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Props to Another Bottom Longline Survey Trip in the Books!

Field Fresh Blog: Science in Motion

Large swells, bad jokes, glorious sunsets, a persistent blue shark, and a lost boat prop are just a few of field biologist Emma Fowler’s memorable moments during the fall Bottom Longline Survey aboard F/V Mary Elizabeth.
November 15, 2022 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A boat propeller lies on the ocean floor. It has a light dusting of sediment and a few encrusting organisms have attached to its surface.

Punahele: A Green Sea Turtle's Journey to "Destination Unknown"

Researchers perform an ultrasound and place a satellite tag on a fertile sea turtle to track her migration in the vast Pacific Ocean.
May 08, 2020 - Research ,
Pacific Islands
4032x3024_Punahale_sat_tag_CamrynAllen.JPG

Pyrosomes

The Newportal

By Samantha Zeman
February 22, 2017 - Survey ,
West Coast

Pyrosomes and Tech

The Newportal

By Jessica O'Loughlin and Elizabeth Daly
April 19, 2019 - Survey ,
West Coast

Ready, Set, Load! What Does it Take to Prepare for a 187-Day Research Mission?

HICEAS: Hawaiian Islands Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey

The 2017 Hawaiian Islands Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey is a six-month survey for cetaceans and seabirds within the U.S. waters of the Hawaiian Islands.
July 19, 2017 - Research ,
Pacific Islands
A photo taken pier-side with the NOAA Ship in the background, with a telehandler and forklift in the foreground. Early morning hustle and bustle getting the NOAA ship Oscar Elton Sette ready for HICEAS. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Rachel Holton

Return to Papahānaumokuākea Field Camps

For some, 2021 provided a long-awaited homecoming; for others, a new adventure.
September 01, 2021 - Science Blog ,
Pacific Islands
Pearl and Hermes field camp setup including 5 tents along the shoreline and numerous bright yellow 5-gallon buckets with food and supplies. Four field campers sit on a driftwood tree near the waterline. Making a seasonal home on a remote island: These field biologists will spend the summer working hard in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument at one of NOAA’s seasonal protected species research camps. Photo: NOAA Fisheries.

Revisiting the Scallop Survey

Field Fresh Blog: Science in Motion

It’s been about 6 years since I’ve been out on the scallop survey in late spring-early summer.
August 31, 2021 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Color image taken with the camera lens pointed at the neutral colored, sandy ocean bottom. At left, a light-colored translucent, many tentacled anemone, and at right, a long eel-like silvery fish with dark stripes running vertically down its side. A few shells and very small sea stars are also lying on the bottom.

Roger That, We Are Currently Enamored

The Newportal

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.
June 15, 2021 - Science Blog ,
West Coast

Safety First! Practicing Safety Aboard The Henry B. Bigelow

Field Fresh Blog: Science in Motion

Safety is an issue that everyone on the ship takes very seriously.
April 20, 2018 - Science Blog ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Staff learning how to don immersion suits, bright orange safety gear.

Saildrones Head to the Arctic - Post 1

Saildrones Head to the Arctic

Arctic cod Saildrone survey.
July 03, 2018 - Survey ,
Alaska
Group of sail drones ready to head to the arctic