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Cooperative Institute for Marine Resources Studies
The Cooperative Institute for Marine Resources Studies (CIMRS) was established in 1982 to foster collaborative research between Oregon State University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in fisheries science, aquaculture, oceanography, marine-resource technology and related fields. The present-day CIMRS partnership brings university scientists together with scientists from NOAA's Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, and Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory to work on problems of mutual interest relating to the living and non-living components of the marine environment and their interrelationships. CIMRS mission is also to improve the effectiveness of teaching in the disciplines associated with broadly based marine studies including but not limited to biological, ecological, economic, and social aspects.
Current CIMRS research themes are: (1) West Coast Fisheries Research - Determine the physical and biological processes that influence fish distributions, growth, and survival, in order to better understand how changes in marine environments impact particular species or stocks differently; (2) Ocean Environment Research - Detect and study the chemical, physical, geological and biological effects of tectonic activity on the global ocean; and (3) Marine Mammal Acoustics - Record whale calls through the use of autonomous moored hydrophones in order to determine the presence of different whale species in oceans throughout the world.
CIMRS research supports NOAA in its Mission Goal to protect, restore, and manage the use of coastal and ocean resources through an ecosystem approach to management.
Across the United States, Cooperative Institutes' research projects are supporting all 5 of NOAA’s mission goals.
NOAA Goal: Ecosystems
NOAA Goal: Climate
NOAA Goal: Weather & Water
NOAA Goal: Commerce & Transportation
NOAA Goal: NOAA Mission Support
Cooperative Institutes Handbook (PDF)
Outlines the procedures for establishing, soliciting, awarding, maintaining, reviewing, renewing, and closing NOAA Cooperative Institutes.