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Gearing up for the Big Show: NOAA Ship Gear Trials

While many hear of the exciting research and results that come after the completion of at-sea scientific missions, much is done ahead of time to ensure their success. Gear trials and training are all necessary leading up to the big show.
April 17, 2024 - Survey ,
Pacific Islands
Two researchers stand on each side of two bongo nets and inspect them while aboard a ship. Two researchers test bongo nets during a gear trial. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

The Birds Are Back in Town

Field Fresh Blog: Science in Motion

Research fishery biologist Katey Marancik participated in the winter 2024 Ecosystem Monitoring Survey and was treated to sea bird species she normally doesn’t see during the spring or fall surveys. Puffins and loons and scoters—oh, my!
March 27, 2024 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A small black and white bird with a bright orange beak swims on the ocean’s surface.

A Successful Final Leg on the Gulf of Mexico Marine Mammal and Seabird Vessel Survey

Collecting Information to Restore Marine Mammals and Seabirds in the Gulf of Mexico

Scientists ended the final leg of this 2-month long offshore research trip with quite a few marine mammal sightings and acoustics highlights.
October 17, 2023 - Survey ,
Southeast
The back and dorsal fin of a short-finned pilot whale are seen above the surface of the water. A short-finned pilot whale from a large group seen on the season’s final leg. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Jonny Reid

Studying Seabirds in the Gulf of Mexico

Collecting Information to Restore Marine Mammals and Seabirds in the Gulf of Mexico

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.
August 23, 2023 - Survey ,
Southeast
A brown bird with wings extended flying An immature red-footed booby flying around the vessel in the Gulf of Mexico. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Jonny Reid

Listening to the Sounds of the Gulf of Mexico

Collecting Information to Restore Marine Mammals and Seabirds in the Gulf of Mexico

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.
August 15, 2023 - Survey ,
Southeast
2 men standing at the side of a ship looking at the water. Tony Martinez and John Kent deploy one of the eight SoundTraps™ (acoustic recorders) into the northwestern Gulf of Mexico to detect and listen to marine mammals in the area, with a focus on Rice’s whales. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/ Jonny Reid

Day in the Life: A Scientist on a Marine Mammal and Seabird Survey

Collecting Information to Restore Marine Mammals and Seabirds in the Gulf of Mexico

The daily schedules, living conditions and other activities of scientists on a marine mammal and seabird vessel survey.
August 07, 2023 - Survey ,
Southeast
2 women stand on the deck of a ship looking through binoculars Rachel Hardee, a marine mammal observer and Lisa Hug, a bird scientist, scan for animals in the Gulf of Mexico. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/ Ellie Hartman

A Rare Sighting of Endangered Rice’s Whales

Collecting Information to Restore Marine Mammals and Seabirds in the Gulf of Mexico

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.
July 28, 2023 - Survey ,
Southeast
A rice's whale at the surface of the ocean With an estimated population of fewer than 100 individuals, scientists were thrilled to sight Rice's whales. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/ Felipe Triana (Permit #21938)

Day-by-Day of Observations and Acoustics: Part One

Collecting Information to Restore Marine Mammals and Seabirds in the Gulf of Mexico

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.
June 28, 2023 - Survey ,
Southeast
The bow of a large white ship in an open ocean of blue water. The scientists search for marine mammals and seabirds by standing on the higher decks on the ship. This is the view of the bow of the Gordon Gunter on a beautiful day. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/ Ellie Hartman

Life on a NOAA Vessel and the People that Bring it Together

27th Year of the Southeast Bottom Longline Survey

Learn what life is like on a NOAA ship and get a glimpse into the diverse people that make this survey happen.
February 10, 2023 - Survey ,
Southeast
A pink and orange sunrise on a blue sky over the bow of the Oregon II. Sunrise over the bow of the NOAA Ship Oregon II. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Tralee Chapman

Joint Canada-US Deep-Sea Coral Seamount Survey Post #5

Joint U.S.-Canada Deep-Sea Coral Seamount Survey

On September 6th, an international team of researchers assembled to survey deep-sea coral and sponge habitats on seamounts 300 miles offshore of the U.S.-Canada border in the Northeast Pacific Ocean. Follow this blog to learn what they discover.
November 08, 2022 - Survey ,
Alaska
In a large room, several scientists sit on chairs looking at different screens showing a black and white image of black coral on the seafloor. In the ship’s wet lab, the science crew is glued to the monitors during a drop-camera survey on Brown Bear Seamount, one of the seamounts that has never been seen by humans before. This was one of the final surveys of this expedition during which we watched live images of black coral. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Paul Hillman.