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Long-Running Plankton Survey to Resume in the Gulf of Maine

One of the longest running biological monitoring surveys in the Northwest Atlantic will resume plankton sampling this winter. Plankton are food for endangered North Atlantic right whales and many other marine species.
October 22, 2020 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A continuous plankton recorder is lowered into the water for towing behind a commercial vessel. A continuous plankton recorder is lowered behind a commercial vessel for towing along a regular route between ports.

Ocean and Ecosystem Observations on the Trinidad Head Line

Our research studies seasonal and interannual variability in the plankton ecosystem in coastal waters off northern California.
West Coast

Looking Down To Improve The View From Above

Researchers are working to improve the quality of data collected by satellites more than 500 miles above the ocean. Their goal: determining how microscopic algae, also known as phytoplankton, absorb and scatter light, and how the colors of the phytoplankton can be better identified and measured.
November 06, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Trichodesmium bloom (light area) off the bow.

Nocturnal Visual Census of Pelagic Fauna Using Scuba Near Kona, Hawai‘i

Evaluation of pelagic plankton community structure as observed on nighttime scuba dives and compared with environmental data.
September 25, 2018 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands

Alaska Ichthyoplankton Distribution Map

North Pacific ichthyoplankton data from surveys between 1972 and 2009.
September 12, 2018 - Map ,
Alaska

Larval Fish Research In Alaska

Ichthyoplankton are the early stages of fish (eggs and larvae) that are not able to actively swim against currents.
Alaska
Collage of pictures showing larval fish

Alaska Fisheries Science Center EcoFOCI Cruise Database

Alaska Fisheries Science Center scientists have conducted cruises in 1972 and yearly from 1977 until the present. These cruises have been conducted by several workgroups and have had multiple goals. The results are a database that includes 389 cruises which have sampled in four different geographic areas:
May 09, 2018 - Database ,
Alaska

Alaska Ichthyoplankton Information System Database

This database includes data on the early life history of fisheries collected by the Alaska Fisheries Science Center's Recruitment Processes Program, including Ecosystem and Fisheries-Oceanography Coordinated Investigations (Eco-FOCI).
December 29, 2017 - Database ,
Alaska

Plankton Data and Visualization

A look at the various resources that provide ongoing plankton monitoring data.
National

Trawling Through Time to Investigate Coastal Marine Ecosystems

A 10-day research mission to survey pelagic micronekton and plankton off the coast of Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi.
March 29, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
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