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A growing technology is helping scientists save time and effort when they study rare critters and vast places.
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The Bell M. Shimada is designed to gather scientific information. But the collaborative effort of the crew and officers makes scientific endeavors at sea possible.
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One single-celled oceanic organism could provide big answers to questions about climate change.
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Phytoplankton make up an extremely important part of the ocean’s food chain, serving as food for organisms that feed young salmon and other fish in the ocean.
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Scientists aboard the Bell M. Shimada keep an eye out for whales. One scientist hopes to help predict where whales will show up by studying the food they eat.
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At least twice a year, a team of scientists on NOAA's research vessel Bell M. Shimada survey waters along the Washington and Oregon coast.
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The place where salmon spend most of their lives also is the place scientists know the least about: the ocean.