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Deep-Seeing Is Believing: Researcher Helps Develop New Tool For Ocean Exploration

Testing planned for August cruise on NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow.
August 10, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Deep See, with modified test equipment ready for testing.

Researcher Combines Fisheries and Acoustics for Beaufort Sea Project

For three weeks this August, acoustics researcher Jennifer Johnson will be combining her fishery biology and acoustics expertise to study fish in the Beaufort Sea, off the northern coast of Alaska, and Canada's Yukon and Northwest Territories. Johnson w
August 01, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Aerial view of water sampling, crane lowering equipment off the side of the vessel.

Shallow Coral Reefs — Essential Fish Habitat of the Pacific Islands

Shallow coral reefs provide important habitat for fish and other species.
July 13, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A Bluefin trevally swims past table coral colonies at Johnston Atoll in the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument.

Supporting Continued Coral Reef and Watershed Management in West Hawai‘i

Habitat conservation activities and efforts to manage coral reefs and watersheds in West Hawai‘i.
July 13, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
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Modern Science Proves Historical Maps Accurately Identify Fish Habitat

NOAA Fisheries scientists used modern acoustic technology to successfully verify the accuracy of old (1924-2003) maps of the Alaska sea floor and validate their use in managing sustainable fisheries. 
July 05, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
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Monitoring the Northeast Shelf Ecosystem

Researchers from the Northeast Fisheries Science Center have been collecting plankton and hydrographic data in waters off the Northeast U.S. coast six times a year since the early 1970s.
June 25, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Two men in blue hardhats deploying the Bongo Nets (large nets with metal openings).

From the Deep to the Reef

Research expedition examines biology of deepwater and coral reef fishes in Mariana Archipelago.
June 12, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
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Research Expedition to Assess Coral Reef Conditions and Recovery from Mass Bleaching

A 70-day mission aboard the NOAA Ship Hi‘ialakai to survey coral reef ecosystems in American Samoa and the Pacific Remote Islands.
June 01, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
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New Tool Helps Fisheries Avoid Protected Species In Near Real Time

Learn more about EcoCast—a dynamic ocean management tool that aims to minimize fisheries bycatch and maximize fisheries target catch in near real time.
May 31, 2018 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
National
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2018 Southeastern Bering Sea Shelf Bottom Trawl Survey Gets Underway

Questions loom large about the annual extent of cold water in the Southeastern Bering Sea.
May 30, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Ocean bottom temperatures in the Bering Sea near Alaska