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Study Sharpens Atlantic Cod Stock Delineation

The U.S. Northwest Atlantic is home to five distinct populations of Atlantic cod.
March 06, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Photographs of four cod, each a different color, different proportion, and overall size.

Celebrate Winter With Four New Paper Snowflake Templates

Celebrate the most wonderful time of year with our adorable Woods Hole Science Aquarium paper snowflakes! Enjoy four new designs inspired by a few of our aquarium residents: Atlantic cod, chain dogfish, common spider crab, and diamondback terrapin.
December 12, 2022 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Collage of Atlantic cod, chain dogfish egg case, common spider crab, diamondback terrapin, medium blue on a dark blue background. “Paper Snowflake Templates.” NOAA Fisheries logo.

Ocean Models Help Link Environmental Conditions to a Fishery Stock Assessment

We are one step closer to using ocean and climate information to improve stock assessments and management measures.
July 22, 2022 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A flat, diamond-shaped fish lying on a sandy ocean bottom. Both eyes are on one side of the head, looking up at the camera. Caption: Yellowtail flounder on a sandy bottom photographed by a towed sampling array called HabCam. Photo Courtesy Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Research Addresses Need for Bottom Trawl Survey Gear Standardization

Fishermen and researchers collaborate on a study that evaluates the use of a restrictor rope on bottom trawl surveys and its impacts on catch.
July 13, 2022 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
hree people standing on deck of a trawl fishing vessel posing for a picture as they sort catch on a sorting table.

Are Large Cod Hiding in the Gulf of Maine’s Rocky Bottom?

The bottom longline survey recently helped answer a critical question asked by both fishermen and scientists about New England’s most recognizable fish.
May 02, 2022 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Atlantic cod near the ocean floor

2021 Spring Gulf of Maine Cooperative Bottom Longline Survey Concludes

Over the course of three weeks in April and May, two vessels sampled 45 stations in the central Gulf of Maine.
July 13, 2021 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A close-up of researchers dropping an otolith into the small, paper, bar-coded envelopes used to store them.

Spiny Dogfish Eat Atlantic Cod: DNA May Provide Some Answers

As dogfish populations recover from overfishing, questions remain about how much Atlantic cod they are eating and its impact on the struggling cod population. Innovative genetic techniques help shed some light on the situation.
November 16, 2020 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Spiny dogfish are a small species of shark. Spiny dogfish have little consumer demand in the U.S. They are a major seafood export to Europe, where they are commonly used as the fish in "fish and chips".

Behind the Scenes of the Most Consumed Seafood

Learn about the robust and transparent environmental standards that make U.S. seafood sustainable.
September 30, 2020 - Feature Story ,
National
grilled tuna lemon with mayo_Mariners Menu_photo by Vanda Lewis_NC Sea Grant.jpg Grilled tuna lemon with mayo. Credit: North Carolina Sea Grant/Vanda Lewis.

Gulf of Maine Longline Surveys Target Species in Rocky Habitats

Each spring and fall, the Northeast Fisheries Science Center conducts a bottom trawl survey in federal waters from Cape Hatteras to the Canadian border. Some areas, like the rocky bottom habitats in the Gulf of Maine, require a special approach.
February 18, 2020 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Large halibut being examined by scientist.

Will Old Bones Tell Tales?

Archeologists studying Smuttynose Island in the Gulf of Maine uncovered the remnants of cod and other fish deposited by one of colonial America’s first fishing stations. Researchers are using these fish parts to learn more about fish and the ocean they lived in nearly 350 years ago.
November 18, 2019 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Scientist around table with assorted otolith samples and boxes.