What Happened
In late June 2012, GAP2 made a film about a “day in the life” of GAP2 scientist Emma Pearson who works with crab fishermen in the UK brown crab stocks case study. “Superb-us” skipper Alan Steer, kindly let GAP2 Communications Officer Rosie Magudia onboard with a camera to film the day’s proceedings. Images from the day, as well as the resulting film, tell the GAP2 story.
Gone Fishing Film
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Moreover, normally a land based creature, Communications officer Rosie found the day eventful; her blog describes her personal take on her “experiences”.
Images
Crabs=data.
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GAP2 scientist Emma Pearson analysing her data.
Dartmouth harbour.
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Communications Officer, Rosie Magudia, in Dartmouth.
Caught crabs.
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Part of the day's catch.
It's the size that counts.
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Communications officer ROsie holds a large cock crab.
Starfish
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Can you spy what's wrong with this starfish?
Passing boats.
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Paul hauls pots.
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Crab pots weigh between 30kg and 40kg.
Buoy.
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Buoys let the crabbers know where the ends of the strings lie in the ocean.
Data chart.
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Emma records the catch.
GAP2 scientist at work.
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Emma Pearson at work onboard Superb-us.
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Crabbing in action.
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Skipper Alan pulls pots, deckhand Paul baits pots, scientist Emma records the data.
Anchor
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Made of railway track, this curiously looked like a crab.
Work gets underway.
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Skipper Alan Steer begins hauling crab pots.
Almost dawn.
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On our way to the fishing grounds.
Emma & the kettle.
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GAP2 scientist Emma Pearson makes a morning cuppa.
Setting forth.
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Skipper Alan Steer in the wheelhouse in the early hours.
Home comforts onboard.
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Tea and coffee was at hand.
Early start.
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The boat set sail at 4am, so it was an early start.
The Catch
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Crabs covered in brittle stars.