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Studying Seabirds in the Gulf of Mexico

Collecting Information to Restore Marine Mammals and Seabirds in the Gulf of Mexico

Bird scientists partner with NOAA’s 2023 Vessel Survey for Abundance and Distribution to close the data gap on bird species that live, migrate, and breed in the area. This information will assist with management and restoration planning.
August 23, 2023 - Survey ,
Southeast
A brown bird with wings extended flying An immature red-footed booby flying around the vessel in the Gulf of Mexico. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Jonny Reid

Sailing the High Seas: Two Decades of Counting Whales and Dolphins in Hawaiian Waters

The Hawaiian Islands Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Surveys of 2002, 2010, and 2017 provided critical data on the sizes of whale and dolphin populations. With HICEAS 2023 underway, we reflect on what we have learned about cetacean abundance in Hawaiʻi.
August 22, 2023 - Survey ,
Pacific Islands
Two pilot whales bob their bodies out of the water while looking at researchers. Two short-finned pilot whales spyhop at researchers on a small boat, launched from the NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette (in the background) during HICEAS 2017. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Paula Olson (Permit #20311)

Listening to the Sounds of the Gulf of Mexico

Collecting Information to Restore Marine Mammals and Seabirds in the Gulf of Mexico

The acoustics team recovers and deploys a variety of moored underwater recording instruments to provide information on ocean noise, including sounds from human activities, fish, and marine mammals.
August 15, 2023 - Survey ,
Southeast
2 men standing at the side of a ship looking at the water. Tony Martinez and John Kent deploy one of the eight SoundTraps™ (acoustic recorders) into the northwestern Gulf of Mexico to detect and listen to marine mammals in the area, with a focus on Rice’s whales. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/ Jonny Reid

Leg 4 of the 2023 Survey is Underway!

The Main Deck

Leg 4 of the Survey Along the Oregon and Washington Coast
August 12, 2023 - Survey ,
West Coast

Day in the Life: A Scientist on a Marine Mammal and Seabird Survey

Collecting Information to Restore Marine Mammals and Seabirds in the Gulf of Mexico

The daily schedules, living conditions and other activities of scientists on a marine mammal and seabird vessel survey.
August 07, 2023 - Survey ,
Southeast
2 women stand on the deck of a ship looking through binoculars Rachel Hardee, a marine mammal observer and Lisa Hug, a bird scientist, scan for animals in the Gulf of Mexico. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/ Ellie Hartman

A Rare Sighting of Endangered Rice’s Whales

Collecting Information to Restore Marine Mammals and Seabirds in the Gulf of Mexico

During a vessel survey in the Gulf of Mexico, scientists sighted Rice’s whales! Rice’s whales are endangered, and each sighting of this species is important to building our scientific understanding of the population.
July 28, 2023 - Survey ,
Southeast
A rice's whale at the surface of the ocean With an estimated population of fewer than 100 individuals, scientists were thrilled to sight Rice's whales. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/ Felipe Triana (Permit #21938)

Leg 3 of the 2023 Survey is Underway!

The Main Deck

Leg 3 of the Survey Heads Out to Northern California
July 23, 2023 - Survey ,
West Coast

2023 California Current Ecosystem Survey

The 2023 California Current Ecosystem Survey will be conducted from July 17 through September 30, 2023.
July 20, 2023 - Survey ,
West Coast

Summer 2023 California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations Survey

California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations Survey Logs

The 2023 CalCOFI Summer cruise will sail aboard Research Vessel Sally Ride from July 3-18 to survey the distributions and abundances of pelagic fish stocks, their prey, and their biotic and abiotic environments in the California Current.
July 18, 2023 - Survey ,
West Coast

Day-by-Day of Observations and Acoustics: Part Two

Collecting Information to Restore Marine Mammals and Seabirds in the Gulf of Mexico

Part two of the day-by-day blog series from the first leg of the Vessel Survey for Abundance and Distribution of Marine Mammals and Seabirds. Follow along for all of the sightings, unique findings, and happenings aboard the project.
July 12, 2023 - Survey ,
Southeast
Two dolphins leap from the water. Fraser’s dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/ Paula Olson (Permit #21938-03)