How about a "One fish a day" thread to pass the Feb boredom?

[shresearchdude]

Hello All!

I used to post more, and fish much more often, now I'll sit back and enjoy fishing reports more than I go, more often than sitting on a beach, I just catch fish using other methods.
I usually catch when an unidentified fish gets posted, though if someone else gets it right I don't need to get involved.
I may still have status of one of the "OG's" but honestly, I think that faded a bit since I'll be non-existent for long periods.

Who am I and why do I matter, or what do I do and why does it matter?
How about if I start with the basics?

My profile from a few years ago.
https://apps-nefsc.fisheries.noaa.go...fsc-rosendale/

Where I work.
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about...ory-sandy-hook

I get the chance to go on many of the Northeast NOAA ships. Every year I go on the NOAA Research Vessel "Henry Bigelow", I have also been on the retired Albatross, on other current Northeast/Southeast ships, Gordon Gunter, Pisces, and Thomas Jefferson.
Most fish pics that I'll share are from trips over the last 20 years on the Bigelow.
https://www.omao.noaa.gov/learn/mari...enry-b-bigelow

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOAAS_...Bigelow_(R_225)


"Survey cruises use a bottom trawl to sample randomly selected stations in an attempt to delineate the species composition, geographic distribution, and abundance of various resources. Fish and selected invertebrate species are identified. Weight, length, total catch numbers, age structures, maturity stages, sex determinations and food content are recorded or collected during the survey cruises. Associated oceanographic and meteorological data, salinity, conductivity, and temperature data are available for all stations. Ichthyoplankton and zooplankton data is available for a subset of the stations. Geographic coverage is from Cape Hatteras to the Gulf of Maine and from the coast to the slope water.
Purpose: The surveys are designed to provide information on the abundance, biology, and distribution of the living marine resources of the Northwest Atlantic and the environmental conditions affecting them for management purposes and to provide for broadscale ecosystems research."


I have most fish pics in alphabetical order, some may have improper labels (catch me if you can) and some labels just make more sense.

I'll start with A and end with Y since I don't think I have any Z fish.
I'll also provide a link to some sites for info about each species.

If you've got questions, I'll try to answer.

Let's see what happens!

FYI. Just as many people know me as "JR" as John. It's just a result of 4 "john's" in a 20ft Boston Whaler many years ago...