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The Last Leg of the 2023 Joint Pacific Hake and Ecosystem Survey is Underway!

The Main Deck

Leg 5 of the Joint Survey Along West Coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia
August 30, 2023 - Survey ,
West Coast

Studying Seabirds in the Gulf of Mexico

Collecting Information to Restore Marine Mammals and Seabirds in the Gulf of Mexico

Bird scientists partner with NOAA’s 2023 Vessel Survey for Abundance and Distribution to close the data gap on bird species that live, migrate, and breed in the area. This information will assist with management and restoration planning.
August 23, 2023 - Survey ,
Southeast
A brown bird with wings extended flying An immature red-footed booby flying around the vessel in the Gulf of Mexico. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Jonny Reid

Sailing the High Seas: Two Decades of Counting Whales and Dolphins in Hawaiian Waters

The Hawaiian Islands Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Surveys of 2002, 2010, and 2017 provided critical data on the sizes of whale and dolphin populations. With HICEAS 2023 underway, we reflect on what we have learned about cetacean abundance in Hawaiʻi.
August 22, 2023 - Survey ,
Pacific Islands
Two pilot whales bob their bodies out of the water while looking at researchers. Two short-finned pilot whales spyhop at researchers on a small boat, launched from the NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette (in the background) during HICEAS 2017. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Paula Olson (Permit #20311)

Listening to the Sounds of the Gulf of Mexico

Collecting Information to Restore Marine Mammals and Seabirds in the Gulf of Mexico

The acoustics team recovers and deploys a variety of moored underwater recording instruments to provide information on ocean noise, including sounds from human activities, fish, and marine mammals.
August 15, 2023 - Survey ,
Southeast
2 men standing at the side of a ship looking at the water. Tony Martinez and John Kent deploy one of the eight SoundTraps™ (acoustic recorders) into the northwestern Gulf of Mexico to detect and listen to marine mammals in the area, with a focus on Rice’s whales. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/ Jonny Reid

Leg 4 of the 2023 Survey is Underway!

The Main Deck

Leg 4 of the Survey Along the Oregon and Washington Coast
August 12, 2023 - Survey ,
West Coast

Day in the Life: A Scientist on a Marine Mammal and Seabird Survey

Collecting Information to Restore Marine Mammals and Seabirds in the Gulf of Mexico

The daily schedules, living conditions and other activities of scientists on a marine mammal and seabird vessel survey.
August 07, 2023 - Survey ,
Southeast
2 women stand on the deck of a ship looking through binoculars Rachel Hardee, a marine mammal observer and Lisa Hug, a bird scientist, scan for animals in the Gulf of Mexico. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/ Ellie Hartman

Surprises and Looking to the Future

An Internship Studying pH in Salt Marshes to Better Understand Oyster Growth

A project to investigate the effects of pH on oyster growth.
August 04, 2023 - Research ,
Southeast
2 people walking in hip deep marsh water NOAA affiliates JP Everhart and Lauren LaMonica deploying sensors at the low-salinity site, Hog Island. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Clöe Lemaire

Zip Ties Are Your Best Friend

An Internship Studying pH in Salt Marshes to Better Understand Oyster Growth

Field work is physically demanding on long, hot summer days, but the planning for research is even more challenging.
August 04, 2023 - Research ,
Southeast
A woman crouching and smiling on a muddy oyster bank Clöe Lemaire posing with the oysters after a muddy field day at the high-salinity site in Galveston Island State Park. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/JP Everhart

The Fantastic Oyster

An Internship Studying pH in Salt Marshes to Better Understand Oyster Growth

Research investigating the impact of water quality and environmental variability, specifically pH, on Eastern oysters.
August 04, 2023 - Research ,
Southeast
Three people in hats and sunglasses stand smiling in a marsh. JP Everhart, Clöe Lemaire, and Lauren LaMonica. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Clöe Lemaire

My Sea Kit

NOAA Pacific Islands region observer Erin Smeltzer describes a vital part of any trip out to sea: the “sea kit.”
July 28, 2023 - Fisheries Observer ,
Pacific Islands
Fishery observer holding a large tuna by the tail longer than her. Erin has worked as a NOAA Fisheries observer these past 8 months. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Erin Smeltzer