Resource Directories | NOAA Fisheries

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

Surprising Sights and Wondrous Wildlife in the Gulf of Maine

Field Fresh Blog: Science in Motion

Field Biologist Emma Fowler shares some of her favorite moments from the fall 2023 Cooperative Gulf of Maine Bottom Longline Survey.

January 03, 2024 - Survey ,

New England/Mid-Atlantic

wo commercial fishermen wearing foul weather gear, blue rubber gloves, and baseball hats smile ear-to-ear while one holds a large golden tilefish. The golden tilefish has a white underside and its dorsal side, head, and dorsal fin are flecked with yellow and gold tones.

Captain Phil Lynch and mate Danny DeRose proudly displaying a golden tilefish they caught onboard the F/V Mary Elizabeth. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Jacob Wilson

An Abundance of Dolphins and a Rare Bird

Field Fresh Blog: Science in Motion

This week (June 22–29, 2021) we covered a variety of habitats—from nearshore off New Jersey to offshore international waters more than 200 miles off the U.S. coast.

July 09, 2021 - Survey ,

New England/Mid-Atlantic

A small gray-colored dolphin with a lighter-colored belly in mid-leap pit of the water.

Clymene dolphin photographed from the NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow on June 25, 2021. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Felipe Triana.

Old Friends in New Places: Cetacean Research in the Western Pacific

By Marie Hill

September 27, 2018 - Research ,

Pacific Islands

A short finned pilot whale head sticking out of the water, eyeing the photographer.