News & Announcements

The NOAA Ship Bell M. Shimada came into port for a science crew change last week and then headed back out again for Leg 2 of the Survey.

First experience on the hake survey

Spending a holiday at sea away from friends and family

The 2021 California Current Ecosystem Survey will be conducted from July 2 through October 15, 2021.

A pilot project to collect standardized counts of marine mammals and seabirds

The NOAA Ship Bell M. Shimada left Newport, OR on June 27 to begin the survey

We are lucky to have a continued relationship with OSU scientists in the Geospatial Ecology of Marine Megafauna Lab (link below). Marine mammal observers are an integral part of the NCC surveys and have been providing marine mammal data for several years.

24-hour science operations on the NCC survey.

Gelatinous zooplankton come in many shapes and sizes.

Diatoms : Skinny Chains, Fatty Acids