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New ships will play a vital role in collecting high-quality data and leading scientific discoveries.

New ships will support a wide variety of missions, ranging from general oceanographic research and exploration to marine life, climate and ocean ecosystem studies.

Six-week scientific campaign in the Caribbean will include ships, aircraft, autonomous vehicles, buoys and other tools to study the interactions between the ocean and atmosphere.

The Rhode Island-based Henry B. Bigelow conducted a wide variety of activities to support fisheries management and study the ocean.
Meet Commander Sarah Duncan and discover how a seed that was planted in her as a child has blossomed into her becoming the Commanding Officer of NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson!

The unexpected and exciting find was made during the ship's shakedown expedition.

The Honolulu-based ship is deploying researchers to set up camps in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands for four months.

Congratulations to the crew of Pisces, one of the vessels in NOAA's fleet of 16 research and survey ships.
The 208-foot hydrographic survey vessel conducted seafloor surveys to identify submerged hazards to navigation following Hurricane Maria.

A team of marine debris removal experts working from the Honolulu-based Oscar Elton Sette conducted operations at Pearl and Hermes Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.