Principal Investigator: Yong Chen (Zoology & Marine Science, UMaine) Partners: NOAA, Maine Department of Marine Resources Abstract: The Atlantic cod stock in the Gulf of Maine is currently near historically low population levels. Fishery reductions have caused the loss of many fisheries jobs and stressed Maine’s coastal economies. This proposal seeks support for a GA researching strategies to read more Facilitating Development of Statistical Models to Improve Estimation of Incidental Cod Catch