Science & Data

Biological science technicians Christine Kircun and Katie Rogers team up in this blog to bring us enchanting images of the sea life they sample during the Northeast Fisheries Science Center's 2019 fall bottom-trawl survey

Research fisheries biologist Tim Sheehan is currently in southwest Greenland, hoping to catch pre-adult Atlantic salmon. He and his collaborators have an ambitious plan: Tag as many salmon as possible with special pop-off satellite tags and acoustic tags.

Scientists and fishermen return for the final leg of this year's experiment with the scientific survey net used for the world's longest-running bottom trawl survey. Lovely sunrises and tiny butterfish abound.

Researchers and fishermen are at sea experimenting with the scientific survey net used for the world's longest-running bottom trawl survey to improve what we know about how well it captures flat fish like flounders.

As the summer EcoMon cruise nears its end researchers continue sampling but watch the track of an approaching storm.

Researchers from several organizations aboard the summer EcoMon cruise work together on collaborative projects, and also collect samples for others who cannot get to sea.

Sunbathers on the beach, aiding a fishing boat in distress, and enjoying the marine life are all part of the summer Ecosystems Monitoring cruise.

Water sampling at different depths is a key component of the EcoMon cruises and allows us to track temperature and salinity changes over time.

The Northeast Fisheries Science Center's Ecosystem Monitoring cruise, known as EcoMon, involves a lot of planning and coordination. Glimpse behind the scenes to see what is involved. It's all about the details.

On the last trawl of the Deep-See cruise aboard the NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow, scientists caught three very large strawberry squid.