Sorting fish on the MILLER FREEMAN

Scientists sorting fish on the MILLER FREEMAN.

Scientist weighing and measuring fish on the MILLER FREEMAN

Scientist weighing and measuring fish on the MILLER FREEMAN

Scientist weighing, measuring, and sampling tissue on the MILLER FREEMAN

Scientist obtaining otolith (ear bone) for age determination

Scientist working with tissue sampling vials

Scientists entering fisheries observations and data into computer

Crew of MILLER FREEMAN performing net maintenance duties

Trawling operations on the MILLER FREEMAN - hauling back the net.

Fisheries lab space on the MILLER FREEMAN

Scientists sorting and sampling redfish

Temperature sensors on CTD instrument on MILLER FREEMAN.

Sorting catch on MILLER FREEMAN

Weighing catch of redfish on the MILLER FREEMAN

Acoustic sensors used with net mensurations system -- sensors measure depth and opening of trawl net.

Scientist holding crab

Looking forward on the starboard side of the MILLER FREEMAN.

Old-fashioned fish wind-vane on the bow of the MILLER FREEMAN

Old-fashioned fish wind-vane on the bow of the MILLER FREEMAN

Trawling operations on the MILLER FREEMAN. Getting ready to deploy the trawl.

Trawling operations on the MILLER FREEMAN. Streaming the net.

Trawling operations on the MILLER FREEMAN. A full net-load of fish brought aboard. The cod end is on deck filled with the results of the trawl. It will be dumped in the checker, i.e, the sorting table.

Trawling operations on the MILLER FREEMAN. A full net-load of fish brought aboard. The cod end is being lifted. It will be dumped in the checker, i.e, the sorting table.

Scientist sorting the catch after being dumped in the checker from the cod end of the trawl.

Attaching acoustic sensors of trawl mensuration system to the trawl.

A bucket load of fish ready for measuring and weighing.

Fish on the checker, i.e., sorting table ready for measurement and weighing.

Entering results of fish measurement and weighing in computer.

Checking a net sensor on the MILLER FREEMAN

Conductivity-Temperature-Depth measuring instrument for studying characteristics of water column.

Conductivity-Temperature-Depth measuring instrument being let down to the water surface.

Retrieving Conductivity-Temperature-Depth measuring instrument after a lowering.

Conductivity-Temperature-Depth measuring instrument on deck ready for deployment.

Hauling back the net at the end of a trawl.

Beginning of haulback of net at the end of a trawl.

Beginning of haulback of net at the end of a trawl.

Trawl net being towed. Small diameter wire attached to net mensuration sensors and holds sensors at constant tension so as not to foul net.

Deploying a small oceanographic buoy off the MILLER FREEMAN

Photo # 1 - Streaming net during trawling operations. Yellow floats are pulled underwater but help keep the mouth of the net open while being towed.

Photo # 2 - Streaming net during trawling operations. Yellow floats are pulled underwater but help keep the mouth of the net open while being towed.

Photo # 3 - Streaming net during trawling operations. Yellow floats are pulled underwater but help keep the mouth of the net open while being towed.

Photo # 4 - Streaming net during trawling operations. Just prior to "shooting the doors" and pulling yellow floats under water.

Photo # 5 - "Shooting the doors". The "doors" help pull the net down and also spread open the mouth of the net.

Photo # 6 - "Shooting the doors". The "doors" help pull the net down and also spread open the mouth of the net.

Photo # 7 - "Shooting the doors". The "doors" help pull the net down and also spread open the mouth of the net.

Haulback was too large to lift up and empty onto sorting table. Thus emptied on deck.

Emptying cod end of trawl on deck to ready catch for sorting and sampling.

One net out while a second net remains on the real during trawling operations. Yellow fringe lines on cod end of net on reel is chaffing gear that protects cod end from abrasion on bottom.