Preparing longlines prior to heading for the fishing grounds

Boxes of frozen bait ready to be loaded from pier to fishing boat

Loading frozen bait into the hold of a longliner before leaving for the fishing grounds.

Longlines and floats being readied for the fishing grounds

"They that go down to the sea in ships 1623 -1923". The Fishermen's Memorial at Gloucester commemorating the thousands of fishermen who have lost their lives from this port.

"They that go down to the sea in ships 1623 -1923". The Fishermen's Memorial at Gloucester commemorating the thousands of fishermen who have lost their lives from this port.

"They that go down to the sea in ships 1623 -1923". The Fishermen's Memorial at Gloucester commemorating the thousands of fishermen who have lost their lives from this port.

"They that go down to the sea in ships 1623 -1923". The Fishermen's Memorial at Gloucester commemorating the thousands of fishermen who have lost their lives from this port.

A Mississippi state biologist inspects bait holding tanks at a bait shop

A Mississippi state biologist works with bait fishermen to conserve local stocks

The M&M Live Bait Store features tackle, live bait, and refreshments.

The Seafood Industry Museum

Captain of the F/V ATLANTIC TRAVELLER offloading squid at Co-op Seafood Market dock.

Offloading squid from the F/V ATLANTIC TRAVELLER at Co-op Seafood Market dock.

Offloading squid from the F/V ATLANTIC TRAVELLER at Co-op Seafood Market dock.

Neuston tow for plankton studies. Working off the NOAA Ship MILLER FREEMAN

Neuston tow for plankton studies. Working off the NOAA Ship MILLER FREEMAN

CTD rosette being deployed to study water temperature, salinity, and chemical characteristics. Working off the NOAA Ship MILLER FREEMAN.

CTD rosette being deployed to study water temperature, salinity, and chemical characteristics. Working off the NOAA Ship MILLER FREEMAN.

CTD rosette sampler being readied for deployment off the NOAA Ship MILLER FREEMAN.

Deploying a CTD rosette sampler off the NOAA Ship MILLER FREEMAN.

Readying a CTD rosette sampler for deployment.

Water sampling instrument and float being recovered

A Nansen bottle coming out of the water on a nearly mirror smooth sea.

Launching an expendable bathythermograph (XBT) on the MCARTHUR

Inspecting the treasures obtained from a bottom dredge

Deploying bongo nets for sampling plankton

Deploying bongo nets for sampling plankton

Deploying bongo nets for sampling plankton

Bongo nets entering the sea - used to study plankton

Bongo nets being towed in the sampling position - used to study plankton

Spring-loaded grab sampler used to determine bottom characteristics

A hydrodynamically designed towed instrument package with a sense of humor

Recovering trawl during fish stock assessment surveys on the NOAA Ship MILLER FREEMAN

Preparing to open the bag at the end of the trawl to recover captured fish on MILLER FREEMAN.

Running out the trawl net on the MILLER FREEMAN

When you're up to your knees in pollock you must be on the MILLER FREEMAN.

A 16,000 pound catch of pollock coming aboard the MILLER FREEMAN.

Pollock caught during fish stock assessment surveys on the MILLER FREEMAN.

Pollock caught during fish stock assessment surveys on the MILLER FREEMAN.

A large crab pot is brought back aboard.

Preparing spring-loaded bottom sampler to determine sediment characteristics.

Scientist studying fish caught during stock assessment surveys.

Offloading squid from the F/V ATLANTIC TRAVELLER at Co-op Seafood Market dock.

Offloading squid from the F/V ATLANTIC TRAVELLER at Co-op Seafood Market dock.

Offloading squid from the F/V ATLANTIC TRAVELLER at Co-op Seafood Market dock.

Weighing squid from the F/V ATLANTIC TRAVELLER at Co-op Seafood Market dock.

Offloading squid from the F/V ATLANTIC TRAVELLER at Co-op Seafood Market dock.

Mending fish nets at the Co-op Seafood dock

Piles of fishnets, floats, and other gear at the Co-op Seafood dock