FROM:NATHAN
POSITION: 0422048N, 0694044W, 36.4 NW of North Truro, MA
MESSAGE:MORNING, COMPLETED 7 STATIONS SO FAR AND FINISHING UP STRATUM 28.  HAD COMPUTER PROBLEM LAST NIGHT, COULD NOT FIND ORACLE OUTPUT DATA FROM D DRIVE.  THERE ONE MOMENT GONE THE NEXT, SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN AND RESTARTED, AND EVERYTHING WAS WHERE IT SHOULD BE. WATCHES ARE RUNNING SMOOTH, SOME SENSOR VARIATION IN WING SPREAD. 
NATE

FROM:CHRIS ABOARD MARYK
MESSAGE:ANNE, WE RESUMED OPS THIS MORN AT APPROX 0700. STILL A LITTLE BUMPY BUT IS MUCH BETTER THAN THE LAST 24 HR
PERIOD. WE JUST FINISHED STA 199 AND ARE HEADING FOR STA 200 AT 37-9. AT THIS POINT I AM HOPING TO BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THROUGH STATION 205 AT LEAST.  THE FORECAST IS FOR IN- CREASING WINDS THURS, SO WE'LL HAVE TO PLAY THE WEATHER GAME OUT IT APPEARS.
CHRIS

FROM:CHRIS ABOARD MARYK
MESSAGE:ANNE, WE ARE CURRENTLY ON A WEATHER HOLD, NOT CERTAIN HOW LONG AS THEY ARE CALLING FOR INCREASING WINDS THROUGH THE DAY. WE ARE HOLDING IN CASHES BASIN NEAR STATION 199. AS SOON AS WE RESUME WE WILL BE CONTINUING SOUTH INTO STRATA 28. INCLINOMETER IS STILL HANGING IN GIVING DECENT READING
ENJOY CHRIS

FROM:CHRIS ABOARD MARYK
MESSAGE:ANNE WE ARE CURRENTLY NORTHEAST OF CASHES LEDGE IN STRATA 37. THE PLAN IS TO COMPLETE THE STATIONS IN
THIS STRATA AND THEN WOULD LIKE TO CLEAN UP THE WESTERN HALF OF STRATA 28 STILL NO STATION WITH ENOUGH CATCH FOR
DEPLETION SITE, BUT AM QUITE OPTOMISTIC THAT WE WILL GET AT LEAST ONE IN, IN THIS STRATA, (37). BOTH WATCHES ARE WORKING LIKE A SWISS TIMEPIECE AND I COULD NOT ASK FOR MORE FROM THEM. THE WATCH CHIEFS AS WELL AS THE OBSERVERS HAVE SEEMED TO HAVE MASTERED FSCS, I HAD A FEELING IT WOULD ONLY TAKE A COUPLE FEW WATCHES FOR THE LEAST EXP-
ERIENCED WATCH TO GET THE HANG OF IT, AND TO MY EXPECTATION THEY DID.  IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THANG. HOPEFULLY THE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TO COOPERATE, AT THIS POINT WE HAVE ONLY LOST APPROX 6 HOURS DUE TO WEATHER ISSUES. WILL KEEP YOU POSTED. 
CHRIS

FROM:CHRIS ABOARD MARYK MESSAGE:GREETINGS ALL, WE ARE CURRENTLY COMPLETING STATIONS ALONG THE EEZ IN NORTH- EASTERN GOM.  CATCHES HAVE NOT BEEN LARGE RELATIVELY SPEAKING, MOSTLY SPENT MATURE FEMALES CURRENTLY. INCLI-
NOMETER THAT I AM LEFT WITH IS GIVING SPOTTY, VERY, READINGS. AM TRYING MOST DELIGENTLY TO GET IT TO WORK WITH SOME CONSISTANCY. WE ARE CURRENTLY HEADING ON A TRAC NORTH THEN WILL TURN BACK WEST WITH THE INTENT OF HITTING INSHORE STATIONS DURING DAYLIGHT AS THE AREA
IS INFESTED WITH WHAT I ASSUME IS LOBSTER GEAR. WILL KEEP YOU POSTED AND AM CONSIDERING CALLING ANNE VIA PHONE
TO INQUIRY ABOUT INCLINOMETER SITU.
CHRIS

