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Trawling for Pollock, But Catching Jellies
September 17, 2019
Trawl net aboard NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson
Photo: Callie Harris
A midwater trawl (aka a pelagic trawl) is a type of net fishing at a depth that is higher in the water column than the bottom of the ocean. We are using a type of midwater trawl known as a Stauffer trawl which has a cone shaped net that is spread by trawl doors.... If you have ever gone fishing before, you probably quickly realized just because you want to catch a certain species doesn’t mean you are going to get it.Read the blog post
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8 photos for equipment · Clear
Big Eyes over a Flying BridgeAugust 10, 2020
Trawling for Pollock, But Catching JelliesSeptember 17, 2019
Haul Back!June 26, 2017
Catching Plankton and Catching OnJune 5, 2017
The Botcam is being deployed off the side of the Sette with the help of crew members Kelson and Johnathan.March 23, 2015
Survey Technicians Allen and Bill teach TAS Greg Cook how to launch the Conductivity Temperature Depth Probe (or CTD).September 8, 2014
“One of the evaporator machines.”August 4, 2014
Hardhat, life jacket, and work gloves are needed during operations on the weather deck.June 23, 2014