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The
NOAA ship Henry
B
Bigelow is the newest
vessel to be assigned to the National
Marine
Fisheries Service Northeast
Fisheries
Science Center and one
of the newest
additions to the
Fisheries Survey Vessel class research ship built
to modernize the NOAA
fleet. Launched
in 2006 she replaced the Albatross
IV
in the spring of 2009.
Henry B. Bigelow supports NOAA's mission of protect, restore and manage the use of living marine, coastal, and ocean resources through ecosystem-based management. Its primary objective is the study and monitoring of Northeast and Mid Atlantic Marine Fisheries and marine mammals, ranging from Maine to North Carolina. The ship continually reports weather, sea state, and other environmental conditions while at sea. The Henry B Bigelow contributes data to the Shipboard Automated Meteorological and Oceanographic System (SAMOS) everyday the ship is underway.  |