Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

ACTING TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE 

Michael Liddel, PhD
Acting Director, Science Information Division (ST6), Office of Science and Technology
NOAA Fisheries | U.S. Department of Commerce
Office: 301-427-813
ADMINISTRATIVE REPRESENTATIVE 

Julie Whitaker

Chief, Acquisitions and Grants Division
Management & Budget Office
National Ocean Service
‪(302) 930-0166‬ (Google voice)

julie.whitaker@noaa.gov

NOAA website

NOAA CESU Guidelines will be available soon.

Key Education, Research, and Technical Assistance Needs

NOAA Fisheries Service has six science centers that conduct basic research to support the management arm.

Fisheries research needs:

  • Marine fisheries ecosystems
  • Coastal ecosystems
  • Species and habitats at risk
  • Recovery research
  • Monitoring of stock status
  • Biodiversity
  • Climate change
  • Wave energy
  • Dam passage (Open Rivers program)
  • Quantitative aspects
  • Salmon
  • Marine mammals