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Address: |
166 Water Street, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543-1097 |
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1-508-495-2000 |
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1-508-495-2258 |
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Head of Organization |
Dr Michael P. Sissenwine |
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Type of Organization |
Research Institute; Government Dept. |
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Responsible Authority |
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Northeast Region, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Department of Commerce. |
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Number of Staff: |
Scientists: 200 |
Others: 60 |
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Working Languages: |
English |
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Species: |
Commercially and/or ecologically important marine fish and shellfish; phytoplankton and ichthyoplankton; whales, cetaceans and some pinnipeds. |
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Definition and study of large marine ecosystems; marine fishery monitoring and analysis; marine ecosystem processes, monitoring and analysis; evaluation and assessment of living marine resources; marine aquaculture; biotechnology; systematics and taxonomy of marine fishes, cephalopods, molluscs and crustaceans. |
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Present Programmes: |
Behavioural ecology, oceanography, coastal ecology, marine chemistry, marine fisheries sampling, marine ecosystems surveys, marine population biology and stock dynamics, marine protected species, social sciences, marine culture systems, marine habitat evaluation, biotechnology, systematics, taxonomy. |
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Working Facilities: |
Woods Hole, MA (research vessel staging port, research aquarium, data management, age and growth lab); Narragansett, RI (ecosystems monitoring, remote sensing, apex predator tagging); Milford, CT (research aquaria; fish, shellfish and algal culture facilities); Sandy Hook, NJ (seawater system serving 12 labs for analytical chemistry and microbiology, controlled environment wet labs with 24-hour monitoring capability for experiments including a two-story 32,000 gal. research aquarium); National Systematics Lab, Washington DC (located in the Natural History Museum of the Smithsonian Institution). |
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Aquatic Food Products Lab at University of Florida |
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Tel.: |
1-352-392-4222 |
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1-352-392-8594 |
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Head of Organization |
Dr. Douglas Archer, Dept. Chairman Food Science and Human Nutrition |
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Type of Organization |
Academic/Research |
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Responsible Authority |
Dr. Steve Otwell |
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Number of Staff: |
Scientists:6 |
Others: 10 |
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Working Languages: |
English/Spanish |
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Processing: |
All aspects related to seafood processing: freezing, thawing, peeling, cooking, smoking, packaging, canning, etc. |
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Species: |
All seafood |
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Development: |
Limited product R&D; Value added processing |
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Quality: |
Shrimp School: a yearly program to educate about all aspects related to shrimp quality Processing aids such as phosphates, sulphites, everfresh, etc. Rapid methods to determine presence of these additives in shrimp. Chemical and microbiological rapid methods; i.e. histamine, sulphites, salmonella |
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Others: |
Seafood Safety: National Coordinator for training HACCP and Sanitation Control Procedures Seafood nutritional labelling |
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Present Programmes: |
Seafood and aquaculture products safety: Maintain the National Training Program for industry and inspectors for HACCP and related Sanitation Control Procedures. Biotechnology to assure seafood safety: Develop rapid detection methods for microbial pathogens, marine toxins, and toxic algae based on specific probes. Oysters: Developing alternative freezing methods to eliminate bacteria while maintaining expected quality. Equipment designs and cleaning methods for shucking, introducing alternative market forms for cooked products. Fish, multi-species: Use of modified atmosphere packaging for freshness. Use of carbon monoxide to retain muscle colour. Controls to prevent histamine poisoning from tuna and mackerels. Shrimp: Introduction of electronic noses camera imaging and convenient field tests to judge and grade products. Developed proper use of antimicrobial agents and treatments to retain favourable moisture. Developed safe controls for use of sulfiting agents. Aquaculture: Demonstrating the quality attributes for freshwater, intensive cultured shrimp produced in Florida. Investigate tests to distinguish cultured vs. wild sturgeon. Designing processing options and time-temperature management for tilapia and catfish farms. Spiny lobsters, stone crabs and blue crabs: Set cooking protocols to suit food safety regulations. Introduced “sanitation index’ to control potential pathogenic bacteria in processing. |
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Laboratories: |
Chemistry, microbiology, engineering, toxicology |
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Nutrition Training Programmes: |
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Shrimp School (every year) |
2 1/2 days |
English |
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HACCP Training (upon request) |
2 1/2 days |
English |
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Blue Crab School |
1 day |
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Southeast Fisheries Center
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Address: |
NOAA, NMFS, 4700 Avenue U, Galveston TX 77551-5997 |
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Tel.: |
1-409-766.3500 |
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1-409-766.3508 |
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Head of Organization |
Laboratory Director, Dr Roger Zimmerman |
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Type of Organization |
Federal Government Department |
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Responsible Authority |
National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries, Science Centre and Regional Office |
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Number of Staff: |
Scientists: 25 |
Others: 40 |
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Working Languages: |
English |
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Handling: |
Onboard; Onshore; Research on Landings. |
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Species: |
Fish; Crustaceans; Molluscs; Sea Turtles. |
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Development: |
New Equipment; Research. |
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Others: |
Statistics; Fishery Resources; Stock Assessment; Fishery Biology; Management Information; Fishing Technology; Fish Culture; Marine Pollution. |
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Present Programmes: |
Research on Shrimp and Bottomfish Fisheries; Research Fishery Interaction with Protected Sea Turtles and Marine Mammals. |
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Laboratories: |
Biology; Aquaculture. |
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Others: |
Library; Research Vessel; Flow through Sea Water System for Research. |
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Regular Training Programmes: |
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College Studies |
Continuously |
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English |
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Serial Publications: |
Peer Review Journal Articles; Technical Memorandum; Technical Reports |
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