{"id":5200,"date":"2011-12-02T11:39:58","date_gmt":"2011-12-02T19:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mlmlblog.wordpress.com\/?p=5200"},"modified":"2011-12-02T11:39:58","modified_gmt":"2011-12-02T19:39:58","slug":"fishing-in-the-name-of-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/2011\/12\/02\/fishing-in-the-name-of-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Fishing in the Name of Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_5202\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5202\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2011\/12\/vermilionrockfish.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5202\" title=\"Vermilion Rockfish\" src=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2011\/12\/vermilionrockfish.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2011\/12\/vermilionrockfish.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2011\/12\/vermilionrockfish-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5202\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">F\/V Huli Cat deckand Shannon O&#039;Brien holds a vermilion rockfish, Sebastes miniatus, with MLML Ichthyology Lab student, Emily Donham<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>by Emily Donham, Ichthyology Lab<\/p>\n<p>As a volunteer with the California Collaborative Fisheries Research Program (CCFRP), I had the opportunity to get up close and personal with central California\u2019s ichthyofauna (fish species).\u00a0 CCFRP\u2019s mission is to monitor the performance of central California\u2019s marine protected areas (MPA) by collecting data on the abundance and distribution of fishes via collaboration with the local fishing community.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5201\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5201\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2011\/12\/ccfrp_sizing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5201\" title=\"CCFRP fish sizing\" src=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2011\/12\/ccfrp_sizing.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2011\/12\/ccfrp_sizing.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2011\/12\/ccfrp_sizing-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5201\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MLML FIsheries and Conservation Lab student and CCFRP researcher, Cheryl Barnes, prepares to size and tag fish aboard the F\/V Huli Cat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Expert volunteer anglers use standardized hook and line gear to land as many fish as they can during a survey block.\u00a0 Fish are then tagged, counted and sized by CCFRP researchers before being released back into the wild.\u00a0 These data are provided to fisheries managers to aid in stock assessments of economically important species.\u00a0 If you\u2019d like to learn more about CCFRP or how you can become a volunteer angler please visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/seagrant.mlml.calstate.edu\/research\/ccfrp\/\">http:\/\/seagrant.mlml.calstate.edu\/research\/ccfrp\/<\/a> or like them on facebook at:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/California-Collaborative-Fisheries-Research-Program-CCFRP\/194987957217303\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/California-Collaborative-Fisheries-Research-Program-CCFRP\/194987957217303<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Emily Donham, Ichthyology Lab As a volunteer with the California Collaborative Fisheries Research Program (CCFRP), I had the opportunity to get up close and personal with central California\u2019s ichthyofauna (fish species).\u00a0 CCFRP\u2019s mission is to monitor the performance of central California\u2019s marine protected areas (MPA) by collecting data on the abundance and distribution of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":291,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"MLML Student 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