The Lazy Skiff.

Come Hither.

Trawl net, R/V Gloria Michelle.

Getting ready to set a trawl net on the R/V Gloria Michelle. This was part of a state survey of commercial fishing stocks off Cape Cod, MA.

Hooked!

Charter Striper fishing off Monomoy, Cape Cod. The three fish on the end of these lines were 40+ inches.

Guess that fish! (Cape Cod)

F/V The Office.

Research Vessel Gloria Michelle at dawn.

Heading out on a state commercial fisheries survey, the R/V Gloria Michelle is a repossessed commercial fishing vessel that was seized by NOAA as part of a drug raid decades ago. It is now used as a research vessel, conducting various fisheries based trips, based out of Woods Hole, Massachusetts. She is crewed by NOAA employees, and has a rotating group of scientists who make use of her abilities.

R/V Connecticut, HABCAM Testing.

The University of Connecticut’s research Vessel being used to test a newly fabricated ‘HABCAM’. This robotic camera array will be used to capture the sea bottom in high resolution 3D images to be used to quantify a range of different species living on the bottom of the ocean. This HABCAM resides in Woods Hole, MA.

River Cliffs.

Connecticut River Catch.