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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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Trawling for Pollock, But Catching JelliesSeptember 17, 2019
Seeing What We CatchJune 18, 2018
Fishing for DataApril 23, 2018
It’s the Little Things in Life (like Plankton)October 9, 2017
Haul Back!June 26, 2017
“At each target location, a trawling net will be deployed and dragged near the bottom of the sea for a 20 minute period at a speed of 3 knots.”March 10, 2014“At each target location, a trawling net will be deployed and dragged near the bottom of the sea for a 20 minute period at a speed of 3 knots.”March 10, 2014
“At station #146 we had an oxygen reading of 1 mg/L (which is hypoxic) but pulled up a huge net of fish that filled 18 buckets.”July 15, 2013
“The Neuston tow has a large, rectangular frame with a fine mesh net attached to it. At the end of the net is a large cylindrical bucket, called a codend, with a mesh screen meant for catching the organisms.”December 17, 2012