NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center (LMRCSC)

The LMRCSC is a collaborative program initiated in 2001 between NOAA and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) with the purpose of training students for careers in NOAA and conducting fisheries science research.

Participating universities:
University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES)
University of Maryland Center of Marine Biotechnology
Delaware State University
Hampton University
Savannah State University
University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (UM/RSMAS)

LMRCSC Research Areas

Aquaculture

Aquaculture biotechnology
Molecular endocrinology
Immunology

Quantitative Fisheries

Modeling
Tagging studies
Stock assessment

Fisheries Socioeconomics

Diversification indices
Economic studies

Essential Fish Habitat

Benthic ecology
Community ecology
GIS/GPS surveys
Fish health

Current LMRCSC Research at UM/RSMAS

Developing socio-economic indicators for billfish
Grey snapper salinity preference and habitat selection
Trophodynamics of larval billfish
The South Florida Student Shark Program (SFSSP)

For more information regarding NOAA LMRCSC visit the UMES LMRCSC website.

Or for more information regarding NOAA LMRCSC at UM/RSMAS please contact:
David Die, Ph. D.

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Although the LMRCSC receives funding from NOAA, the content and views on these webpages are those of the UM Fisheries Management Group and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or the Department of Commerce.

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