FROM:CHRIS ABOARD MARYK
MESSAGE:RALPH, WE ARE CURRENTLY APPROX 40 MILES NORTH OF PLATTS BANK, HEADING FOR A STATION JUST OFF THE MAINE COAST.  WE'VE COMPLETED 24 STATIONS AND SAMPLED A GOOD NUMBER OF MONKS IN VARIOUS SIZE CLASSES. OUR INTENT/ CRUISE TRACK IS CURRENTLY TO COMPLETE THE NEXT STATION @STRATA 40 TOW 3 AND THEN CUT EAST ON A TRACK TAKING US OUT TO THE EEZ IN JORDANS BASIN, TURN BACK AND HEAD BACK PICKING UP AS MANY STATIONS AS POSSIBLE ON OUR RETURN. STATIONS ARE BEGINNING TO PICK UP NOW AS BOTH WATCHES ARE "IN THEIR GROOVE".  WEATHER MAY BECOME A CONSIDER- ATION,  BUT ONE NEVER KNOWS. MY GOAL IS TO ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR THE NEXT LEG TO HAVE TO GO VERY FAR NORTH OF GEORGES.  LOBSTER GEAR IS STILL A CONTINUING PROBLEM NEAR INSHORE STATIONS.
CHRIS

FROM: CHRIS ABOARD MARYK
MESSAGE: RALPH, ALL IS WELL OUT HERE, GOT TO FIRST STATION AND COMPLETED. TOOK A LITTLE LONGER TO WORK UP AS I HAVE A VERY UNEXPERIENCED CREW ASIDE FROM AZURE. WILL HAVE EM HOPPIN AND POPPIN SOON THOUGH ONCE THEY GET THE
HANG OF IT.  YESTERDAY DURING OUR STEAM OUT WE GOT RAPIDLY BOARDED, WITHOUT WARNING BY THE MASS STATE POLICE, WITH THE COASTIES, US CUSTOMS, BORDER PATROL, AND US MARSHALLS SERVICE.  THEIR INITIAL INTENT WAS TO DO A TOTAL VESSEL SEARCH STEM TO STERN LOOKING FOR DRUGS AND CONTRABAND/STOWAWAYS, WHAT-HAVE-YOU.  INFORMED THEM WE WE'RE OPERATING AS A RESEARCH VESSEL UNDER NOAA
CONTRACT AT WHICH POINT THEY CHECKED THE SHIPS PAPERS AND SENT US ON OUR WAY. WAS INTERESTING TO SAY THE LEAST. OUR CRUISE TRACK IS GULF OF MAINE AND BEYOND..
CHRIS.

FROM:ROB ON MARYK
POSITION: 0393448N, 0720120W, 157.5 W of Atlantic City, NJ
MESSAGE: AFTERNOON ANNE, SLOW GOING OUT HERE. THE WEATHER HAS NOT BEEN COOPERATING THE LAST DAY OR SO. WE SQUEEZED IN A COUPLE OF TOWS DURING LULLS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND HAVE BEEN JOGGING IN 8 TO 15 FOOT SEAS FOR THE LAST 18 HOURS.  FORECAST CALLS FOR IT TO SETTLE DOWN AND WE HOPE TO BE WORKING AGAIN TONIGHT. THUS FAR WE
HAVE COMPLETED 34 STATIONS AND PROCESSED 2200 KG OF MONK WITH 4 BLACK FINS IN THE MIX. WE HAVE HAD ONLY 2
TOWS W/O MONK AND THE DEEP STRATA HAVE PRODUCED DECENT CATCHES FROM 150 TO 275 KG. 
THATS IT FOR NOW. ROB.

