Otter Trawl

Station: Otter Trawl / L.A. Harbor
Date: 10/09/2015, 11:00 am
Conditions: sunny, no wind, 94°F
Latitude: 33.727° to 33.736° N
Longitude: 118.235° to 118.234° W

We use a method called "Otter Trawling" or Midwater Trawling to collect pelagic = swimming) organisms. "Otter" refers to the rectangular boards on the net. Hydrodynamic forces act on the boards, keeping them apart and the net open.

All organisms were returned to the ocean.