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Those Who Go to Sea

Field Fresh Blog: Science in Motion

What draws people to the ocean and fishing? Field scientist Hannah Ciarametaro asked the captain and crew of the F/V Miss Trish II that very question. Their stories touch on duty, pride, peace, money, and the toll it takes on them and their families.
May 05, 2026 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Three fishermen wearing hats and foul weather gear stand on the back deck of a commercial fishing vessel at sea tending to a trawl net. Crew of the F/V Miss Trish II at sea. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Hannah Ciarametaro

Groundfish Gut Check: Partnering with the Fishing Industry to Update Groundfish Data

Field Fresh Blog: Science in Motion

Field scientist Hannah Ciarametaro works with the Northeast’s fishermen to update groundfish conversion factors for better data. She encounters some blood and guts along the way.
April 16, 2026 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Gray and white fish on top of a length board with a computer screen and orange baskets in the background. Data collection setup with haddock resting on top of magnetic length board. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Hannah Ciarametaro

Sound Bytes: Synchronous Swimming (With Robots) – Behind the Glider Challenge

Sound Bytes

The exciting work of flying robots underwater takes science, teamwork, and flexibility.
March 30, 2026 - Technology ,
Pacific Islands
West Coast
Two people sit on the left and right sides of a bright yellow undersea glider while on a vessel in the ocean. They are wearing life jackets, sunglasses, and sun-protective clothing. The deep blue ocean is visible behind them. Dr. Selene Fregosi (right) and Jeremy Taylor, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, supported NOAA Fisheries’ undersea glider challenge in Hawaiʻi in early 2026. The challenge assessed glider performance and capabilities in field conditions off Oʻahu. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Calla Lloyd-Lim

2025 Economic Status of the Groundfish Fisheries Off Alaska

2025 Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation report for groundfish fisheries of Alaska.
March 25, 2026 - Assessments ,
Alaska

When It Comes to Tagging Seals, Teamwork Makes the Dream Work!

Field Fresh Blog: Science in Motion

Join science center seal researchers Kimberly Murray and Ellie Heywood, their Tufts University collaborator Wendy Puryear, and several other partners on a balmy 40° January day sampling and tagging gray seals on Nantucket, Massachusetts.
March 23, 2026 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Close up of a tagged male gray seal. Seal researchers tagged a gray seal pup with a satellite tag during field work in January 2026. Photo taken under MMPA Permit# 26939. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Milton Levin (Permit# 26939)

Precision Templates for Ageing

These templates were designed to automate the calculation of measures of ageing precision (including percent agreement, coefficient of variance, and symmetry tests) and plot results for paired age data.
March 09, 2026 - Tool/App ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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2025 Peer Review of the Revised Fishing Effort Survey and NOAA Fisheries Response

This document compiles individual independent peer review reports, conducted through the Center for Independent Experts in 2025, of the Marine Recreational Information Program's improved Fishing Effort Survey. It also includes NOAA Fisheries' response.
February 27, 2026 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast

2025 Fishing Effort Survey Calibration Model Peer Review Summary Report

This report summarizes the September 2025 independent scientific peer review of the Marine Recreational Information Program's updated FES calibration model, which rescales historical recreational fishing estimates to the improved 2026 FES design.
February 27, 2026 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast

Weird and Wonderful: 10 Years of Northeast Bottom Longline Survey Video Footage

Field Fresh Blog: Science in Motion

Field scientist Hannah Ciarametaro explains how and why the Cooperative Research team collects video footage of the ocean floor during the Gulf of Maine Bottom Longline Survey. She shares the weird and wonderful things they have seen along the way.
February 17, 2026 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A scientist deploys a camera cage into the ocean over the side of a boat while the captain looks on. Chief Scientist Giovanni Gianesin deploys a camera cage while Captain Eric Hesse operates the vessel during the Gulf of Maine Bottom Longline Survey. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Calvin Alexander

Ecosystem Status Report 2025 Gulf of Alaska

This assessment summarizes and synthesizes climate, biological, and fishing effects on the shelf and slope regions of the Gulf of Alaska, from an ecosystem perspective, and to provides an assessment of the possible future.
February 12, 2026 - Assessments ,
Alaska