FROM:ROB ON MARYK
POSITION: 0382245N, 0733104W, 104.0 W of Millville, DE 
MESSAGE:HI ANNE, EVERYTHING IS WELL HERE. WE ARE WORKING UP OR 7TH TOW SINCE YESTERDAYS MESSAGE. WE ARE FISHING IN WILMINGTON CANYON NOW.  MONK CATCHES HAVE BEEN LIGHT, BUT WE DID HAVE APPROX. 140 KG THIS TOW PLUS
12 BASKETS RED CRAB AND 20 OTHER SPECIES. I AM AFRAID TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE WEATHER - SUDDENLY I'M SUPERSTITIOUS! UPDATE TOMORROW, HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND, ROB.

FROM:ROB ON MARYK
POSITION: 0375936N, 0741533W, 78.4 W of Horntown, VA
MESSAGE: MORNING ANNE, WEATHER BROKE AND HAVE BEEN MOVING ALONG SINCE NOON YESTERDAY. RECAP STATIONS SO FAR (STRATA-TOW-KG MONKS);73-2-0; 69-3-3.5;
72-5-198.6; 72-4-104.7; 71-2-7.0; 72-3-15.7; 70-2-25.7. PLENTY OF WORK TO KEEP US BUSY. EVERYONE WORKING WELL AND ENJOYING THE WEATHER. MOST SYSTEMS OPERATING PROPERLY AND CONSISTENTLY.
UPDATE TOMORROW. ROBJ.

FROM:ROB ON MARYK
POSITION: 0380518N, 0743753W, 55.1 W of Horntown, VA
MESSAGE: ANNE, WE COMPLETED OUR FIRST STATION AT 8 LAST NIGHT AND CONTINUED SOUTH. WIND CAME UP DURING NIGHT AND WE HAVE BEEN JOGGING AROUND 69/3 FOR SIX HOURS. SHOULD BE SETTLING DOWN OVER NEXT FEW HOURS AND HOPE TO BE BACK TO WORK. 
CHRIS WILL REPLY TO NETMIND ? SOON. 
UPDATE LATER, ROB.

FROM:CHRIS ABOARD MARYK
MESSAGE:YES WE HAVE HAD 3 POSSIBLY 4 BLACK-FIN GOOSEFISH. I HAVE COMPLETED DNA SAMPLES FOR AMER GOOSE, (8), AND CURRENTLY HAVE ONE BLACKFIN SAMPLE. THE OTHERS WERE SAMPLED WHILE I WAS DOWN, HOWEVER WE DO HAVE THE COMPLETE FISH FROZEN FOR ALL BLACK FINS. WE
HAVE ALL THE OTOLITHS FOR HATTERAS FOR MALE AND FEMALE MATURE FISH,, 15 EA PLUS EXTRAS. WE ARE LACKING A FEW
JUVENILES AS WE NEED 10.  CURRENTLY I BELIEVE WE HAVE 4 OR 5 JUVENILE SAMPLES.  WE HAVE HAD 2 CONSECUTIVE TOWS WITH
DOORS CROSSED,  I AM QUITE CERTAIN IT IS DUE TO A VERY STRONG CROSS CURRENT.  I AM ALSO GOING TO BRING THE SMALL SCALE BACK TO THE LAB, AND BRING THE  BACKUP OUT ON THE NEXT LEG. IT SEEMS TO NOT WANT TO CALIBRATE VERY WELL,
E.G. HIGH CALIBRATION FIT VALUES.  ASIDE FROM THAT ALL ELECTRONICS SEEM TO BE COOPERATING VERY WELL, I FORSEE
GOOD THINGS TO COME ON THIS AS WELL AS THE NEXT LEGS IF IT CONTINUES IN THIS FASHION.
ENJOY, CHRIS

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FROM:CHRIS ABOARD MARYK
MESSAGE:ANNE AT THE PRESENT WE HAVE SAMPLED APPROX 1250 KG OF AMER GOOSE AND APPROX 6 KG OF BLACKFIN GOOSE,
THAT IS IF I DID THE MATH CORRECT WHICH I BELIEVE I DID.

