Photo Gallery

Everybody aboard F/V Mary Elizabeth was excited to see this octopus come up from the depths. It was caught during the sp...

Gulf frog crab (Raninoides louisianensis). Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Hannah Shahmoradi

An adult male ribbon seal (Histriophoca fasciata) rests in the sunshine on an ice floe in the Bering Sea. Credit: NOAA F...

Fish biologist Sam Truesdell from our Population Dynamics Branch can usually be found running stock assessment models, ...

Newportal contour maps 01/15/2024

The science party about to embark on a month-long research mission to characterize mesoscale eddies in the North Pacific...

: A view of the evening sky from the bridge of NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow during the winter 2024 Ecosystems Monitoring S...

Bigelow Augmenting Lead Fisherman Jay Michelsen’s favorite fish is the Alligatorfish. Alligatorfish are small bottom dwe...

Rice’s whale photographed using an unmanned aircraft system. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Lisa Conger/ Beth Josephson (Permit ...

Tell your friends you "whale-y" love them! Credit: NOAA Fisheries

"Oceanic Shapes" by Adam-Brian P., 1st-American Samoa, K–2, Construction paper, glue

"Wade in Your Water" by Hina T., Honorable Mention, 9–12

Bottom longline hook and snap. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Nichole Nigrin

Zoe H. 4th Grade

Leg 3 survey staff (left to right): Zachary Fyke, Peter Chase, Megan Barry, Elizabeth Alonzo, Sabrina Dahl, Rob Alexande...

Addison D., Grade 2, Connecticut

NOAA Fisheries, Hawaiʻi Marine Animal Response, and Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources staff and volunteer...

NOAA and National Park Trust talk about the activities on the water for the day.