We conduct research and monitoring surveys to better understand the physical, biological, economic, and social components of marine ecosystems found in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean from the Canadian Scotian Shelf to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.
2024 welcomed the return of the winter EcoMon survey. In total, 15 surveys were added to our long-term, comprehensive, shelf-wide hydrographic measurements and plankton abundances on the northeast US shelf in 2024.
Scientific parties, the officers and crew of NOAA ships, and charter vessels log more than 300 days-at-sea monitoring and sampling from ships on the U.S. Northeast shelf.
The fall 2025 Ecosystem Monitoring Survey sampled nearly half of planned stations. EcoMon is the most comprehensive, ongoing program exploring marine resources and oceanographic conditions in the Northwest Atlantic.
The summer 2025 Ecosystem Monitoring Survey achieved nearly full coverage, sampling 98 percent of planned stations. This survey is the most comprehensive, ongoing program exploring marine resources and oceanographic conditions in the Northwest Atlantic.
The shortened 2025 Spring Ecosystem Monitoring Survey prioritized sampling areas important to the Atlantic mackerel egg index. This survey is the most comprehensive, ongoing program exploring marine resources and oceanographic conditions in the Northwest…
The Ecosystem Monitoring Survey is the most comprehensive, ongoing program exploring marine resources and oceanographic conditions in the Northwest Atlantic. Its ocean measurements help understand and predict changes in the shelf ecosystem that affect…
