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Item 2020 Report on SCOR Visiting Scholar Program(Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR), 2020) Urban, Edward R.The SCOR Visiting Scholar program was started in 2009, to send scientists to developing countries to provide mentoring and teaching using a cost-effective approach. The program was loosely based on similar programs of the Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean (POGO). SCOR issues a call for applications in September/October of each year and the SCOR Committee on Capacity Building selects applicants each year to serve as Visiting Scholars, depending on funds available. In recent years, SCOR has been able to support six Visiting Scholars: three supported with funds from the U.S. National Science Foundation, two with funds from national SCOR committees, and one with funds from crowdfunding and from the budget of the SCOR Committee on Capacity Building (which also comes from national SCOR committees).Item The Collected Papers of Robert G. Snider in Relation to the First Years of The International Indian Ocean Expedition(Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR), 2020-05) Urban, Edward R.Item Cruises of the R/V Anton Bruun as part of the U.S. Program in Biology, International Indian Ocean Expedition(Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR), 2019-01-19) Urban, Edward R.Item Cruises of the R/V Te Vega as part of the U.S. Program in Biology, International Indian Ocean Expedition (Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR), 2019-04-10) Urban, Edward R.The R/V Te Vega conducted 4 cruises as part of U.S. Program in Biology of the International Indian Ocean Expedition of 1959-1965. This document describes where and how biological sampling was conducted on these cruises, and describes how a definitive station list was developed from different sources of data.Item Inexpensive Feeds as Dietary Supplements to Accelerate Growth of Juvenile Surf Clams (Spisula solidissima)(2010-09-02) Urban, Edward R.; Monte, John D.; Moore, M. MugIncreased demand for live and processed clams has been accompanied by a decreased supply of wild clams. The surf clam, Spisula solidissima, was utilized extensively for processed clam products until overfishing reduced the surf clam harvest. Surf clams can be produced in one growing season, for use in markets currently supplied by slower growing hard or soft-shell clams. The purpose of this research project was to determine if inexpensive supplements could be used to cost-effectively accelerate clam growth in a commercial-scale open system. Addition of rice starch to the natural algal supply resulted in significant increases in clam weight and length. Increased value of larger clams was not great enough, however, to offset increased labor and feed costs. The results of this study will not allow immediate commercialization of the supplementation process. Rather, these results may encourage further research with supplemental feeds. Before commercialization can take place, better diets must be developed and unit labor costs must be reduced. Cost-effective supplemental feeding could provide surf clam seed for grow-out to supply markets for live and processed clam products.Item New Species Described from Specimens Collected as Part of the U.S. Program on Biology of the International Indian Ocean Expedition(Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR), 2020-01-02) Urban, Edward R.Item Reference Stations for the International Indian Ocean Expedition (IIOE)(Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR), 2020-05-11) Urban, Edward R.Reference stations, specific locations in the ocean where measurements are made repeatedly, to monitor changes in ocean parameters, have been established for decades (Cronin et al., 2012). Long-term data series from these sites are crucial for understanding effects of climate change and other human-induced environmental changes.Item Sampling Stations for the R/V Anton Bruun as part of the U.S. Program in Biology, International Indian Ocean Expedition(Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR), 2019-01-04) Urban, Edward R.Item Sampling Stations for the R/V Te Vega as part of the U.S. Program in Biology, International Indian Ocean Expedition(Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR), 2019-03-27) Urban, Edward R.