Science & Data

The exciting work of flying robots underwater takes science, teamwork, and flexibility.

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.

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.

A conversation with the NOAA pilots guiding gliders to capture the sounds of our ocean.

Field scientist Maura Flynn shares her highlights from the Fall Bottom Longline Survey, which samples the Gulf of Maine’s rocky bottom in partnership with two commercial fishing vessels.

Where education, science, and culture come together.

Northeastern University student Lei Curtis reflects on their Hollings internship experience with the National Systematics Laboratory.

Where education, science, and culture come together.

Where education, science, and culture come together.

Fish biologist Mary Kate Munley shares how she and others involved in the shortfin squid project have hit their stride. In year two of the project, the team runs like a well-oiled science machine.