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Northeast HabCam Survey Results

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Surveys in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic

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.
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Take Nothing But Pictures: Spying on Georges Bank’s Scallops

Field Fresh Blog: Science in Motion

Communications Specialist Kristen Jabanoski returns to her science roots while capturing the secrets of the seafloor during the 2026 HabCam Survey.
July 06, 2026 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Female scientist wearing a life jacket on the back of a ship beside a large metal sled with cameras and sensors attached. Communications specialist Kristen Jabanoski with the HabCam, a towed camera sled system to collect images of the sea floor. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/ Megan Amico

Habitat Camera Survey

Our HabCam Survey uses cameras to collect data on bottom-dwelling species and features, with a focus on Atlantic sea scallops.
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Fiscal Year 2025 Northeast Ship-Based Survey Review

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.
February 26, 2026 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Three scientists and a commercial fishing crew member stand on the back of a commercial fishing vessel at sea. They are filling and moving sorting baskets filled with sea scallops and other dredge bycatch. One scientist is recording data.

Long-Running Sea Scallop Survey Diversifies for the Future

Using more vessels and more sampling to ensure data keeps coming for a top U.S. fishery.
April 07, 2025 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
The HabCam going over the stern of a research vessel with deckhands managing a deployment using cables. Deploying HabCam V4 from the NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow on the 2024 Integrated Sea Scallop and HabCam Research Survey. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Dvora Hart

My Top Scallop Survey Moment: Right Place at the Right Time for a Right Whale

Field Fresh Blog: Science in Motion

Biological Science Technician Zach Fyke participated in all three legs of the 2024 Atlantic Sea Scallop Survey. He got to see and experience some pretty incredible things, including seeing his first right whale, puffins, a huge halibut, and more.
November 12, 2024 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A scientist wearing a personal flotation device squats in front of a long-range autonomous underwater vehicle typing on a laptop while on the back deck of a research vessel at sea. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution engineer Owen Ceserano downloads images collected from a long-range autonomous underwater vehicle called “Stella” on deck of R/V Hugh R. Sharp. HabCam can be seen in the background. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Zach Fyke

2024 Sea Scallop Survey Results

Large numbers of young scallops detected in scallop fishing areas
New England/Mid-Atlantic

2023 Northeast Atlantic Sea Scallop Survey Canceled

Contingency planning is underway for future surveys.
June 26, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A color image taken in a well-lit laboratory counter. A ruler is laid horizontally in the center of the image in the background. Three larger scallops are laid side-by-side along the top edge of the ruler and three smaller scallops are laid side-by-side along the lower edge. Each scallop has distinct, and different, striped patterns on the top shells. Atlantic sea scallops collected during the 2022 survey show the variety in coloration for this species. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Christine Kircun

Bottom Types and Record Numbers: Scallop Survey Finale

Field Fresh Blog: Science in Motion

After some bad weather, we saw many kinds of seabeds and an encouraging number of young scallops
July 01, 2022 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A color image taken in a well-lit laboratory aboard a research vessel. Scientists sit in front of computer screens that are showing images captured by deployed cameras as well as the ship’s cruise track. Science crew annotating HabCam pictures while sheltering from inclement weather. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Christine Kircun

Scallop Survey "HabCamming" and "Round the Clock Dredging"

Field Fresh Blog: Science in Motion

The final leg of the scallop survey yielded more HabCam images and some tiny critters.
June 30, 2022 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A color image taken at sunrise from the deck of a research ship. The water is calm and the rising sun’s light brightens the horizon at the image’s center. The waves were like glass during the night shift’s first sunrise.