Zach K. and Jeff B. with a flatfish
Zach K. and Janeen L. with a CA Sheephead (Semicossyphus pulcher)
Zach K. and April B. with a double catch of Gopher Rockfish (Sebastes carnatus) and Vermilion Rockfish (Sebastes miniatus)
Zach K. and April B. with a Vermilion Rockfish (Sebastes miniatus)
Zach K. netting a Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus)
Zach K. with a CA Sheephead (Semicossyphus pulcher)
Zach K. and a Mantis Shrimp
Zach K. and volunteer angler Phil E. with a Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus)
Rosemary K. with a Vermilion Rockfish (Sebastes miniatus)
Blue Rockfish (Sebastes mystinus) tag recapture
The wheelhouse of the F/V Fiesta
Petrale Sole (Eopsetta jordani)
Tim D. with a small Blue Rockfish (Sebastes mystinus)
Tim D. and Rose D. with a Rosy Rockfish (Sebastes rosaceus)
Rose D., Matt M., and a volunteer angler with a Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus)
A tagged Treefish (Sebastes serriceps)
Matt M. and Rose D. with a Gopher Rockfish (Sebastes carnatus) tag recapture
Zach K. processing a Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus)
Rose D. with a Bocaccio (Sebastes paucispinis)
Steaming back home after a day of catch and release fishing in the Point Buchon MPA
Wyatt P. and Ray L. with a Blue Rockfish (Sebastes mystinus)
Matt M. and Phil E. with a tagged Cabezon (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus)
Crew and volunteers after a full day of fishing on the F/V Patriot
Zach K. and Mike W. with a Vermilion Rockfish (Sebastes miniatus)
Matt M. and Captain James with a tagged Copper Rockfish (Sebastes Caurinus)
Matt M. and Marcy D. with a Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus)
Matt M. and Marcy D. with a tagged Vermilion Rockfish (Sebastes miniatus)
Megan W. and Jim W. with a Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus)
Dante D. and Zach K. with an Ocean Whitefish (Caulolatilus princeps)
Science crew and volunteers showing off their catch prior to release
Ellie B. and Mike B. with a tagged Copper Rockfish (Sebastes caurinus)
Mike B. and Chandler S.H. with a Copper Rockfish (Sebaste caurinus)
Matt M. and Ray L. with a tagged Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus)
Matt M., Megan W., and Rose D. with two Rosy Rockfish (Sebastes rosaceus) and a Gopher Rockfish (Sebastes carnatus)
Dante D. and Janeen L. with a tagged Blue Rockfish (Sebastes mystinus)
Wyatt P. and Marcy D. with a tagged Copper Rockfish (Sebastes caurinus)
Wyatt P. and Lyndon M. with a tagged Vermilion Rockfish (Sebastes miniatus)
Lyndon M. and Ellie B. with a Vermilion Rockfish (Sebastes miniatus)
Chandler S.H. and Hannah K. with a tagged Treefish (Sebastes serriceps)
Megan W. and Hannah K. with a Vermilion Rockfish (Sebastes miniatus)
Copper Rockfish (Sebastes caurinus) about to be released in the Piedras Blancas MPA
Data taking and fish processing with the Cal Poly science crew in the Piedras Blancas reference cells
A tagged Copper Rockfish (Sebastes caurinus) from the Piedras Blancas MPA
The Skinner-Horne siblings with a Gopher Rockfish (Sebastes carnatus)
Rose D., Eddie G., and Erica A. with a tagged Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus)
Chandler S.H. and Dante D. fishing in the Point Buchon reference cells
Grant W. and Phil E. with a Vermilion Rockfish (Sebastes miniatus)
Lead field scientist, Grant W., taking data on a sampling trip to the Piedras Blancas MPA
Grant W. and Phil E. with a Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus)
Francis G., Rose D., and Ellie B. show off a double catch of Pacific Sanddabs (Citharichthys sordidus)
Matt M. and Ralph B. with a juvenile rockfish caught and released in the Piedras Blancas reference cells
Rose D., Ralph B., Jim W., Bill M., Jason A., and Chandler S.H. showing off two Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) caught and released in the Piedras Blancas reference cells
Ellie B. and Eddie G. show off that adorable Cabezon (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus) face
Up-close look at a Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) being measured on at the processing station prior to release
Don M. and Dante D. show off a Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) and a tagged Copper Rockfish (Sebastes caurinus)
Debbie H., Chandler S.H., and Wyatt P. with a double catch of Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) and Copper Rockfish (Sebastes caurinus) caught and released in the Piedras Blacnas MPA
Megan W. and Rose D. show off Debbie H's pair of Vermilion Rockfish (Sebastes miniatus) caught and released in the Piedras Blancas MPA
Comparing a Blue Rockfish (Sebastes mystinus) and a Deacon Rockfish (Sebastes diaconus) side by side
Don M. and Dante D. show off a beautiful Copper Rockfish (Sebastes caurinus) caught and released in the Piedras Blancas MPA
Eddie G. with the toothy end of a Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) caught and released in the Piedras Blancas MPA
The Skinner-Horne siblings with a vibrant Blue Rockfish (Sebastes mystinus) caught and released in the Piedras Blancas reference cells
The SeaQualizer in action!
Chandler S.H. and Jason A with a Vermilion Rockfish (Sebastes miniatus) double catch
Chandler S.H. and Jason A. with a vibrant tagged Vermilion Rockfish (Sebastes miniatus)
Chandler S.H. and Grant W. with a tagged Blue Rockfish (Sebastes mystinus) caught and released at the Piedras Blancas reference cells
A double catch caught on shrimp flies with squid bait
Chandler S.H. and Captain Kyle with an awesome Vermilion Rockfish (Sebastes miniatus) that was caught and released at the Point Buchon MPA
Beautiful scenery from a great day of fishing at the Point Buchon MPA
Volunteer angler Cody and Rose D. with a Vermilion Rockfish (Sebastes miniatus) that was caught and released in the Piedras Blancas MPA
Chandler S.H. and Eddie G. with a Black and Yellow Rockfish (Sebastes chrysomelas)
Chandler S.H. with the first Cabezon (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus) of the 2017 sampling season
Wyatt P., Zach K. and Buck M. with a Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) and some regurgitated stomach contents
Bill M. and a precious Calico Rockfish (Sebastes dalli) thatw as caught and released at the Point Buchon MPA
Piedras Blancas Lighthouse
Alfonzo C. and Rose D. with a China Rockfish (Sebastes nebulosus) that was caught and released in the Point Buchon MPA
Alfonzo C. and Chandler S.H. with a nice Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) that was caught and released in the Point Buchon MPA
Chandler S.H., Zach K., Wyatt P. and a volunteer angler with two Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) and a Spiny Dogfish (Squalus acanthias) that was were caught and released in the Point Buchon reference cells