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Accordion’s New Calf is Music to our Ears

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“It’s Accordion!” Marine mammal observer Alison Ogilvie shares the pure joy and excitement she and the aerial survey team had when they spotted a female North Atlantic right whale named Accordion and her first-ever calf off the coast of New York.
February 25, 2025 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A right whale mom and calf pair swimming at the surface of the ocean. Perspective is from above, looking down.

Environmental DNA Survey Continues in the Southern New England Wind Energy Area

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Join eDNA Program Lead Yuan Liu on a survey in the Southern New England Wind Energy Area. She uses eDNA side-by-side with passive acoustic monitoring technologies to track marine life.
February 21, 2025 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Three people work on the deck of a fishing vessel. A woman on the left, with a pink winter hat, is getting a sampling bottle of about 5 litres from a man (in the middle) with sun glasses and a dark blue hoodie. Another man (on the right) is holding on to a wire while looking down at the surface of the ocean.

Gettin’ Jiggy Developing a New Fisheries Survey

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Fisheries biologist Lindsey Nelson shares a little about what goes into developing a new cooperative research fisheries survey with the help of the recreational fishing industry.
February 21, 2025 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A scientist wearing a navy blue hoodie and life vest stands at the gunnel of a recreation fishing vessel and holds a baited fishing line with several hooks. One of the hooks has a small black sea bass about eight inches long. Field scientist Nicole Ferreira holds a baited hook and line survey jigger line that has a small black sea bass hooked on it. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

The Fall Bottom Longline Survey: Enjoying the Ride Despite the Weather

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Northeast Fisheries Observer Program alumna Maura Flynn tackles the challenges of working at sea by heeding her own advice during the fall Gulf of Maine Bottom Longline Survey.
December 16, 2024 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Two blackbelly rosefish on a fish measuring board. Measuring blackbelly rosefish on the fall Bottom Longline Survey. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/ Maura Flynn

Breathing in Climate Change: International Collaboration to Study Sea Scallops in a Changing Environment

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Two Northeast Fisheries Science Center scientists visited their Canadian counterparts to measure oxygen consumption in baby sea scallops exposed to ocean temperatures and pH levels expected in the future.
December 12, 2024 - Research ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Two female scientists sit side by side at a lab bench holding pipettes. Dr. Gurney-Smith (back) picking scallop larvae under the microscope while Katyanne Shoemaker (front) loads larvae into the respiration chamber plate. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Shannon Meseck

Searching for Right Whales During Our Annual Research Survey

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Marine mammal observer Alison Ogilvie shares a few memorable highlights from this year’s North Atlantic Right Whale Shipboard Survey.
December 12, 2024 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Five North Atlantic right whales at the surface of the ocean. Perspective is looking down from above.

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

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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

Olivine, Oysters, and Ocean Acidification Part 2

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Summer 2024 interns Jonathan Lim and Jennifer Herrera share their experiences studying the effects of marine carbon dioxide removal on oysters at the NOAA Fisheries Milford Laboratory.
November 06, 2024 - Research ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pile of oysters.

Olivine, Oysters, and Ocean Acidification Part 1

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Summer 2024 intern Jonathan Lim shares his experiences working at the NOAA Fisheries Milford Laboratory.
October 24, 2024 - Research ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Group of eleven people smile on the back of a boat with three orange buckets filled with oysters.

Observing—Six Things I’ve Learned in a Year

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Working as a fisheries observer, you learn a thing or two over the course of a year. Observer Leah Jones shares her top six.
October 16, 2024 - Fisheries Observer ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A fisheries observer wearing foul weather gear, a hat, a jacket, and blue rubber gloves stands on the back deck of a commercial fishing vessel holding an Atlantic halibut in her hands while posing for the camera.