NOAA Science Center

The director of NOAA's Northeast Science Center at Wood's Hole says the agency's decision to use commercial fishing boats in the future to carry out surveys of fishing stocks is an attempt to build "greater shared confidence" in the survey results...

For all of you folks on the Southcoast, the Research Vessel, "Neil Armstrong," is launching today in Woods Hole. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is considering a renovation of its long-standing Cape Cod science facility in Woods Hole, prompting some to encourage it to move to the fishing hub of New Bedford.