NOAA High Tech Fisheries Research Vessel launched

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17 Oct 2003 - 18 Jan 2016
On October 17, 2003, VT Halter Marine Inc. and NOAA launched the first of four planned NOAA fisheries survey vessels. Christened Oscar Dyson, the 208 ft. ship will be one of the most technologically advanced fisheries survey vessels in the world. The four ships will either augment or replace aging ships in the NOAA fleet. Its capabilities will far exceed those of older NOAA ships. It has been built to meet very specific data collection requirements as well as to meet exacting quietness standards set by the International Council for Exploration of the Seas - to avoid disturbing the fish it is trying to study.

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