Part
2, Sec. 2C14
Human Activities - Research and Education
14.
Research and Education
Several
research and educational institutions or agencies conduct activities
in the vicinity of Stellwagen Bank. These activities are largely
focused on living resources of the Bank, and involve both on-site
and off-site programs. In addition to living resources, scientific
inquiry has also been directed at physical processes of the
overall Gulf of Maine. The public's interest in understanding
living and non-living resources of the Gulf of Maine has more
recently fostered the expansion of educational/interpretive
activities by several organizations.
Among
agencies, institutions, or organizations which have conducted
research and educational projects related to or in the area
of Stellwagen Bank are: U.S. Department of the Army (Corps of
Engineers), U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of
the Interior, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, University
of Massachusetts, University of Rhode Island, New England Aquarium,
Atlantic Cetacean Research Center, Center for Coastal Studies,
Center for Marine Conservation, Cetacean Research Unit, Conservation
Law Foundation, International Wildlife Coalition, Manomet Bird
Observatory, Massachusetts Audubon Society, Marine Biological
Laboratory, and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
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