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Home Stretch for the 2021 Spring Bottom Trawl Survey

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Back at sea.
May 27, 2021 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Back in the Gulf of Maine on the Tenacious II

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Back on the water, Gulf of Maine Bottom Longline Survey!
May 25, 2021 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Gloves, measuring board, and cooler on deck. Sampling station at the ready. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Looking For eDNA And Mercury In Waters On The Northeast Shelf

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Two new initiatives are underway on the fall ecosystem monitoring survey on the Northeast Shelf: looking for traces of mercury in seawater, and using eDNA to study finfish diversity.
November 08, 2019 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Scientist in lab filtering samples.

Fall Survey off the Northeast Coast Includes Some Research Firsts

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The fall Ecosystem Monitoring Survey on the Northeast Shelf has experienced a variety of weather, and some research "firsts" for that survey.
October 31, 2019 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Workstation with 4 monitors, 2 keyboards, radio and walkie talkie.

The Dogfish Didn’t Make it, but Sharks Need to Eat Too

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Scientist Christine Kircun relates a tale of nature, red in tooth and claw
October 28, 2019 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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Fall Bottom-Trawl Survey Goes On, Rain or Shine

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Biological science technicians Christine Kircun and Katie Rogers team up in this blog to bring us enchanting images of the sea life they sample during the Northeast Fisheries Science Center's 2019 fall bottom-trawl survey
October 11, 2019 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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Did You Know Most Animals in the Ocean Don’t Have Backbones?

Christine Kircun, biological science technician, inspects a rich diversity of bottom-dwelling sea creatures brought up in an early-morning survey tow off Chatham, Massachusetts
April 15, 2019 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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Teacher Becomes Sea Student

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Eight grade science teacher joins NOAA's Teacher At Sea Program on a bottom trawl survey.
April 30, 2018 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Two scientists/teachers working together at the age processing station.

Shark Species Seen on Leg 2 of Coastal Shark Survey

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Coastal Shark Survey
April 26, 2018 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Bull shark near bottom. Darker on top.