Science & Data

By Kelsey Lane and Jennifer Fehrenbacher Currently aboard the NOAA FSV Bell M. Shimada, we are collecting plankton tow samples to assess the community of foraminifera ('forams', for short), a calcifying marine plankton that is ubiquitous in the ocean, across the Northern California

By Sam Zeman and Jennifer Fisher Sampling aboard the NOAA ship Bell M. Shimada has been progressing smoothly and we have completed two of our highest priority transects: the Newport Hydrographic Line and the Crescent City Line off northern California.

By Sam Zeman and Jennifer Fisher The start of another 10-day NCC Ecosystem research survey is occurring during an auspicious time—the fall transition from upwelling to downwelling and the beginnings of a marine heatwave in the North Pacific.

By Jennifer Fisher Offshore sea surface temperatures in the NE Pacific are once again warmer than normal, reminiscent of the "Warm Blob" that drastically altered the marine ecosystem in 2014-2016. Marine scientists and managers in the Pacific Northwest are eager to see what unfolds.

By Sandy Parker-Stetter

By Julia Clemons

By John Pohl

By Julia Clemons

By Sandy Parker-Stetter

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