An awesome Buffalo Sculpin (Enophrys bison) at the processing station prior to release
Erin and Sandra with her nice Brown Rockfish (Sebastes auriculatus) prior to release
Franz and a volunteer angler display a cool Black and Yellow Rockfish (Sebastes chrysomelas) prior to release
It's a double for Sandra!
Our captain, science crew member and volunteer angler all in one photo showing off a China Rockfish (Sebastes nebulosus)
Volunteer anglers show off their catch on a CCFRP sampling trip
Volunteer anglers hard at work helping to collect useful MPA data on the port side of the F/V Huli Cat
Volunteer angler Dave K. showing off a Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) on the bow of the F/V Huli Cat
Science crew teammates as the F/V Huli Cat heads back to the harbor
The BML science crew after a full day of sampling at the Stewart's Point MPA
Jen C. and Dave K. are all smiles with a Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) that was caught and released in the north-central coast MPAs
Volunteer angler Ruben and science crew member Jen C. show off a massive blue Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) prior to release
The BML science crew team carefully processing a rockfish and recording biological information prior to release
A volunteer angler proudly shows off his Copper Rockfish (Sebastes caurinus) prior to release
A science crew members shows how we're able to descend two fish (Copper Rockfish (Sebastes caurinus) and China Rockfish (Sebastes nebulosus)) at once using the SeaQualizer
An excited volunteer angler shows off his Brown Rockfish (Sebastes auriculatus) and Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) double catch!
Rockfish loaded in a weighted milk crate ready to be released. The milk crate is inverted and the weight of the device pushes the fish back down to depth so they can recompress and swim off successfully.
Volunteer angler, Lester Y., with an awesome China Rockfish (Sebastes nebulosus) prior to release
Deckhand Mike C. and a volunteer angler with a Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) prior to release
A Volunteer angler holding up his Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) prior to release
Erin S. and Helen with a Copper Rockfish (Sebastes caurinus)
Volunteer anglers and crew aboard the F/V Huli Cat after a day of sampling
The littlest Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) caught and released in the north-central coast MPAs
The BML team with a Vermilion Rockfish (Sebastes miniatus) prior to release
Connor D. and volunteer angler show off a Southern Rock Sole (Lepidopsetta billineta) prior to release
Volunteer angler Dave K. and Jen C. show off his Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) prior to release
Volunteer anglers fishing hard to help us collect data on the MPAs of the north-central California coast
Our fearless Captain Tom Mattusch of the F/V Huli Cat working hard to help us sample MPAs
A BML science crew member displaying a Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) prior to release
An awesome Buffalo Sculpin (Enophrys bison)!
The BML science crew team with a Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) at the tagging station
Erin S. and a volunteer angler show off a Copper Rockfish (Sebastes caurinus) tag recapture! This fish was originally tagged in the Piedras Blancas MPA, swam ~220 miles and grew about 12 cm in it's 4+ years at liberty!
A volunteer angler with a beautiful Tiger Rockfish (Sebastes nigrocinctus) that was caught and released on a CCFRP sampling trip in the north-central coast