The 2013 to 2016 marine heatwave—known as “The Blob”—is the largest warm anomaly ever recorded in the North Pacific. In the Gulf of Alaska, scientists have connected low numbers of Pacific cod larvae, juveniles, and adults to loss of spawning habitat.
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.
Our ongoing field research in the Mariana Archipelago provides an answer to an ongoing scientific mystery—where are the “missing” breeding areas for humpback whales in the western North Pacific?
From the age of 12, Pete Chase knew he wanted to pursue a career in ocean science. Find out how he achieved his current role as chief of the Northeast Fisheries Science Center's surveys branch.
