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Spring Break: Continental Shelf – Scoreboard and Conclusions

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Chuck

Now that I’m back in NC and (relatively) settled, here’s the scoreboard and final thoughts on my time aboard the Bigelow.  Gut content samples collected – 146 Dissections to verify efficiency – 32Stations towed in North Carolina waters – 40Stations … Continue reading →

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Spring Break: Continental Shelf – Day 16 – Heading for Home

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Chuck

Sunrise on the last day of sampling. Well, all good things must come to an end and Spring Break: Continental Shelf is no exception.  The last sampling station was towed earier this afternoon off of Delaware Bay, and now the … Continue reading →

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Spring Break: Continental Shelf – Day 15 – Winding Down

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Chuck

Sorry about the lack of updates yesterday.  There were two deck tows and all the rest were huge hauls as well.  All I wanted to do after my shift was sleep.  Also, the last North Carolina station was towed at … Continue reading →

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Spring Break: Continental Shelf: Day 13 – Dogfishpalooza or Dogfishpocalypse?

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Chuck

While the catches heading south in the near-shore stations were dominated by massive, mature females, the trawls heading back north through the offshore stations have hit the mother load.  I’ve been frantically trying to get data on all the smaller … Continue reading →

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Spring Break: Continental Shelf – Day 12 – Southern Safari

Posted on March 6, 2010 by Chuck

Most of day 12 was spent south of Cape Hatteras trawling some very interesting subtropical species.  With the exception of one tow, spiny dogfish were virtually absent from the area (though when they did decide to show up they showed … Continue reading →

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Spring Break: Continental Shelf – Day 11 – Crossing the Border

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Chuck

Two posts in one day!  Enjoy while it lasts, I may never manage this again. Today the Bigelow made it past Cape Hatteras to do a little southern sampling.  I’d hoped to get some spiny dogfish diet data from south … Continue reading →

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Spring Break: Continental Shelf – Pictures from Day 10

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Chuck

As promised yesterday, here are pictures from yesterday’s sampling fest.  Behold the glory of gastric lavage. Thanks to Geoff for helping with the photography while I was busy inducing vomiting.   First you’ve got to get the tube in.  It … Continue reading →

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Spring Break: Continental Shelf – Day 10 – Sampling!

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Chuck

Just got off a watch and a half of dogfish sampling, and it was encouragingly productive.  I had been intimidated by the low catches we were getting off of Delaware and north of the Chesapeake Bay but as soon as … Continue reading →

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Spring Break: Continental Shelf: Day 9 – Heart of Darkness

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Chuck

The ship is currently hanging out at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay to avoid some weather, so sampling has been suspended for the day.  For a while the seas were among the roughest I’ve seen, and then when snow … Continue reading →

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Spring Break: Continental Shelf – Day 7 – The Dogfish Have Landed

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Chuck

Not a whole lot to update on today, except that spiny dogfish have started showing up in numbers in the trawls.  This is a good sign, as it seems the general trend is that they’re getting more abundant as we … Continue reading →

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