NOAA Fisheries Research Ship Albatross IV is Retired

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The NOAA research ship Albatross IV was decommissioned today, ending its distinguished 45-year career in service to the nation. The vessel sailed over 655,000 miles on 453 research cruises, primarily fisheries surveys off the northeastern coast of the United States. These surveys created the world?s longest continuous study of fish population data.

 

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