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PROJECT REPORTS

Project summaries, progress reports and PI contact information are provided for projects funded by the Center. Information provided is preliminary and property of the PIs. Contact the PIs directly if you wish to cite their work in any way.

Technological development of a high resolution, rapid survey capability to identify spawning habitat of large pelagic fishes
         PI: Robert Cowen
         Project Status: On going - Progress Report 2 (07/07), Progress Report (11/06)

Spatial Ecology of Marine Turtles in the Eastern Atlantic
         PIs: Michael Coyne, Brendan Godley, Patrick Halpin and Mike Fedak
         Project Status: On going - Progress Report 2 (07/07), Progress Report (11/06)

PCBs as Novel Tracers for Determining Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) Population Mixing in the North Atlantic
         PIs: Rebecca M. Dickhut and Ashok D. Deshpande
         Project Status: On going - Progress Report 2 (07/07), Progress Report (11/06)

Genetic discrimination of bluefin tuna spawned in the Mediterranean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico
         PI: John Graves, Jan McDowell and Jens Carlsson
         Project Status: On going - Progress Report 2 (07/07), Progress Report (11/06)

Towards long-term tracking of billfish
         PIs: Kim Holland and David Itano
         Project Status: On going - Progress Report (11/06)

Distribution, migration and behavior of the ocean sunfish, Mola mola, in the north Atlantic
         PIs: Hunt Howell and Inga F. Potter
         Project Status: On going - Progress Report 2 (07/07), Progress Report (11/06)

Assessment of natal homing and mixing of Atlantic bluefin tuna using d13C and d18O signatures in otoliths
         PIs: Jay R. Rooker and David H. Secor
         Project Status: On going - Progress Report 2 (07/07), Progress Report (11/06)

Habitat utilization, movement patterns, and post-release survivorship of porbeagle sharks (Lamna nasus) captured on longline in the North Atlantic
         PIs: Gregory Skomal, Lisa Natanson, Nancy Kohler, Diego Bernal and Chugey Sepulveda
         Project Status: On going - Progress Report 2 (07/07), Progress Report (11/06)

Leatherback turtle foraging habitats in the north Atlantic: Implications for fisheries interactions
         PIs: Amanda Southwood and David Kirby
         Project Status: On going - Progress Report 2 (07/07), Progress Report (11/06)

Reconstructing Diet Histories and Migration Pathways of Bluefin Tuna from Compound-Specific Stable Isotope Analyses of Scales and Bone
         PIs: Simon R. Thorrold and Leah A. Houghton
         Project Status: On going - Progress Report 2 (07/07), Progress Report (11/06)