Henry B. Bigelow

Aerial view of NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow underway
Homeported in Newport, Rhode Island, NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow is a state-of-the-art fisheries survey vessel that studies a wide range of marine life and ocean conditions along the U.S. East Coast. The ship's primary mission is to study and monitor fish stocks. The ship also conducts habitat assessments and surveys marine mammal and seabird populations.