WGNAEO

WGNAEO

Working Group on Northwest Atlantic Ecosystem Observations

 

 

WGNAEOWGNAEOTruePhilip Politis, Lindsay BeazleyEOSGPhilip.Politis@noaa.gov, lindsay.beazley@dfo-mpo.gc.caWorking Group on Northwest Atlantic Ecosystem Observations

The Working Group on Northwest Atlantic Ecosystem Observations (WGNAEO) coordinates United States and Canadian trawl survey activities, data sharing, and analyses to inform integrated ecosystem science in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean.

​​​​Fishery-independent trawl surveys conducted by Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans Maritimes Region (DFO) and the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NOAA NEFSC) have broad spatial overlap and similar sampling objectives.

WGNAEOs Terms of Reference are closely aligned with a number of the observation and exploration priorities described in ​ICES Science Plan.

a) Coordinating​​ US and Canadian resource and ecosystem survey strategies for enhanced regional evaluation in the Northwest Atlantic. 

b) Coordinating and developing access, metadata, and methods for integrating historical Canadian and U.S. trawl survey data to facilitate scientific analyses. 

c) Collating and reviewing ocean observations collected in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean and conducting gap analyses to inform integrated ecosystem assessments and ecosystem science activities. ​


WGNAEO has a close working relationship with the Working Group on the Northwest Atlantic Regional Sea (WGNARS). WGNAEO will also develop connections with the Working Group on Oceanic Hydrography (WGOH​)​ and other​ groups in the Ecosystem Observation Steering Group (EOSG​)​.​​​​

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