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3/28/2016
Changing Ocean Conditions Affect Quality of Prey for Atlantic Salmon, Other Species »

3/25/2016
Climate Warming Continues to Affect Northeast Shelf Waters and the Ocean Food Chain »

3/11/2016
Pilot Studies Test Bottom-Mounted Temperature Loggers, Weather Stations on Fishing Boats »

3/7/2016
Potential Western Atlantic Spawning Area Found for Atlantic Bluefin Tuna »

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4/9/2016
Whales in Your Backyard, Falmouth MA »

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The country's oldest marine aquarium, the Woods Hole Science Aquarium displays approximately 140 species of creatures, and features touch tanks and seal feedings.

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Ice patterns in Woods Hole’s Great Harbor, February 2015. Despite the record cold and snow in early 2015, sea surface temperatures on the Northeast US Shelf for the second half of 2015 were the second highest since 1854. Photo by NOAA Fisheries/Shelley Dawicki. Learn more about Current Conditions »

Small menhaden captured from a GoPro video clip, shot in front of our Narragansett RI Laboratory. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Jerry Prezioso -->

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Stock Assessments

Northeast Regional Stock Assessment Workshop (SAW) / Stock Assessment Review Committee (SARC)

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2015 Right Whale Aerial Surveys of the Scotian Shelf and Gulf of St. Lawrence

North Atlantic Right Whale Sighting Survey and Right Whale Sighting Advisory System 2014 Results Summary

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Fish and Fisheries

Current information for the species we study the most intensively. Learn more >>

Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles

We conduct research for the management of protected species off the US northeast coast. Learn more >>

Food from the Sea

We make information and data available to fishers and seafood consumers. Learn more >>

People and the Sea

Scientists, fishing folks, mariners, and more rely on the sea for their livelihood. Learn more >>

The Ocean Realm

We study resources and habitats from the deepest waters to the coastline. Learn more >>

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