NOAA's Newest West Coast Fisheries Survey Vessel (FSV-6) to be built under the America Recovery and Reinvestment Act
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration submitted to Congress its proposed recovery plan to create jobs, strengthen the economy, and restore the environment. Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, NOAA was provided $830 million.
NOAA plans to invest $600 million in construction and repair of NOAA facilities, ships and equipment, including $78 million to complete the construction of the sixth Fisheries Survey Vessel that will replace the aged NOAA ship David Starr Jordan and support fisheries surveys and related research along the West Coast and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean.
For more information about NOAA's proposed recovery plan, and the construction of FSV-6 read: NOAA News Release.
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NOAA's New West Coast Fisheries Survey Vessel, Bell M. Shimada
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NOAA Ship Bell M. Shimada
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NOAA’s newest ship, the FSV Bell M. Shimada, will be one of the most technologically-advanced survey vessels in the world. Named after eminent fishery scientist, Bell Shimada, the vessel is designed to conduct both fisheries and oceanographic research. The FSV Bell M. Shimada will support NOAA's living marine resource stewardship and ecosystem management requirements in the California Current and in adjacent international waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean. Learn more about the new vessel's technological capabilities.
Shimada Launch
NOAA Ship Bell M. Shimada
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On September 29, 2008, NOAA and VT Halter Marine christened and launched the fourth in a series of new fisheries survey vessels designed fisheries and ecoystem research along the U.S. West Coast. View the video of the launch.
Shimada Keel Laying Ceremony
At the keel laying ceremony: Bill Fox, John Oliver, Dr. Usha Varanasi, Susan Lautenbacher, Allen Shimada and Sam De Bow
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On June 15, 2007, NOAA’s Southwest and Northwest Fisheries Science Centers and VT Halter Marine celebrated the keel laying, signifying their start of construction, for the NOAA FSV Bell M. Shimada, which will be homeported on the U.S. west coast. The keel laying ceremony was attended by NOAA dignitaries, VT Halter Marine personnel, as well as the winning team from Marina High School in California who helped select the name of the ship.
Ship Naming
Student Team From California's Marina High School Names NOAA'S Newest Fisheries Survey Vessel (FSV/4), the Bell M. Shimada.
A team of five students and their biology teacher from Marina High School in Marina, Calif., won the "Name NOAA's New Ship" contest. NOAA selected the entry "Bell M. Shimada" for a 208-foot fisheries survey vessel that is currently under construction in Mississippi. Shimada was an eminent fisheries scientist who specialized in Pacific tropical tuna stocks. "This was an extremely competitive contest, and I commend the students from Marina High School for their efforts," said retired Navy Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Ph.D., undersecretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator. "The contest was designed to encourage students to learn more about their oceans and coasts and the Marina High School team presented an outstanding recommendation." Learn More...
Meet Some Scientists Whose Names Were Nominated
History Makers: West Coast Fishery Pioneers
Learn more about the history of NOAA ship names Ship Naming Traditions
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