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September 13, 2021
A school of jackknife fish (Equetus lanceolatus) as seen by the Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) over the West Florida Shelf.
Photo: NOAA Fisheries
Today we made three ROV dives on the West Florida Shelf, roughly 100 miles off the west coast of Florida... The object was to conduct a fish survey with respect to species presence and abundance as a function of bottom habitat types. Essentially, we were looking for good hard-bottom fish habitats within an area being proposed to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council as a new Marine Protected Area (MPA).Read the blog post
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Friday was the 44th anniversary of the Marine Mammal Protection Act! These Atlantic white-sided dolphins belong to one of more than 200 protected marine mammal species worldwide.October 24, 2016Friday was the 44th anniversary of the Marine Mammal Protection Act! These Atlantic white-sided dolphins belong to one of more than 200 protected marine mammal species worldwide.October 24, 2016
“If you look closely at the photos, you can see round spots on the dolphins.”March 31, 2014
“Common dolphins swimming off the ship’s bow.”June 24, 2013
“From the starboard 01 weatherdecks (the decks on the right side of the boat when facing forward), I was able to hear the dolphins whistling to each other as they played around the ship on June 19th.”January 28, 2013