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Leg 2 of the 2023 Survey is Underway!

The Main Deck

Leg 2 of the Survey resumes science operations where Leg 1 left off
July 05, 2023 - Survey ,
West Coast

Ecosystem Monitoring Cruise Launches Drifter Buoys and Makes a Unique Discovery

Field Fresh Blog: Science in Motion

The cruise heads into the Gulf of Maine on track to complete all of its sampling stations.
June 30, 2023 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
On the left, the deck of the NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow with electrical wiring and part of a conductivity temperature and depth rosette water sampler visible, including three gray cylindrical bottles for sampling seawater. On the right, the calm flat and blue ocean over the deck of the ship with an orangish pink sunset on the horizon. 2023 Ecosystem monitoring cruise. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Jerry Prezioso

Calibration: Easier than landing a spaceship on the moon

The Main Deck

Calibrating echosounders for fisheries acoustics surveys
June 28, 2023 - Survey ,
West Coast

Day-by-Day of Observations and Acoustics: Part One

Collecting Information to Restore Marine Mammals and Seabirds in the Gulf of Mexico

Follow along with scientists for frequent updates from the marine mammal and seabird teams collecting data to help inform plans to restore populations on the Vessel Survey for Abundance and Distribution of Marine Mammals and Seabirds.
June 28, 2023 - Survey ,
Southeast
The bow of a large white ship in an open ocean of blue water. The scientists search for marine mammals and seabirds by standing on the higher decks on the ship. This is the view of the bow of the Gordon Gunter on a beautiful day. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/ Ellie Hartman

Ecosystem Monitoring Cruise Samples the Mid-Atlantic Bight

Field Fresh Blog: Science in Motion

Smooth sailing as students and scientists reach the southernmost point of the cruise and begin the journey north.
June 26, 2023 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Student with short brown hair wearing a green sweatshirt monitors data on a laptop screen while talking into a two-way radio transceiver. Morgan Hadley, Endicott College student, is guiding Chris Taylor’s deployment of the submersible radiometer by monitoring its data output. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Jerry Prezioso

The 2023 Joint U.S.-Canada Integrated Ecosystem and Pacific Hake Survey Begins!

The Main Deck

Research cruise aboard the Bell M. Shimada
June 23, 2023 - Survey ,
West Coast

2023 Ecosystems Monitoring Cruise Underway—and Busy

Field Fresh Blog: Science in Motion

Old hands, students, and scientists forge south toward Cape Hatteras.
June 23, 2023 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A female scientist sits in front of a computer with a male scientist standing to the left of her and a female scientist standing to the right. The standing female scientist points to something on the computer screen.

Whale Tails, Wrymouths, and Other Bottom Longline Survey Surprises

Field Fresh Blog: Science in Motion

Field biologist Emma Fowler shares more sights and scenes, unusual finds, and other fun surprises from the 2023 spring Gulf of Maine Bottom Longline Survey.
June 21, 2023 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A whale tail drips with water above the ocean surface as the whale dove below the surface. The water is calm and the sky is slightly overcast. A humpback whale dives below the ocean surface at Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Emma Fowler

Does Environmental Change Jog the Memory of Conditioned Scallops?

Field Fresh Blog: Science in Motion

Investigating whether scallops’ memory-like responses can help them adapt to climate change.
June 09, 2023 - Research ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A hand holds three greenish gray bay scallop shells.

Spring 2023 California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations Survey

California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations Survey Logs

The 2023 CalCOFI Spring cruise sailed aboard NOAA ship Bell M. Shimada from March 25 through April 26 to survey the distributions and abundances of pelagic fish stocks, their prey, and their biotic and abiotic environments in the California Current.
June 06, 2023 - Survey ,
West Coast