAN-MADE STRUCTURES WHICH ALTER TIDAL HYDROLOGY AND DEGRADE ESTUARINE HABITATS IN MOUNT HOPE BAY

10:40 Deacutis*,C.F. D. Murray, W. Prell, L. Korhun, and E. Saarman
Narragansett Bay Estuary Program
HYPOXIC WATERS IN NARRAGANSETT BAY , RHODE ISLAND

11:00 Howes*, B.L., and David R. Schlezinger
School for Marine Science and Technology, Univ. of Massachusetts Dartmouth
NUTRIENT RELATED HABITAT QUALITY OF MOUNT HOPE BAY

11:20 Pratt*, S.D.
Graduate School of Oceanography, Univ. of Rhode Island
ASPECTS OF MACROBENTHOS IN MOUNT HOPE BAY

11:40 Panel Discussion – Moderated by TBD

12:00-1:00 LUNCH

1:00 Gibson*, M.R.
RI Department of Environmental Management, Division of Fish and Wildlife
ASSESSING THE IMPACTS OF FISHING AND BRAYTON POINT POWER STATION ON LOCAL STOCKS OF WINTER FLOUNDER USING A NESTED, BIOMASS DYNAMIC MODEL

1:20 DeAlteris*, J.T., T. L. Englert, and J. A. D. Burnett.
University of Rhode Island
TRENDS IN FISH ABUNDANCE IN MOUNT HOPE BAY

1:40 DeLong*, A.K. and J.S. Collie
Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
EXAMINING THE DECLINE OF NARRAGANSETT BAY WINTER FLOUNDER, WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON MOUNT HOPE BAY

2:00 Rountree*, R.A.¹, and T. Lynch^2
1UMass Dartmouth and ²R.I. Department of Environmental Management
SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL PATTERNS OF THE FISH ASSEMBLAGES IN THE GREATER NARRAGANSETT BAY ESTUARINE SYSTEM: IS MT. HOPE BAY DIFFERENT?

2:20 Englert*, T.L. and J.A.D. Burnett
Lawler, Matusky and Skelly Engineers LLP
A RAMAS POPULATION MODEL OF WINTER FLOUNDER IN MOUNT HOPE BAY

2:40-3:00 BREAK

3:00 Taylor*, D.L.
University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography
PREDATION OF WINTER FLOUNDER EGGS BY THE SAND SHIRMP (CRANGON SEPTEMSPINOSA) IN MT. HOPE BAY

3:20 French McCay*, D.P., J.J.Rowe
Applied Science Associates
ESTIMATED IMPACTS OF CORMORANTS ON FISH POPULATIONS IN THE NARRAGANSETT BAY ESTUARY

3:40 Webb*, P.M.
Roger Williams University
ASSESSMENT OF THE SEAL POPULATIONS OF MT. HOPE BAY AND SURROUNDING WATERS

4:00 - 5:00 Panel Discussion Moderated by TBD