NOAA Ship OSCAR DYSON

NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson was launched at VT Halter Marine, in Pascagoula, Mississippi on October 17, 2003, and was commissioned May 28, 2005 in Kodiak, Alaska. Oscar Dyson is the first of four new fisheries survey ships to be built by NOAA. Christened Oscar Dyson by Mrs. Peggy Dyson-Malson, wife of the late Alaskan fisherman and fisheries industry leader, Oscar Dyson, the ship is one of the most technologically advanced fisheries survey vessels in the world. The ship is homeported in Mr. Dyson's home town of Kodiak, Alaska.

Oscar Dyson supports NOAA's mission to protect, restore and manage the use of living marine, coastal, and ocean resources through ecosystem-based management. Its primary objective is to study and monitor Alaskan pollock and other fisheries in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska. The ship also observes weather, sea state, and other environmental conditions, conducts habitat assessments, and surveys marine mammal and marine bird populations.

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General Information Employment Opportunities General Information (PDF format 262 kb) If needed, download PDF reader from link located at bottom of page. Events/News Read about the Christening Ceremony See pictures from the Christening and Launch Blessing of the Fleet Unmanned Aircraft Launch Dyson UAS Test Flights UAF unmanned aircraft program soars to new heights Do Silent Ships See More Fish? Silent Fish Ships See More Fish (PDF Format)(August 20, 2009) Photo Gallery Scenic Photos Wildlife Life At Sea March 2008 July 2008 June 2009 Ship's Personnel Officers Commanding Officer Deck Officers Engineering Officers Crew Deck Engineering Electronics Stewards Survey	Current Schedule Project Planning Contact Us Participating NOAA Laboratories Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) Midwater Assessment and Conservation Engineering (MACE) Fisheries-Oceanography Coordinated Investigations (FOCI) Cetacean Assessment & Ecology Program (CAEP) Polar Ecosystems Program (PEP) Bering Arctic Subarctic Integrated Surveys (BASIS)	General Specifications Deck Equipment Engineering Laboratory Spaces Electronic Equipment Construction Movies Animation 1 Animation 2 Animation 3 Animation 4 Animation 5 Launching Movie Animation 6