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Winter 2023 California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations Survey

California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations Survey Logs

The 2023 CalCOFI Winter cruise sailed aboard NOAA Ship Reuben Lasker from January 6-26 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

Fall 2022 California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations Survey

California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations Survey Logs

The 2022 Fall CalCOFI cruise sailed aboard SIO/UNOLS vessel Sally Ride from November 5-16 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

Bottom Longline Survey Gets Seal of Approval

Field Fresh Blog: Science in Motion

Field biologist Emma Fowler shares some of the marvelous sights and scenes, unusual finds, and bucket list achievements from the spring Gulf of Maine Bottom Longline Survey.
June 05, 2023 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A seal peers above the ocean surface in profile. There are a few small swells to the water. A gray seal sneaks a peek. Credit NOAA Fisheries/Emma Fowler

Sound Bytes: Adventures of a Drifting Buoy

Sound Bytes

When the Stars (and Satellites) Align
April 25, 2023 - Research ,
West Coast
Figure 1. Summary map of the CCC-PAM March 2023 Survey. Sightings of marine mammals are represented by colored circles. Circumference of the circle corresponds to the number of animals sighted. The white squares represent the start of the acoustic drifting buoys and the white triangle represents the end of the drifts. The white stars represent moored listening stations. Figure 1. Summary map of the CCC-PAM March 2023 Survey. Sightings of marine mammals are represented by colored circles. Circumference of the circle corresponds to the number of animals sighted. The white squares represent the start of the acoustic drifting buoys and the white triangle represents the end of the drifts. The white stars represent moored listening stations. Figure created by Marina Bozinovic.

Surfclams in a Changing Ocean: Massachusetts Maritime Student Stories

Field Fresh Blog: Science in Motion

An intern tell-all: how students Shannen Allen and Crystal Santos spent their surfclam summers.
March 28, 2023 - Research ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Three female researchers sit on a boat with the water and blue sky behind them. From left to right, Emily Roberts, Crystal Santos, and Shannen Allen. Crystal Santos captains a boat back from Eel Pond in Falmouth on a sunny summer day. Photo credit: NOAA Fisheries / Emily Roberts

Conch Fishing: An Observer's Perspective

Field Fresh Blog: Science in Motion

Marine snails may not be the first thing you think of when you think about commercial fishing in the Northeast. Fisheries observer Jessica Tyrrell provides an insider’s perspective on a little known, yet important fishery.
March 13, 2023 - Fisheries Observer ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A tote filled with knobbed whelks sits near the gunwale of a commercial fishing vessel. There are two wooden bushel baskets on either side of the tote.

Sound Bytes: Gearing up for Field Work

Sound Bytes

Equipment, Permits, and Housing Oh My!
February 28, 2023 - Research ,
West Coast
Kourtney Burger and Cory Hom-Weaver stand on a walkway that spans across the technology tank at Southwest fisheries science center. They wear hard hats and dawn life jackets for safety. The are testing out a surface buoy configuration. From left: Kourtney Burger and Cory Hom-Weaver in the technology tank at Southwest Fisheries Science Center testing surface buoys for the ADRIFT project. Credit: NOAA Fisheries / Cory Hom-Weaver.

Visual Arts Can Bring Us Closer to Protected Marine Life—While Helping Us Keep a Safe Distance

University of Hawai‘i STEM Fellow Devon Stapleton describes her internship connecting communities with NOAA Fisheries’ conservation mission for protected marine life.
February 23, 2023 - Science Blog ,
Pacific Islands
Art work - Beauty comes from a distance Eleventh grader Esther W. from the Northern Mariana Islands wowed judges in the 2022 Share the Shore & Sea Youth Art Contest with her digital illustration titled Beauty comes from a distance.

Life on a NOAA Vessel and the People that Bring it Together

27th Year of the Southeast Bottom Longline Survey

Learn what life is like on a NOAA ship and get a glimpse into the diverse people that make this survey happen.
February 10, 2023 - Survey ,
Southeast
A pink and orange sunrise on a blue sky over the bow of the Oregon II. Sunrise over the bow of the NOAA Ship Oregon II. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Tralee Chapman

Every Day Is Different: An Observer's Perspective

Field Fresh Blog: Science in Motion

Fishery observing off Long Island, New York.
January 30, 2023 - Fisheries Observer ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Metal longline hook and snap attached to fishing line laid on a measuring board. The hook has a curved shaft and body, and a sharp barb on its end. The snap resembles a large safety pin and is used to secure the baited hook and line to the mainline used to haul and deploy the gear.