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September 13, 2021
A school of jackknife fish (Equetus lanceolatus) as seen by the Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) over the West Florida Shelf.

Photo: NOAA Fisheries

Today we made three ROV dives on the West Florida Shelf, roughly 100 miles off the west coast of Florida... The object was to conduct a fish survey with respect to species presence and abundance as a function of bottom habitat types. Essentially, we were looking for good hard-bottom fish habitats within an area being proposed to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council as a new Marine Protected Area (MPA).
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Celebrating World Hydrography DayJune 22, 2020Getting In CloseJune 10, 2019Going the DistanceAugust 27, 2018Lowering the Launch into the water!September 21, 2015ENS Micki and LTJG Adam setting up the staff, so the surveyor can make sure it hasn’t moved.December 1, 2014“In this picture you can see a GOES satellite antenna (square white one) that is used to transmit tide data ashore.”May 12, 2014Rosalind in front of the computers on the launch, checking for sonar quality (right screen) and observing the path of the ship, to make sure there are no gaps in the data, or “holidays”.December 16, 2013“Hydrographic survey launches can go to shallower depths than the large hydro ships, allowing them to get much closer to shoals and the coast.”July 22, 2013