![]() ![]() “Knowing where Amberjack aren’t is just as important as knowing where they are, especially considering the large Group as this species tends to prefer areas with bottom structure. This translated into a just a handful of (treasured!) Amberjack sightings for our Researchers aren’t sure what the seafloor looks like – sandy? rocky? muddy? The C-BASS was tasked with focusing its sampling efforts in “unknown” areas where ![]() I served as chief scientist.Ĭ-BASS being deployed on the R/V Weatherbird II. Lucie, FL and MoreheadĬity, NC in depths between 20 – 150 meters (60 – 500 feet). We focused on the offshore regions between Port St. With the C-BASS and map hundreds of miles of seafloor using a multibeam bathymetry Utilizing different gears and methods to sample Greater Amberjack in the Gulf of Mexicoĭespite challenging weather, our group managed to collect dozens of hours of data This reef fish is the focus of a Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium-funded project (via the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service) that involves 13 institutions, each Of Oceanography’s (FIO) vessel, R/V Weatherbird II, in search of Greater Amberjack ( Seriola dumerili). We recently completed a 21-day research cruise aboard Florida Institute John Shepard, who said, “Countingįish is like counting trees, except they are invisible and keep moving.”ĬMS’s Camera-Based Assessment Survey System (or C-BASS) team knows this adage all There is a famous quote in fisheries science from Dr. ![]()
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