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Who should do my boat's Annual Small Boat Evaluations (ASBE)?

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NOAA Ship Bigelow Conducts Autumn Bottom Trawl Surveys

NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow concludes busy field season

December 20, 2019

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The Rhode Island-based Henry B. Bigelow conducted a wide variety of activities to support fisheries management and study the ocean.

Life at Sea

February 4, 2016

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I've always wanted to be on the ocean, since I was twelve, actually, I wanted to work for NOAA. My name is Allison Stone, and I'm a hydrographic senior survey technician on board the NOAA ship Thomas Jefferson. My...