Pot Survey – April 2023

April 10 - 13, 2023 F/V Integrity West Ocean City, MD

Author

Mike O’Brien (UMCES)

Packing list

🔲 Large cooler

🔲 Sampling bags

🔲 Data sheets/clipboard

🔲 >2 fish pots

🔲 Two kill buckets

🔲 GPS

🔲 MS222

🔲 Measuring board

🔲 Weight bucket with scales

🔲 2 fish totes

Participants

April 10-11

April 12-13

Schedule

10 April

Scientific crew (DHS, MOB, LR)

  • 0800 - 0900 Pack CBL truck (2013 Silverado) at Solomons, MD.
  • 0900 - 1015 Drive to Harry S Truman Park and Ride
    • 200 Harry S. Truman Pkwy, Annapolis, MD 21401
  • 1015 - 1230 Drive to Sea Born, Inc.
    • 12906 Sunset Ave, Ocean City, MD 21842
  • 1230 - 1330 Say “hello” to Harringtons and Co.
  • 1330 - 1340 Drive to MD Coastal Bays Program office
    • 8219 Stephen Decatur Hwy, Berlin, MD 21811
  • 1340 - 1800 Assess, correct, and re-rig equipment.
  • 1800 Return to West Ocean City. Check into Microtel.
    • 12536 Ocean Gateway, Ocean City, MD 21842

11 April

Scientific & Sea Born crew (KH, mate)

  • 1000 - 1020 Drive to MD Coastal Bays Program office.
  • 1020 - 1040 Load pots and two rope drums onto trailer.
  • 1040 - 1050 Drive to Sea Born, Inc.
  • 1050 - 1120 Unload pots. Captain/mate begin loading pots onto vessel.
  • 1120 - 1330 Sci. crew drive to MD Coastal Bays Program. Repeat pot loading/return/unloading.
  • 1330 - 1400 Drop trailer off at MDCBP. Return to W Ocean City.
  • 1400 - 1600 Finish rigging ground line.

April 12

Scientific & Sea Born crew

  • 04:00 Meet at F/V Integrity
  • 04:30 Depart OCMD for C2304-1
  • 38 11.5997, -74 43.9367
  • 06:55 Arrive C2304-1. Deploy pots.
  • 07:05 Finish deploying pots. Depart for C2304-2
  • 38 14.2392, -74 36.9743
  • 07:55 Arrive C2304-2. Deploy pots.
  • 08:05 Finish deploying pots. Depart for M10
  • 38 18.1605, -74 40.6845
  • 08:45 Arrive M10. Deploy pots.
  • 08:55 Finish deploying pots. Depart for M09
  • 38 19.1724, -74 40.5209
  • 09:05 Arrive M09. Deploy pots.
  • 09:15 Finish deploying pots. Depart for L11
  • 38 17.1511, -74 41.8255
  • 09:35 Arrive L11. Deploy pots.
  • 09:45 Finish deploying pots. Depart for K11
  • 38 17.1534, -74 42.8029
  • 09:55 Arrive K11. Deploy pots.
  • 10:05 Finish deploying pots. Depart for OCMD
  • 12:25 Arrive OCMD

Pick up dry ice from Harris Teeter

  • 31221 Americana Pkwy, Selbyville, DE 19975

April 13

Scientific & Sea Born crew

  • 04:00 Meet at F/V Integrity
  • 04:30 Depart OCMD for C2304-1
  • 06:55 Arrive C2304-1. Deploy pots.
  • 07:10 Finish deploying pots. Depart for C2304-2
  • 08:00 Arrive C2304-2. Deploy pots.
  • 08:15 Finish deploying pots. Depart for M10
  • 08:55 Arrive M10. Deploy pots.
  • 09:10 Finish deploying pots. Depart for M09
  • 09:20 Arrive M09. Deploy pots.
  • 09:35 Finish deploying pots. Depart for L11
  • 09:55 Arrive L11. Deploy pots.
  • 10:10 Finish deploying pots. Depart for K11
  • 10:20 Arrive K11. Deploy pots.
  • 10:35 Finish deploying pots. Depart for OCMD
  • 12:55 Arrive OCMD
  • 13:15 Pick up trailer from MD Coastal Bays Program
  • 13:30 Remove pots from F/V Integrity, load onto trailer. Unload at MD Coastal Bays program. Repeat as needed.

14:55 Scientific crew drive back to Solomons, MD

Distances

Distance, nautical miles
OCMD C2304-1 C2304-2 L11 M10 M09 K11
OCMD 0.00 19.26 23.59 19.30 20.09 20.16 18.54
C2304-1 19.26 0.00 6.08 5.80 7.05 8.04 5.63
C2304-2 23.59 6.08 0.00 4.80 4.89 5.67 5.43
L11 19.30 5.80 4.80 0.00 1.35 2.27 0.77
M10 20.09 7.05 4.89 1.35 0.00 1.02 1.95
M09 20.16 8.04 5.67 2.27 1.02 0.00 2.70
K11 18.54 5.63 5.43 0.77 1.95 2.70 0.00
Distance, time at 8 kts
OCMD C2304-1 C2304-2 L11 M10 M09 K11
OCMD - 02 h 25 m 03 h 00 m 02 h 25 m 02 h 35 m 02 h 35 m 02 h 20 m
C2304-1 02 h 25 m - 00 h 50 m 00 h 45 m 00 h 55 m 01 h 05 m 00 h 45 m
C2304-2 03 h 00 m 00 h 50 m - 00 h 40 m 00 h 40 m 00 h 45 m 00 h 45 m
L11 02 h 25 m 00 h 45 m 00 h 40 m - 00 h 15 m 00 h 20 m 00 h 10 m
M10 02 h 35 m 00 h 55 m 00 h 40 m 00 h 15 m - 00 h 10 m 00 h 15 m
M09 02 h 35 m 01 h 05 m 00 h 45 m 00 h 20 m 00 h 10 m - 00 h 25 m
K11 02 h 20 m 00 h 45 m 00 h 45 m 00 h 10 m 00 h 15 m 00 h 25 m -