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60 Years of Science on the Atlantic

The Northeast Bottom Trawl survey reached a major milestone when it turned 60 years old in fall 2023. Learn how this survey is conducted and how it informs science and management in the Atlantic.
February 01, 2024 - Podcast ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Survey tow net is hauled up with catch for sorting and processing After each survey tow, the net is retrieved and the catch is emptied into a hopper where a series of conveyors move the catch to the sorting and processing area aboard the NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow. There, scientists sort the catch and collect data and biological samples. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Jessica Blaylock

Ocean Models Help Link Environmental Conditions to a Fishery Stock Assessment

We are one step closer to using ocean and climate information to improve stock assessments and management measures.
July 22, 2022 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A flat, diamond-shaped fish lying on a sandy ocean bottom. Both eyes are on one side of the head, looking up at the camera. Caption: Yellowtail flounder on a sandy bottom photographed by a towed sampling array called HabCam. Photo Courtesy Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Meet Renowned Flatfish Expert Dr. Tom Munroe

NOAA Fisheries/Smithsonian Institution scientist Dr. Tom Munroe recently received the 2018 Robert H. Gibbs, Jr., Memorial Award in recognition of his outstanding body of published work in systematic ichthyology (the field of study describing and naming fishes).
November 02, 2018 - Feature Story ,
National
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