08/23/03

PLANKTON NET

	Date:	08/23/03
	Time:	12:25 pm
	Latitude/Longitude:	34° 11.5 minutes N 75° 53.7 minutes W
	Ocean Depth:	1,380 - 1,307 ft
	Depth of Equipment:	At surface
	Water Temperature at Equipment Depth:	28.6° C
	Wind Speed and Direction:	17.3 knots W
	Conditions:	2' seas, partly cloudy, 24.9° C

Equipment Used: Plankton net

Description of Catch: Shrimp

Other observations: Salinity 35.5

NIGHT OTTER TRAWLS

	Date:	08/23/03
	Time:	8:43 - 9:11 pm
	Latitude/Longitude:	34°, 20.5 minutes N 75°, 46.9 minutes W
	Ocean Depth:	1,414 - 1,374 ft
	Depth of Equipment:	? (984 ft of rope out)
	Water Temperature at Equipment Depth:	28° C
	Wind Speed and Direction:	14.1 knots, SW
	Conditions:	3-4 ft. seas, cloudy skies, 24.9° C

Equipment Used: Midwater otter trawl

Description of Catch: none

Other Observations: Weak link broke bridle - net didn't fish properly. Equipment was fixed, but subsequent trawl (with 1640 ft. of rope out) also had no catch.

LATE NIGHT DIP NETTING

	Date:	08/23/03
	Time:	11:34 pm - 12:10 am
	Latitude/Longitude:	34°, 19.2 minutes N 75°, 45.5 minutes W
	Ocean Depth:	1,421 ft
	Depth of Equipment:	At surface
	Water Temperature at Equipment Depth:	28.7° C
	Wind Speed and Direction:	11.8 knots W
	Conditions:	1-2 ft. seas, clear skies, 24.9° C

Equipment Used: dip nets /night lighting

Description of Catch: Numerous fish, including many species of flyingfish: fourwing, Atlantic, bluntnose, oceanic, smallwing, margined, clearwing, and bandwing, among others.

Other Observations: Salinity 35.6

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