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2012 collecting/fishing/fisheries research photos

Started by Guest_dredcon_* , Feb 10 2012 12:24 PM

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#61 Guest_dredcon_*

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Posted 20 June 2012 - 01:08 PM

That flying fish is awesome.

Found that one in the bottom of the boat one morning after running into the mouth of the Mississippi River at 2am while being chased by a nasty storm. I love to see tuna chasing them, they look so crazy gliding over the waves.

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#62 Guest_fritz_*

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Posted 20 June 2012 - 05:27 PM

leptocephalus may be a ladyfish

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#63 Guest_dredcon_*

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Posted 17 July 2012 - 04:53 PM

Bull shark, Lake Salvador

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#64 Guest_dredcon_*

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Posted 17 July 2012 - 05:02 PM

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#65 Guest_dredcon_*

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Posted 17 July 2012 - 05:04 PM

Released alive and angry

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#66 Guest_steve_*

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Posted 18 July 2012 - 12:26 AM

Very cool! I love the element of surprise with your posts in this thread. Every picture is something not usually seen by a landlocked hillbilly like myself. Thanks for sharing.

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#67 Guest_BenCantrell_*

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Posted 18 July 2012 - 09:38 AM

That guy does not look happy. :angry:

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#68 Guest_dredcon_*

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Posted 18 July 2012 - 01:40 PM

Fish in the gillnet rarely look happy. You never know what you will call can catch down here. I always think it's wild to catch sharks, redfish, speckled trout, spotted gar, and freshwater catfish in the same net.

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#69 Guest_dredcon_*

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Posted 27 July 2012 - 04:17 PM

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A young Kemps Ridley
It's nice to see a live one at work for a change.

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#70 Guest_dredcon_*

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Posted 08 August 2012 - 10:39 AM

I normally don't expect to find a lookdown in a gillnet with gizzard shad

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#71 Guest_dredcon_*

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Posted 08 August 2012 - 10:41 AM

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#72 Guest_WestCoastKenny_*

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Posted 10 August 2012 - 05:45 PM

Thanks so much for posting these pictures. I'm so envious of your job... getting paid to monitor the health and condition of our waterways.

Do you notice any change in the size/volume/variety of fish due to overfishing, pollution (or lack thereof), water temp changes? I know that there are a lot of reports about how certain land species are now found more often much farther North than normal. New England seems to be awash in lobster now that cod have been drastically overfished.

I remember reading a story in the New York Times several years ago about how the current brings a lot warm weather species into the area about this time of year and I think one marine biologist says it's normal to find isolated visitors from the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean.

Please do continue to share.

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#73 Guest_dredcon_*

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Posted 11 August 2012 - 01:42 PM

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Thanks, I'm glad you enjoy them. I will address your questions at a later time. I'm about to roll south and do some tissue sampling.

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#74 Guest_dredcon_*

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Posted 14 August 2012 - 08:56 AM

Always crazy out there.

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#75 Guest_dredcon_*

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Posted 25 August 2012 - 11:09 AM

Thanks so much for posting these pictures. I'm so envious of your job... getting paid to monitor the health and condition of our waterways.

Do you notice any change in the size/volume/variety of fish due to overfishing, pollution (or lack thereof), water temp changes? I know that there are a lot of reports about how certain land species are now found more often much farther North than normal. New England seems to be awash in lobster now that cod have been drastically overfished.

I remember reading a story in the New York Times several years ago about how the current brings a lot warm weather species into the area about this time of year and I think one marine biologist says it's normal to find isolated visitors from the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean.

Please do continue to share.

It's really hard to say if there have been any changes in the in fish or other animal populations since I started working here. It seems that some of the species, like single spot frogfish, have years where they are very common and years where you don't see them at all.
What I can say that I really notice down here is the land loss. Even though I have only been working down here a few years, I have seen lots of areas of marsh that are now gone.

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#76 Guest_dredcon_*

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Posted 25 August 2012 - 11:18 AM

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This little guy must have gotten lost on his way to the keys. Don't see too many bonefish near grand isle these days.

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#77 Guest_IsaacSzabo_*

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Posted 25 August 2012 - 11:19 AM

What species is that second to last fish? It's huge! Any idea of its weight?

Edited by IsaacSzabo, 25 August 2012 - 11:27 AM.

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#78 Guest_dredcon_*

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Posted 25 August 2012 - 11:25 AM

What species is that last fish? It's huge! Any idea of its weight?

First one is a warsaw grouper, over 50 lbs in think. Broke the scale on it. The last one is an amberjack that was 5.5 feet and probably over 100 lbs. Should have taken it somewhere to weigh it. It may have been close to a state record.