| Station: Otter Trawl / L.A. Harbor Date: 10/26/19, 11:15 am Conditions: 62°F, sunny, WSW 13 mph Latitude: 33° 44' 19" N to 33°43'55"N Longitude: 118° 14' 18" W to 118°14'5"W |
Flora & Fauna:
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Total Captured | Method of Take |
Disposition |
| Crustacean - California Spiny Lobster | Panulirus interruptus | 1 | otter trawl | released |
| Crustacean - Swimming Crabs | Portunus xantusii | 1 | otter trawl | released |
| Fish - Barred Sand Bass | Paralabrax nebulifer | 1 | otter trawl | released |
| Fish - Queenfish | Seriphus politus | 15 | otter trawl | released |
| Fish - Shiner perch | Cymatogaster aggregata | 1 | otter trawl | released |
| Fish - Topsmelt | Atherinops affinis | 1 | otter trawl | released |
| Fish - White Croaker | Genyonemus lineatus | 15 | otter trawl | released |
| Flatfish - California Halibut | Paralichthys californicus | 3 | otter trawl | released |
| Flatfish - Fantailed Sole | Xystreurys liolepis | 1 | otter trawl | released |
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.
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