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A Shift in Our Mission and an Unexpected Visitor

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

The team changed focus to collect passive acoustic monitoring instruments, then had record-breaking days of marine mammal and bird sightings and observed a species native to the Pacific.
December 05, 2024 - Survey ,
Southeast
The head of a white bird, with a black face and long, pointy yellow/orange bill. Nazca booby bill closeup. Credit: Terra Mar Applied Sciences/Kate Sutherland

It Takes a Village to Share Science

Sometimes you need the help of a village to bring your ideas to life, especially as it pertains to community outreach. Intern Bianca Sproul shares her experience planning science seminars in her hometown.
December 04, 2024 - Science Blog ,
Southeast
A man sitting on a stool speaks into a micophore while two women stand beside him. Dr. Gus Alaka speaking at the first panel next to the facilitator Bianca Sproul. Credit: NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory/Devon Ledbetter

A Quiet Place (in the Gulf of Mexico)

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

The Gordon Gunter crew begins the third and final leg of the Vessel Survey for Abundance and Distribution of Marine Mammals and Seabirds.
November 05, 2024 - Survey ,
Southeast
A dark grey dolphin with white on the tip of it's snout swims through deep blue water. Pantropical spotted dolphins’ snouts often have white tips. This makes it look like they are pushing ping-pong balls through the water. Credit: TerraMar Applied Sciences/Kate Sutherland (Permit #21938)

Photos from the Coastal Pelagic Species Survey

Not in the Atlantic Anymore: Scientist Cross-Trains on the West Coast

Get a glimpse into life at sea on a scientific research survey.
October 08, 2024 - Survey ,
Southeast
Two men stand at the back of a ship as the sky begins to lighten at the horizon with the approaching sunrise. The sun rises after another successful night of trawling. Chief boatswain Brent Miller and a deckhand review the night in the background. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Andy Ostrowski

The End of Leg 2

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

The Gordon Gunter crew wraps up the second leg of the Vessel Survey for Abundance and Distribution on Marine Mammals and Seabirds.
October 02, 2024 - Survey ,
Southeast
Two dolphins leaping through the air above bright blue water. Pantropical spotted dolphins frolicking through the water. Credit: Terra Mar Applied Sciences/Kate Sutherland (Permit #21938)

The Longest Trackline

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

While traversing a 200-nautical mile trackline, the survey team encounters numerous marine mammal and seabird sightings and hears a chorus of underwater sounds from nearby whales and dolphins.
September 30, 2024 - Survey ,
Southeast
Two dolphins swim through smooth blue water, one just below the surface, the other with its back breaking through the water's surface. Clymene dolphins. Credit: Terra Mar Applied Sciences/Kate Sutherland (Permit #21938)

Thunderstorms and Hazy Skies

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

On the next few days of the Vessel Survey for Abundance and Distribution of Marine Mammals and Seabirds, the skies put on a show while some animals proved difficult to identify.
September 24, 2024 - Survey ,
Southeast
From the bow of a ship at sea, a burst of orange is seen in the sky above storm clouds and rain at the horizon. Thunderstorm at sunrise. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Carrie Sinclair

Adding New Species to the Survey Sighting List

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

Concluding the first week of Leg 2 on the Vessel Survey for Abundance and Distribution on Marine Mammals and Seabirds.
September 17, 2024 - Survey ,
Southeast
The back of a large, dark grey whale is seen just above the water, with a cloud of fine mist above it's blowhole. Rice's whale and its blow. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Mary Applegate (Permit #21938)

An Elegant Start to the Second Round of Surveying for Marine Mammals and Seabirds

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

Join us as we set sail for Leg 2 of the Vessel Survey for Abundance and Distribution on Marine Mammals and Seabirds.
September 17, 2024 - Survey ,
Southeast
An orange sun rises over the ocean into a pink and purple sky. Sunrise. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Carrie Sinclair

Fair Winds and Following Seas to the Reuben Lasker!

Not in the Atlantic Anymore: Scientist Cross-Trains on the West Coast

Leg 2 of the Coastal Pelagic Species Survey comes to a successful end.
August 27, 2024 - Survey ,
Southeast
West Coast
A group of people stand on the deck of a research vessel in front of a foggy, hilly, developed coastline Leg 2 science team (from left to right: Kevin Stierhoff, Allie Johannsen, Andy Ostrowski, Tobi Davies, Luca Sartori, Brittany Schwartzkopf, Alice Beittel) heading into port as the ship travels past downtown San Francisco. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Brittany Schwartzkopf