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Coastal Small Pelagics Menhaden Fishery
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Coastal Small Pelagics Menhaden Fishery in the Southeast United States
Fisheries
Whaler off of NOAA Ship JOHN N. COBB with Sawyer Glacier in the background.
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A menhaden fishing vessel with a lookout in the crow's nest looking forindications of schools of menhaden
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Stern view of menhaden vessel underway with auxiliary boats being towed asternand lookout scanning horizon for indications of schools of menhaden.
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Menhaden auxiliary vessels being towed astern of mother vessel
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Menhaden auxiliary vessels tied up in port
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Menhaden fishing - Putting over the purse seine boats early in the morning
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Menhaden fishing - Putting over the purse seine boats early in the morning
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Menhaden fishing - Preparing to deploy net during two-boat purseseining operation
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Menhaden fishing - closing the net and trapping the fish
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Preparing to pump the trapped fish aboard the menhaden fishing mother vessel
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Drawing the net tighter about the captured menhaden
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As the net draws tighter a few fish are seen as the initial casualties of theprogressive compression of the school within the net
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As the net draws tighter and tighter more and more fish become casualtiesand become easier to pump aboard the mother vessel
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The pump operating within the mass of captured fish and lifting them to the hold of the mother vessel
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Men in the purse seine boats standby as the pumping operation proceeds. Themenhaden are being lifted to the mother vessel
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Purse seine boats setting nets to capture school of menhaden
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Purse seine boats setting nets to capture school of menhaden
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Purse seine boats setting nets to capture school of menhaden
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Menhaden fishing - Getting ready to set the net early in the morning
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Menhaden fishing - Getting ready to set the net early in the morning
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