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Fisheries Showcases Expertise
Photo
by Rob Bistodeau
Dr.
Michael Tillman (right), science director of NOAA Fisheries Southwest
Fisheries Science Center in La Jolla, California, received a certificate
of appreciation from Colonel Ronald T. Howard, of the Canadian Air
Force. As a thanks for briefing Colonel Howard, the certificate was
presented on behalf of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces,
a part of the Defense Department's National Defense University. Colonel
Howard is a graduate student at the college. The center also hosted
15 Commerce Department Science and Technology Fellows representing
diverse organizations -- NOAA, Centers for Disease Control, US Patent
Office, National Science Foundation, NASA and the Defense Intelligence
Agency, among others.
Photo
by Roy Allen
Dr. John Butler (left), research fisheries biologist, explained to
Colonel Howard how the ROV, or remotely operated vehicle, works as
a non-invasive sampler in fishery conservation zones. White abaolone,
for instance, are listed as an endangered species and the draft recovery
plan calls for captive breeding. Collecting brood stock is difficult
because surviving adults live at 120 to 160 feet and scuba diving
to these depths is dangerous. But the ROV can spend hours at these
depths searching for abalone. Once found, divers can quickly go down
the tether to the ROV and recover abalone.During his visit Colonel
Howard also spoke with staff about genetics technology, fisheries
technology, the fishery council process, and the Sustainable Fisheries
Act, among many other topics.
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