Inspecting the innards of a sea urchin which are harvested off southern California for export to Japan

Commercially harvested sea urchins being offloaded from the F/V RAPTOR at the commercial fishing marina

Commercially harvested sea urchins being offloaded from the F/V RAPTOR at the commercial fishing marina

Commercially harvested sea urchins being offloaded from the F/V RAPTOR at the commercial fishing marina

Commercially harvested sea urchins being offloaded from the F/V RAPTOR at the commercial fishing marina

Commercially harvested sea urchins being offloaded from the F/V RAPTOR at the commercial fishing marina

Commercially harvested sea urchins being offloaded from fishing vessel and for shipping to a processing plant

Commercially harvested sea urchins being offloaded from fishing vessel and for shipping to a processing plant

Working in the lights and rigging of a commercial bait boat

Fuel pumps for fishing vessels at the commercial piers

Pump out station at the commercial fishing dock

Hoists for use by fishing vessels at the commercial piers

Mountains of nets, chain, and line - some of the working gear of commercial tuna boats

Mountains of nets, chain, and line - some of the working gear of commercial tuna boats

Mountains of nets, chain, and line - some of the working gear of commercial tuna boats

Tuna boat tied up at San Pedro maintaining gear

Tuna boat tied up at San Pedro maintaining gear

Pelicans following a fishing boat into the harbor

Crew readying netting for next trip

Crew readying netting for next trip

Mending nets

Looking over the stern of a purse seiner. The purse seine boat is in position for launching.

F/V VITO pumping anchovies to processing facility

Anchovy being pumped from fishing vessel to shore facility

Seagulls and sealions compete for scraps from anchovy offloading operations

Fishing tackle and gear at Fishermen's Landing

Fishing tackle and gear at Fishermen's Landing

Fishing tackle and gear at Fishermen's Landing

Fishing tackle and gear at Fishermen's Landing

Fishing tackle and gear at Fishermen's Landing

Fishing gear at the SOC Corporation Fishing Tackle Warehouse

Fishing gear at the SOC Corporation Fishing Tackle Warehouse

Fishing gear at the SOC Corporation Fishing Tackle Warehouse

Fishing tackle and gear at Fishermen's Landing

Fishing gear at the SOC Corporation Fishing Tackle Warehouse

Fishing gear at the SOC Corporation Fishing Tackle Warehouse

Fishing gear at the SOC Corporation Fishing Tackle Warehouse

Fishing gear at the SOC Corporation Fishing Tackle Warehouse

Fishing gear at the SOC Corporation Fishing Tackle Warehouse

Fishing gear at the SOC Corporation Fishing Tackle Warehouse

Headquarters of the American Tuna Association

Entrance of Tuna Harbor Park

Floats, pots, and boats - commercial lobster boats operate out of Indian River

Paraphernalia of the commercial lobstermen operating out of Indian River

Paraphernalia of the commercial lobstermen operating out of Indian River

Whelk pots used to catch the common whelk Buccinum undatum

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting. Stock Assessment Workshop on Flounder and Lobster.

Stone crab pots and fishing boats work out of small inlets in the Florida Keys.

Stone crab holding pen - used to protect crab after its claw is removed

Stone crab pots ready for a season's work