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New 150th Anniversary Features and Spotlights
We’ve updated our 150th anniversary landing page with links to our ever-increasing set of articles and profiles on the history and accomplishments of NOAA Fisheries’ oldest science center—us! Because June marks the 150th year of laboratory operations in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, that’s where we put our focus. Check out these new stories:
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It All Started in a Shed: The original lab for the U.S. Fish Commission was in a shed borrowed from the Lighthouse Board on the shore of Little Harbor in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
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Transporting Fish by Rail: One of the first tasks by the U.S. Fish Commission, after its creation in 1871, was to study and recommend solutions to the apparent decline in New England fish.
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The First Fisheries Research Vessel: The first large vessel built by any nation specifically to promote fisheries, Fish Hawk, was a floating hatchery and laboratory outfitted for general scientific research.
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Cool Science Instruments in Marine Chemistry
Bottom Trawl Survey Fan Favorites
Science Center scientists on the last leg of our Bottom Trawl Survey share what they always look forward to seeing during the survey and their answers did not disappoint! Biological sciences technician Christine Kircun collected their answers in her latest blog, including her own. Christine always looks forward to seeing “eyed” Acadian redfish. For sea-going technician Joey Dunphy, it’s slender snipe eels, while for Maggie Mahoney, it’s the mighty wolffish. For biological sciences technician Katie Rogers, it’s the red-eyed gaper.
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Interactive Map Tracks Whale Detections
Our scientists have created a new data mapping tool to help people understand when and where large whales occur off the East Coast. The underlying data include detections made by underwater listening devices—called hydrophones—operated from stationary platforms, such as bottom-mounted moorings and surface buoys. They were also made by mobile platforms like Slocum gliders and towed hydrophone arrays. The map includes sounds made by sei, fin, blue, humpback and North Atlantic right whales from 2004 to the present. This map provides all the archived data we have, plus data from collaborators, in one place to make it easy for managers, stakeholders and scientists to access it.
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Science Center Welcomes Kathryn Ford
Kathryn Ford is now leading the center’s Population and Ecosystems Monitoring and Analysis Division. She is replacing Wendy Gabriel who retired in 2021 after 38 years with NOAA Fisheries. This division executes a massive data acquisition, management, and analysis effort. It includes scientific ecosystem surveys on vessels operated by NOAA, universities, other national oceanographic laboratories, and fishing vessels. The team also analyzes biological trends in important fishery species. It conducts biological studies to understand how a range of ecosystem factors influence the growth and health of important fishery species.
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New Atlantic Salmon Animated Video
In a recent partnership between NOAA Fisheries and Maine-based animation team Puckerbrush Animation, a new digital animation has been produced that talks about Atlantic salmon and the threats that have led to their endangered listing. Learn about what you can do to help protect and restore Atlantic salmon and their ecosystems in this animated video. Atlantic salmon are part of NOAA Fisheries Species in the Spotlight initiative, which highlights our most imperiled species to focus attention and resources toward actions that we and our partners can take to bring them back from the brink of extinction.
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Observer COVID-19 Waiver Policy Update
Vessels are no longer eligible for release from observer or monitor coverage under the Emergency Rule or regional waiver criteria if a fully vaccinated or quarantined/shelter-in-place observer is available. Here’s a short bulletin with Observer Program contacts and some additional information on how the Northeast Fisheries Science Center is implementing this change.
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Eat Seafood, America!
Fish Rules App Makes It Easy
Recreational anglers from Maine to Texas and the Bahamas can now keep track of saltwater fishing regulations just by looking at the Fish Rules App on a smartphone. This app provides images of various species for identification and lets fishermen know in real time if a fish is in season at their location, how many they can keep, minimum size, bag and vessel limit, and more. Anglers can also interact with the regulations in the app, so if you have a question about something, you can tap for more info. Images of fish caught can be posted to social media. The app is available for both iPhone and Android in the App Store and the Google Play Store.
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Annual Ambrose Jearld Jr. Lecture is July 15
Save the date! Join us and the Woods Hole Diversity Advisory Committee for the 2021 Ambrose Jearld, Jr. Lecture on July 15, at 12 p.m. This year’s lecture is virtual and will feature Utah State University assistant professor Dr. Marisela Martinez-Cola. Marisela’s talk "Collectors, Nightlights, and Allies, Oh My! Building Strong Cross-racial Mentoring Relationships" draws upon her research focusing on the critical comparative study of race, class, and gender as it relates to culture, social movements, and comparative/historical sociology.
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From the Director: A Focus on Climate
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Upcoming Events
July 12-14 Transboundary Resource Assessment Committee: Peer Review Meeting
July 15 Annual Ambrose Jearld Jr. Lecture
July 26-30 Educator Workshop: Scientific Inquiry in the Field
July 28-30 Educator Workshop: Summer Institute for Climate Change Education
Aug 3-5 Educator Workshop: Building Your Climate Data Story
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