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The mission of CINAR

is to conduct and coordinate cutting-edge research engaging both NOAA and academic scientists to enable informed decisions by NOAA for sustainable and beneficial management of the northwestern Atlantic shelf ecosystem.

Ecosystem Forecasting

Ecosystem Forecasting

Ecosystem Monitoring

Ecosystem Monitoring

Ecosystem Management

Ecosystem Management

Protection and Restoration

Protection and Restoration

Sustained Ocean Observations and Climate

Sustained Ocean Observations and Climate

Education and Outreach

Education and Outreach

Research Highlights

Featured CINAR Publication

Cassoff, R. M., K. M. Moore, W. A. McLellan, S. G. Barco, D. S. Rotstein and M. J. Moore. 2011. Lethal entanglement in baleen whales. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 96: 175-185.

Lethal entanglement in baleen whales

Entanglement of baleen whales in fishing gear can range from acute, involving the drowning of relatively small animals, to transient self-limiting, to chronic entanglement of more powerful individuals tearing off line or net from anchored gear. If chronic entanglement causes severe constrictive injuries, slow debilitation and death can result. Cassoff and co-workers examined 21 individuals post-mortem from 4 species of baleen whales that died from entanglement, to describe the pathobiology of this syndrome in its various forms. This work highlights the impact entanglements have on the welfare of individual animals and population conservation status. Their analysis is a critical step towards the design of fishing practices and gear that will reduce entanglement morbidity and mortality in whales

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Woods Hole Team Joins NOAA's Battle of the AtlanticWoods Hole Team Joins NOAA's Battle of the Atlantic

It’s been called everything from the Graveyard of the Atlantic to Torpedo Junction.
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