Individuals and Organizations involved in herring work in the Gulf of Maine

Canadian Governmental

• Dr. Gary Melvin, Research Scientist, Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), St. Andrews Biological Station (SABS) - Stock Assessment, Acoustics.
• Dr. Rob Stephenson, Research Scientist, SABS.
• Mike Power, Fisheries Biologist, SABS.
• Claude LeBlanc, Fisheries Biologist, DFO, Gulf Fisheries Centre, Moncton, New Brunswick - Stock Surveys.
• DFO, Newfoundland Region, Science, Oceans and Environment, Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre.

United States Governmental

• Dr. William Overholtz, Research Fishery Biologist, NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) - Assessment of herring resources, acoustic surveys.
• Bill Michaels, Research Fishery Biologist, NEFSC - Acoustics.
• Dr. J. Michael Jech, Research Fishery Biologist, NEFSC - Acoustics.
• Matt Cieri, Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) - Stock assessment data, tagging study, and monitoring of spawning closures.
• Kohl Kanwit, Maine DMR - Herring Fishery Vessel Contacts, Tagging.
• Mike Armstrong, Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) - Development and implementation of management regulations.
• Clare McBane, New Hampshire Fish and Game - Development and implementation of management regulations.

University Researchers

• Dave Stevenson, NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Northeast Regional Office, Habitat Conservation Division, Gloucester, MA - Implementation of herring management plans and regulations.
• Dr. Richard Cooper, Avery Point Marine Lab, University of Connecticut and the NOAA, North Atlantic and Great Lakes Region, National Undersea Research Center.
• Aimee Philippi, Darling Marine Center, University of Maine, Orono - Herring Genetics.
• Dr. Gudmundur Oskarsson, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada - Prespawning, Recruitment, Stock Comparisons.
• Dr. Arran McPherson, Dalhousie University - Genetic Analysis of Gulf of Maine Stocks.

Independent Researchers

• Benjamin Neal, Marine Resources Officer, Island Institute - Herring Spawning Area Survey.
• Shale Rosen, Gulf of Maine Research Institute - Herring Acoustics.
• Kevin Scheirer, Gulf of Maine Research Institute - Herring Acoustics.
   
  

Species Policy and Management

• New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) - Herring management plans.
• Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) - Herring management plans.
• Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Gulf Region - Integrated Fisheries Management Plan.
• Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Maritimes Region - Integrated Fisheries Management Plan.
• National Research Council - Improving Fish Stock Assessments.
• Molyneaux, Paul. (1999) Haggling Over Herring. Fishermen's Voice. 4(8).
   
  

Industry Groups

• East Coast Pelagic Association - Vessels fishing for herring and mackerel in the Gulf of Maine through the mid-Atlantic. Mary Beth Tooley, Director. (207) 763-4176.
• Southwest Seiners Association, Nova Scotia. Donna Larkin, Secretary/Treasurer. (902) 762-2672.
• Atlantic Herring Co-operative, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. R.G. Stewart, Manager. (902) 742-9109.

General Reference Websites

• The Herring Network, http://www.clupea.net - A European herring portal site.
• Fishbase.org - General database of fish by species.
• Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine, 2nd Edition, Online.
• Whale Center of New England, Jeffrey's Ledge Information Page - Herring on Jeffrey's Ledge.
• Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Education - Hickory Shad.
• Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Education - Herring.
• Gulf of Mexico Herring Stocks.
   
  

General Reference Books and Papers

• Tupper, Mark H., Vaughn C. Anthony, Stanley B. Chenowith, and Holly A. MacCluen. (1998) Biology and Assessment of Gulf of Maine Herring Stocks (11MB PDF). Gulf of Maine Research Institute. 104 pp.
  
  
• Bigelow, H. B. and W. C. Schroeder. (1953) Fishes of the Gulf of Maine. Fishery Bulletin Of The Fish and Wildlife Service. 53:1-557 pp.
  
  
• Collette, B. B., and G. Klein-MacPhee, Eds. (2002) Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine, Third Ed. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington. 748pp.
  
  
• A.H. Liem and W.B. Scott. (1966) Fishes of the Atlantic Coast of Canada. Bull. Fish. Res. Board Can. 155: 485 pp.
  
  
• Bigelow, H. B. (1926). Plankton of the offshore waters of the Gulf of Maine. Bull. Bur. Fish. 40(968): 1-509.
  
  
• Gerber, Ray P. (2000) An Identification Manual to the Coastal and Estuarine Zooplankton of the Gulf of Maine Region. (2 volumes). Acadia Productions, Brunswick, Maine. Vol. 1, 80 pp., Vol. 2, 98 pp.
  
  

Children's Books related to Plankton

• Cerullo, Mary M. and Bill Curtsinger (2001) Sea Soup II, Zooplankton. Tilbury House Publishers, Gulf of Maine Research Institute. 40 pp.
  
  
• Cerullo, Mary M. and Bill Curtsinger (1999) Sea Soup I, Phytoplankton. Tilbury House Publishers, Gulf of Maine Research Institute. 40 pp.
  
  
• Stevens, Betsy T. (1999) Sea Soup Teachers Guide. Tilbury House Publishers, Gulf of Maine Research Institute. 128 pp.