Eyes in the Sky for Aquaculture Farmers: Location Scouting Using Satellite Data

Scientists at NOAA Fisheries and CoastWatch leverage remote sensing technology for aquaculture.

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young Chinook salmon swimming in river Chinook salmon. (Credit: NOAA Fisheries)
Pink and purple sunrise clouds over several field camps tents with many birds in the air. Caption: Field camp at sunrise on Tern Island, Lalo. Credit: NOAA Fisheries (Permit #PMNM-2024-001)
A large blue and white billfish in the water with an orange string-like tag sticking out of its back, hooked and held close to a boat by an angler holding a fishing line. A white marlin tagged with a spaghetti tag, getting ready to be released. Photo courtesy of Chris Jobes.
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A White man in a suit and tie with a NOAA pin smiles in front of an American flag and black background. NOAA Fisheries Assistant Administrator Eugenio Piñeiro Soler. Credit: NOAA Fisheries
Excavating a new channel for McCoys Creek to replace an 850-foot tunnel that forced the creek underground. Credit: City of Jacksonville Excavating a new channel for McCoys Creek to replace an 850-foot tunnel that forced the creek underground. Credit: City of Jacksonville
Two North Pacific right whales on the surface of a choppy, blue ocean. Once is seen with the top of its head above water and mist expelling from its blow hole while the other's fluke is visible with water falling off the tailing edge. Two North Pacific right whales photographed from the NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson in August, 2021, during a survey in Alaska. Photo taken under NOAA Fisheries Research Permit #20465.

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