Biological and environmental data collected from the summer and fall groundfish surveys provide critical information to stock assessors and researchers.
We use a biophysical modeling approach to simulate recruitment of red snapper across the entire Southeastern US region, and quantify rates of larval exchange across management jurisdictions.
Josh Cooper is a member of NOAA Ship Oregon II’s deck team. This team is a critical part of effectively collecting data for the bottom longline survey.
The need for reliable and consistent data to support stock assessments highlights the importance of conducting the bottom longline survey annually for sharks and reef fish.
Bon voyage to the NOAA Ship Oregon II, its scientists, and crew beginning another year of the bottom longline survey. The 3-month survey will collect data on several species and their habitat.
Using a non-invasive method to consistently identified sex based differences in the length and characteristics of a deep-water snapper (Lutjanidae, Etelinae).
Map and GIS data representing Madison and Swanson sites and Steamboat Lumps, and the Edges fishery management closures to protect Gulf of Mexico reef fish.
