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The Fall Bottom Longline Survey: Enjoying the Ride Despite the Weather

Field Fresh Blog: Science in Motion

Northeast Fisheries Observer Program alumna Maura Flynn tackles the challenges of working at sea by heeding her own advice during the fall Gulf of Maine Bottom Longline Survey.
December 16, 2024 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Two blackbelly rosefish on a fish measuring board. Measuring blackbelly rosefish on the fall Bottom Longline Survey. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/ Maura Flynn

Searching for Right Whales During Our Annual Research Survey

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Marine mammal observer Alison Ogilvie shares a few memorable highlights from this year’s North Atlantic Right Whale Shipboard Survey.
December 12, 2024 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Five North Atlantic right whales at the surface of the ocean. Perspective is looking down from above.

My Top Scallop Survey Moment: Right Place at the Right Time for a Right Whale

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Biological Science Technician Zach Fyke participated in all three legs of the 2024 Atlantic Sea Scallop Survey. He got to see and experience some pretty incredible things, including seeing his first right whale, puffins, a huge halibut, and more.
November 12, 2024 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A scientist wearing a personal flotation device squats in front of a long-range autonomous underwater vehicle typing on a laptop while on the back deck of a research vessel at sea. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution engineer Owen Ceserano downloads images collected from a long-range autonomous underwater vehicle called “Stella” on deck of R/V Hugh R. Sharp. HabCam can be seen in the background. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Zach Fyke

There’s a First Time for Everything

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Join fisheries biologist Mary Kate Munley on our first cruise in a quest to learn how ocean conditions affect shortfin squid.
October 11, 2024 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
2 men stitch measurement equipment to the net. Both are wearing microphones and headsets. Matt Loughlin and David Axelsson from the Dyrsten crew secure a small instrument to the net to measure salinity, temperature, and depth while we fish for squid. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/ Audy Peoples

Graduate Student Interns Aboard a Research Vessel 130 Miles Out at Sea

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Southern Connecticut State University graduate student Abby Lucas recounts her path to collecting environmental DNA samples in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument.
August 19, 2024 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Person wearing a blue shirt and black shorts sitting on a boat looking out into the ocean, holding a camera.

Using Environmental DNA to Understand Biodiversity in a Marine National Monument

Field Fresh Blog: Science in Motion

Join Yuan Liu on an expedition to collect environmental DNA from the highly protected waters of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument.
August 15, 2024 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A research vessel is anchored by the dock. A frame is on the left side of the photo at the stern area of the boat. The bow area is to the right. The hull is painted with white and blue. Blue letters UCONN are painted on top of white paint on the side of the boat. Blue letters CONNECTICUT are painted on top of white paint on the hull of the bow area. The R/V Connecticut, the University of Connecticut’s research vessel. Credit: Katie Cubina

From the Colossal to the Minute: Best Moments of Spring Bottom Longline Survey

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Field scientist Emma Fowler shares her top seven moments on the Spring Gulf of Maine Bottom Longline Survey onboard F/V Mary Elizabeth—from largest to smallest in scale.
August 06, 2024 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Purple and green streaks across the dark night sky over the water at night. The northern lights as seen from the bottom longline survey aboard FV Mary Elizabeth. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/ Emma Fowler

Fenway and Her New Calf’s Journey North to Canada

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Marine mammal observer Alison Ogilvie and others spotted a familiar North Atlantic right whale during their summer aerial surveys in Canada. Beloved Fenway and her calf successfully made the more than 2,000-nautical-mile trip to the feeding grounds.
July 18, 2024 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A North Atlantic mom and calf pair swim at the surface of the ocean.

Making it Count on the 2024 Coastal Shark Bottom Longline Survey

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Perseverance yields success despite uncooperative weather.
July 08, 2024 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A shark at the water’s surface, still attached to the longline. A cylindrical tag is attached to its dorsal fin A juvenile dusky shark implanted with a satellite tag and released during the 2024 survey. This tag was deployed as part of a NOAA SEFSC study to determine post-release mortality rates. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/ Michelle Passerotti

The Delicious Draw of Hudson Canyon

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Research fish biologist Brigid McKenna and other North Atlantic Right Whale team members discovered 45 right whales likely feeding in and around Hudson Canyon during a recent multi-day aerial survey of the area.
June 23, 2024 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A North Atlantic right whale swimming at the surface of the ocean.