Science & Data

Bird scientists partner with NOAA’s 2023 Vessel Survey for Abundance and Distribution to close the data gap on bird species that live, migrate, and breed in the area. This information will assist with management and restoration planning.

The acoustics team recovers and deploys a variety of moored underwater recording instruments to provide information on ocean noise, including sounds from human activities, fish, and marine mammals.

The daily schedules, living conditions and other activities of scientists on a marine mammal and seabird vessel survey.

A project to investigate the effects of pH on oyster growth.

Field work is physically demanding on long, hot summer days, but the planning for research is even more challenging.

Research investigating the impact of water quality and environmental variability, specifically pH, on Eastern oysters.

During a vessel survey in the Gulf of Mexico, scientists sighted Rice’s whales! Rice’s whales are endangered, and each sighting of this species is important to building our scientific understanding of the population.

Part two of the day-by-day blog series from the first leg of the Vessel Survey for Abundance and Distribution of Marine Mammals and Seabirds. Follow along for all of the sightings, unique findings, and happenings aboard the project.

Follow along with scientists for frequent updates from the marine mammal and seabird teams collecting data to help inform plans to restore populations on the Vessel Survey for Abundance and Distribution of Marine Mammals and Seabirds.

Learn more about what life is like on a NOAA ship and get a glimpse into the diverse people that make this survey happen.