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2021 Spring Gulf of Maine Cooperative Bottom Longline Survey Concludes

Over the course of three weeks in April and May, two vessels sampled 45 stations in the central Gulf of Maine.

July 13, 2021 - Feature Story ,

New England/Mid-Atlantic

A close-up of researchers dropping an otolith into the small, paper, bar-coded envelopes used to store them.

Spiny Dogfish Eat Atlantic Cod: DNA May Provide Some Answers

As dogfish populations recover from overfishing, questions remain about how much Atlantic cod they are eating and its impact on the struggling cod population. Innovative genetic techniques help shed some light on the situation.

November 16, 2020 - Feature Story ,

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Spiny dogfish are a small species of shark.

Spiny dogfish have little consumer demand in the U.S. They are a major seafood export to Europe, where they are commonly used as the fish in "fish and chips".

Behind the Scenes of the Most Consumed Seafood

Learn about the robust and transparent environmental standards that make U.S. seafood sustainable.

September 30, 2020 - Feature Story ,

National

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Grilled tuna lemon with mayo. Credit: North Carolina Sea Grant/Vanda Lewis.

Predator-Prey Interaction Study Reveals More Food Does Not Always Mean More Consumption

Decades of data allow researchers at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center to look at predator-prey interactions in a different way: among multiple species throughout the water column.

September 29, 2020 - Feature Story ,

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Winter flounder on the ocean bottom in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.

Winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus) in Narragansett Bay. It is a flatfish native to coastal waters of the western North Atlantic coast from Labrador to Georgia, although it is less common south of Delaware Bay. It feeds on bottom-dwelling animals. Photo: NOAA Fisheries

Gulf of Maine Longline Surveys Target Species in Rocky Habitats

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.

February 18, 2020 - Feature Story ,

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Large halibut being examined by scientist.

Will Old Bones Tell Tales?

Archeologists studying Smuttynose Island in the Gulf of Maine uncovered the remnants of cod and other fish deposited by one of colonial America’s first fishing stations. Researchers are using these fish parts to learn more about fish and the ocean they lived in nearly 350 years ago.

November 18, 2019 - Feature Story ,

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Scientist around table with assorted otolith samples and boxes.

Fisherman's Perspective: Electronic Monitoring Can Provide Better Data

Massachusetts commercial groundfish fisherman Jim Ford believes electronic monitoring could provide better and more complete data to a fishery that needs it.

August 09, 2019 - Feature Story ,

New England/Mid-Atlantic

New Habitat Protections for Young Cod

Young-of-the-year cod like complex habitats. They prefer gravel and cobble bottoms and grow best in eelgrass, but they also use sandy areas next to these habitats when predators are not around.

March 21, 2018 - Feature Story ,

New England/Mid-Atlantic

NOAA Fisheries’ NEFSC Comes Out Strong for Maine Fishermen’s Forum

The annual Maine Fishermen's Forum opens Thursday and the NEFSC is there. The forum is a great time and place for meetings and discussions among a variety of people interested in healthy, sustainable fisheries, seafood businesses.

February 26, 2018 - Feature Story ,

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Meeting photo, Jon Hare (left), John Manerson (right) during the forum.

New Trade Rule Combats Illegal, Fraudulent Seafood

Seafood Import Monitoring Program underway as of January 1, 2018

January 01, 2018 - Feature Story ,

National

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