FROM:CHRIS ABOARD MARYK 
MESSAGE:ANNE, ALL IS WELL. WE JUST HAD TO RETOW STATION 93 AS THE DOORS CROSSED AND THE NET FOULED. THAT TOW WAS EMPTY, ON RETOW OF 93 GOT A GOOD LOAD. LOTS OF MONKS AND ONE MORE BLACKFIN.  WEATHER IS STILL  COOPERATING. ONWARD..
ENJOY
CHRIS

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FROM:CHRIS ABOARD MARYK
MESSAGE:ANNE, WE ARE CURRENTLY ON STATION NUMBER 90. WE WOULD BE FURTHER ALONG IF NOT FOR THE COMM BOX FIASCO.  ALSO WE HAD TO STOP FOR APPROX 4 HOURS
BECAUSE THE COM BOX BATTERY WAS SO LOW WITH REGARDS TO THE COM BOX. I HAVE FOUND IT IS BEST TO TURN OF THE BOX
DURING CHARGING AND BETWEEN STEAMS.  THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT DURING THE DAY WHEN IT IS SUNNY OR WARM.  IT 
SEEMS THAT WHEN IT GETS HOT INSIDE, WE LOSE COMMUNI- CATION TO THE FISH BOARD.  WHEN THIS OCCURS IF YOU LET IT COOL THE FISH BOARD THEN CAN AGAIN COMMUNICATE. AT THIS POINT ALL OUR STATIONS ARE FAIRLY CLOSE TOGETHER SO I WOULD EXPECT THAT WE CAN COMPLETE 30 STATIONS ON THIS LEG.  WE'LL BE IN FRIDAY MORN.  ALSO, BECAUSE I HAVE TO
BRING BACK THE LIMNOTERRA BOARDS AS WELL AS THE COMM BOX, TO SEND BACK , WE WILL PROBABLY NEED THE EXCURSION, OR AT THE VERY LEAST A VAN WITH THE VERY BACK SEAT OUT.
CHRIS

FROM: HENRY MILLIKEN
MESSAGE:INCLINOMETER DECIDED TO COOPERATE. NICE TEMP RECORDINGS FROM SEA BIRD. CATCHES HAVE BEEN LIGHT OF
MONKFISH THEREFORE,WE HAVE NOT COMPLETED A DEPLETION. STILL RESOLVING NETMIND AND AM OPTIMISTIC WE CAN GET WING
SPREAD. STATIONS COMPLETED 6-3,6-7, 7-2, 6-6, AND WE ARE STEAMING TO 8-4. WE ADDED A STATION INADVERTENTLY DUE
TO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DECIMAL DEGS AND MINUTES. THE STATION WAS IN STRAT 5. FSCS HAS KEPT US BUSY BUT SEEMS
TO BE COOPERATING. PLEASE THANK NANCY FOR HELP WITH SCANTROL BOARD AND LET HER KNOW IT IS WORKING. PAUL ALSO LENDED A HAND WITH COMPORT CONFLICT. WHY ARE WE NOT SENDING MAREL SCALE WEIGHTS TO FSCS? WEATHER IS NICE AND THE FOOD IS GREAT - HENRY

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FROM: HENRY MILLIKEN
MESSAGE: WE ARE GETTING WING SPREAD. DOOR SPREAD SHOULD BE ATTAINABLE. DOOR S ARE LEANING BACK SO SIGNAL GOING TO SURFACE- NEED TO ADJUST ANGLE OF SENSOR. 
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FROM:PAUL NITSCHKE 
MESSAGE:HI ANNE 
WE PLAN ON DOING OUR LAST AROUND 8:00 TONIGHT.  OUR ETA IN NEW BEDFORD IS AT 7:00 THURSDAY MORNING.  WILL YOU BE 
ABLE TO PICK US UP ON THURSDAY AM?  THANKS. 
PAUL 

FROM:PAUL NITSCHKE 
MESSAGE:HI ANNE 
WE ARE ON OUR FORTH STATION.  NO MAJOR PROBLEMS.  WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ROCK HOPPER TOWS UNTIL THE WEATHER HITS.  LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO HIT US TONIGHT. CATCHES  HAVE BEEN RELATIVELY LIGHT ON THE MONKS. 
PAUL