Our scientists routinely work with colleagues at federal and state agencies, academic research institutions, and non-profit organizations.

This hook-based fishery survey is conducted alongside fishing industry collaborators every fall and spring. Focusing on rocky habitat in the southern Gulf of Maine, the survey informs questions of abundance and distribution of species that live there.

Perseverance yields success despite uncooperative weather.

Researchers are using wave-powered autonomous surface vehicles to assess ocean ecosystem health around the Hawaiian Islands.

Since 1871, the Northeast Fisheries Science Center has had many research vessels that sailed out of Woods Hole, from the Fish Hawk (1880) which was the first floating marine hatchery, to the Henry B. Bigelow and the Gloria Michele which sail today.

These publications cover a variety of issues resulting from human activities including bycatch in fisheries, previous human exploitation, exposure to toxins and pollution, habitat alterations, entanglement issues, and man-made ocean noise.

According to scientists, there is still much to learn about this elusive animal.

Interning, volunteering, and working for several federal agencies have been important parts of Dave’s education and career. This includes being a park ranger, wilderness firefighter, and clinical research test subject.

Each spring and fall, the Northeast Fisheries Science Center conducts a bottom trawl survey in federal waters from Cape Hatteras to the Canadian border. Some areas, like the rocky bottom habitats in the Gulf of Maine, require a special approach.

These top predators travel far across the Pacific, returning to the same areas in the Southern California Bight each year.

These publications focus on what animals do and how they interact with each other and their environment. This includes both instinctive and learned behaviors such as movement, habitat use, predation, social interactions, and responses to other stimuli.

Effective fisheries management requires an understanding of fish biology, such as growth rates and reproduction.

We use acoustic recordings from marine protected areas to monitor patterns of vessel presence and identify characteristics of potentially non-compliant vessels to aid local patrolling and enforcement efforts.

As part of the Faces of the Southeast Fisheries Science Center series, meet Dr. Skyler Sagarese.

We focus on science-based conservation by developing effective tools and activities to mitigate threats to Hawaiian monk seal survival.