Research Vessels

The NWFSC has several small vessels for conducting studies. The R/V Harold Streeter serves Puget Sound while the R/V Murrelet, R/V Siliqua, and the R/V Quinnat serve Columbia River Basin projects. The Center anticipates the use of NOAA’s newest fisheries survey vessel, the FSV Bell M. Shimada, to conduct fisheries and oceanographic research along the West Coast. Center scientists all rely on the NOAA R/V Miller Freeman and the McArthur II, as well as on privately chartered vessels and academic research ships to supplement the Center's research capability and to conduct critical surveys.

NOAA Ship Miller Freeman	NOAA Ship McArthur II
The R/V Murrelet	The R/V Siliqua
The R/V Quinnat	The R/V Harold W. Streeter

last modified 07/16/2008