NOAA Fisheries and partners developed and calibrated an ecosystem model of the Gulf of Mexico that revealed key trade-offs between Gulf menhaden and their predators, which could assist in managing the stock.
The team behind the Distribution Mapping and Analysis Portal (DisMAP) has rolled out the first upgrades to the tool since its launch in spring 2022, with additional cutting-edge updates slated for 2023.
“Salty, watery, muddy, bloody, little space, on a constantly moving deck” may not be the words most people would apply to a job they actually enjoy doing. But for fisheries observer Woody Venard, it’s an accurate description.
