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Fall Bottom Longline Survey Chronicles

Field Fresh Blog: Science in Motion

Giovanni Gianesin reflects on changing seasons, overcoming challenges, and catching a Saildrone in action during the Fall Bottom Longline Survey. The cruise marks a decade of cooperative research.
February 21, 2024 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Two people stand on the back of a boat next to each other posing for the camera. Each is holding a similarly sized flatfish Although we regularly encounter halibut on the Bottom Longline Survey, it is rare to catch two so close in size on the same effort. NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center scientific staff Ben Church and Giovanni Gianesin pose with such a pair. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Giovanni Gianesin

In Search of Atlantic Northern Shrimp

Field Fresh Blog: Science in Motion

Biological science technician Zach Fyke takes us on a journey to the Gulf of Maine where scientists continue their search for a locally iconic and celebrated crustacean.
September 28, 2023 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Seven scientists stand in front of a research vessel’s wheelhouse near the bow while at sea. Some are wearing orange foul weather pants, baseball hats, t-shirts, and sunglasses. The sea is calm and there is a light layer of fog in the background hovering above the water. The sky is blue and there are a few white, wispy clouds.

Bottom Longline Survey Gets Seal of Approval

Field Fresh Blog: Science in Motion

Field biologist Emma Fowler shares some of the marvelous sights and scenes, unusual finds, and bucket list achievements from the spring Gulf of Maine Bottom Longline Survey.
June 05, 2023 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A seal peers above the ocean surface in profile. There are a few small swells to the water. A gray seal sneaks a peek. Credit NOAA Fisheries/Emma Fowler

Props to Another Bottom Longline Survey Trip in the Books!

Field Fresh Blog: Science in Motion

Large swells, bad jokes, glorious sunsets, a persistent blue shark, and a lost boat prop are just a few of field biologist Emma Fowler’s memorable moments during the fall Bottom Longline Survey aboard F/V Mary Elizabeth.
November 15, 2022 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A boat propeller lies on the ocean floor. It has a light dusting of sediment and a few encrusting organisms have attached to its surface.

Redfish Exemption Areas

This dataset depicts the boundaries of the Redfish Exemption Area, Redfish Exemption Area Cod Closure, and Redfish Exemption Area Seasonal Closure II. 
October 14, 2021 - Map ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Back in the Gulf of Maine on the Tenacious II

Field Fresh Blog: Science in Motion

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

Redfish Exemption Area

This dataset depicts the boundaries of the Redfish Exemption Area of the Sector Exemption Management Areas in ESRI shapefile format for the NOAA Fisheries Service’s Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO).
April 28, 2020 - Map ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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