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Northeast Fisheries Science Center Publications

As the research arm of NOAA Fisheries in the Northeast Region, NEFSC annually produces about 350 scientific and technical publications, reports, and abstracts, and sponsors many other such works.

Accounting for Spatiotemporal Sampling Bias in a Long-Term Dataset Establishes a Decline in Abundance of Endangered False Killer Whales (Pseudorca crassidens) in the Main Hawaiian Islands

Innovative modeling reveals a declining population of endangered Hawaiian false killer whales.
September 12, 2025 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,

Oyster Cultch–Recruit Patterns Provide New Insight Into the Restoration and Management of a Critical Resource

Oyster recruitment may decline when cultch mass falls below a critical threshold.
September 12, 2025 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,

Estimation of the Two-Stanza Growth Curves With Age Determination Uncertainty for Pacific Blue Marlin (Makaira nigricans) in the Western and Central North Pacific Ocean

New insights into Pacific blue marlin growth improve stock assessments.
September 12, 2025 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,

2024 Northeast Experimental On-Demand Gear System Testing Completed

We tested on-demand (also called ropeless) fishing gear in state and federal waters that are closed to lobster and Jonah crab fishing that use static vertical lines.

2023 Northeast Experimental On-Demand Gear System Trials Completed

Testing completed for the 2023 Northeast Experimental On-Demand Gear System Trials

Blue and Fin Whales in the Northern Mariana Islands: Their Call Characteristics and Occurrence

Peer-reviewed journal article published in PLOS One about blue whales and fin whales and their call or vocalization characteristics and occurrences.
August 25, 2025 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,

Biological Port Sampling

Biological Port Sampling is merging with the Northeast Fisheries Observer Program to better support our local fisheries.

2023 Top Fish Taggers for the Cooperative Tagging Center

NOAA Fisheries greatly appreciates the many tagging teams and anglers who tag and release fish to support our science. Here, we highlight the top taggers from 2023.

Cryptobenthic Crab Assemblages Are More Distinct Across a 90 m Depth Gradient Than 2500 km of Shallow Marine Habitat in the Hawaiian Archipelago

Examining the variabilities of crab assemblages across the Hawaiian Islands.
August 11, 2025 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,