The excitement of a marlin breaking the water captured

Fishing in the kelp beds in the early morning mist off southern California

AH! It's great to get out into the solitude and wilds for a little angling!

Mutton snapper hatchery - hatchery production building

Mutton snapper hatchery - juvenile nursery tanks - 25,000 liter tanks.

Mutton snapper hatchery - two broodstock conditioning tanks in the foreground - nursery tanks in the background. 25,000 liter tanks.

Aerial view of mutton snapper nursery/hatchery complex

Aerial view of mutton snapper nursery/hatchery complex

Floating grow-out cage in lagoon - fish grow to market size in this cage.

Floating grow-out cage in lagoon - fish grow to market size in this cage. Divers checking cage integrity.

Stocking juvenile fish into grow-out cage.

Monitoring vocalizations from marine mammals on the NOAA Ship McARTHUR

Streaming acoustic array off stern of NOAA Ship McARTHUR

Sometimes tissue samples can appear a little gross

Sometimes tissue samples can appear a little gross

Taking a CTD from the stern A-frame on the NOAA Ship McARTHUR

Scientist at work in the laboratory of the NOAA Ship McARTHUR

Dip-netting during a slight blow. Not often you can get them to stretch out horizontally

Blow winds blow! - dip-netting while laying to on the NOAA Ship McArthur

Dip-netting on the McARTHUR

Monitoring marine mammal vocalizations on the NOAA Ship McARTHUR

Scanning the horizon with the bigeyes on the NOAA Ship McARTHUR

Scientist entering information in journal on the NOAA Ship McARTHUR

Just guessing - pumping water through this contraption to capture plankton

Directional frequency and ranging devices - sonobuoys for monitoring marine mammal vocalizations.

Deploying a DIFAR - directional frequency and ranging device. Otherwise known as sonobuoy for monitoring marine mammal vocalizations.

Synchronized marine mammal observing

Monitoring deployment of acoustic listening array from stern of McARTHUR

Directional frequency and ranging devices - sonobuoys for monitoring marine mammal vocalizations.

Monitoring marine mammal vocalizations on the NOAA Ship McARTHUR

Taking a break from marine mammal monitoring on the NOAA Ship McARTHUR

Monitoring marine mammal vocalizations on the NOAA Ship McARTHUR. Sign on electronics rack has scientific instructions: "Do not monkey with the settings."

Monitoring marine mammal vocalizations on the NOAA Ship McARTHUR.

Visual computer display of acoustic signals

Visual computer display of acoustic signals

Visual computer display of acoustic signals

Visual computer display of acoustic signals

Deploying a DIFAR - directional frequency and ranging device. Otherwise known as sonobuoy for monitoring marine mammal vocalizations. Parachute acts as drogue slowing drift of buoy.

Taking a CTD from the stern A-frame on the NOAA Ship McARTHUR

Seafood restaurant

Sign for seafood restaurant

Outdoor seating for seafood restaurant

Outdoor seating for seafood restaurant

Outdoor seating for seafood restaurant

A crowded West Coast sportfishing and commercial fishing harbor

Fishing-themed bed and breakfast

Fishing-themed bed and breakfast

Seafood restaurant

Seafood restaurant

Seafood restaurant