Maine Fall Trawl Survey Begins
October 2, 2017
The DMR calls for clearing an area of gear 1/8th mile on either side of the 1 nautical mile towline for day of the tow.
Latitude/Longitude and TD coordinates for tow locations (pair of dots with a line on the chart mark each tow) and schedules can be found at http://www.maine.gov/dmr/science-research/projects/trawlsurvey/fl17/index.html. For more detailed charts, please call Matt Cieri 633-9520, cell 215-3709, or email (Matthew.Cieri@maine.gov).
Tow Schedule and Updates are available via several methods.
Boat Contacts: F/V Robert Michael monitors Channels 16 and 13Boat cell phone 557-5276 (Chief Scientist Fran Pierce, Scientist Matt Cieri)
Web Site: http://www.maine.gov/dmr/science-research/projects/trawlsurvey/index.html