Category Archives: gill nets

Post-Halloween Horror: Hagfish Slime

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Chuck

Hagfish are awesomely disgusting creatures.  My first personal encounter was seeing their handiwork (and then seeing the fish themselves) while gillnetting off of Massachusetts.  The sheer amount of slime produced by these little monsters has long been thought to function … Continue reading →

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Cape Cod Dogfish Tagging Round 2

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Chuck

Finally managed to get enough time between recuperating from the trip and moving apartments to sit down and give you all a recap of what I and the rest of the Rulifson lab have been up to for the past … Continue reading →

Posted in dolphins, fishing, gill nets, grad school, new england great whites, photography, research, spiny dogfish, striped bass, whales | 4 Comments

Playing With Sharks in Charleston

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Chuck

As mentioned in my previous post, I’ve spent the weekend in Charleston hanging out with David “WhySharksMatter” Shiffman and taking part in the coastal shark survey run out of the Charleston SCDNR lab.  Since most of my work has been … Continue reading →

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The Cape Cod Tagging Recap

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Chuck

The past few posts have been quick short-form recaps of what’s been going on that day.  Now that I’m back in town (after we called the trip early due to weather) I finally have a chance to upload the pictures … Continue reading →

Posted in fishing, gill nets, photography, research, skates, spiny dogfish, tagging | 5 Comments

Fish Wars: Recreational and Commercial Fishermen Clash Over Striped Bass

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Chuck

This will be a rare non-shark post, but I think it will cover an issue that permeates throughout fisheries management regardless of which species you’re focused on (maybe not so much spiny dogfish: rec and commercial fishermen alike aren’t huge … Continue reading →

Posted in fisheries, fisheries management, gill nets, grad school, North Carolina, striped bass | 4 Comments

Thoughts on North Carolina’s Gill Net Issues

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Chuck

It’s been a hot topic in this state for a while that gill nets are both important to the commercial fishing industry and highly controversial.  I personally know a couple people involved in this debate, and have been following it … Continue reading →

Posted in conservation, fisheries, fisheries management, gill nets, North Carolina | 2 Comments