NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Northeast Fisheries Science Center

Surface and bottom in situ, interpolated hydrographic climatologies of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean for 2000–2024

Abstract. New in situ, interpolated hydrographic monthly climatologies were created for the Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf (NES) and surrounding boundary waters for the years 2000–2024. The climatologies were created at two depth bins: the surface and bottom, where the surface...

Physiological responses of Atlantic surfclams (Spisula solidissima) to moderate ocean acidification across thermal regimes

Understanding marine organismal responses to co-occurring climate stressors is critical for predicting changes in ecosystems and commercial fisheries. The Atlantic surfclam supports a major commercial fishery in the Northeastern United States, where ocean warming and acidificatio...

Building an ‘epigenetic clock’: utilizing whole genome DNA methylation patterns to predict age in haddock, Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Age-based population models are a gold standard approach to estimate stock size and sustainable catch recommendations for effective fisheries management. Traditional ageing by counting annuli on their ear stones (otoliths), is labor-intensive, lethal, and can be inaccurate for lo...

Coastal North America In Situ Chlorophyll and Optical Dataset

Abstract. Chlorophyll is a crucial climate variable and remotely sensed satellite chlorophyll estimates are essential to understanding large-scale biological processes. Current ocean color chlorophyll algorithms, however, are less accurate in optically complex inland and coastal...