Virtual Touch Tank

Seining and trawling

DESG scientists Ed Hale, David Christopher, Kate Fleming, and Chris Petrone caught the touch tank specimens below via seining and trawling. Watch the videos above to learn more about each method, as well as how they differ in terms of technique and catch.

Virtual touch tank

Click the thumbnails below to learn more about each species!

Atlantic Cutlassfish

Atlantic Moonfish

Atlantic Silverside

Atlantic Spadefish (photo by Matthew Hoelscher)

Atlantic Striped Bass

Black drum (juvenile)

Black Sea Bass

Blackcheek tonguefish

Blue Crab (photo by Jarek Tuszyński)

Bluefish

Bluespotted cornetfish and northen pipefish (photo by Matthias Kleine)

Clearnose skate

Fundulids

Halfbeak (photo by Kevin Hadley)

Horseshoe Crab (photo by Hans Hillewaert)

Horseshoe Crab Spawning

Lady Crab

Moon Jelly

Northern puffer (photo by Cliff)

Oyster Toadfish

Permit (photo by Brian Gratwicke)

Sciaenids (Drum and Spot)

Shortfin Squid

Smooth dogfish

Sponge Crab (Female Blue Crab) (photo by Mdcrabwiki)

Striped Anchovy

Anchovy comparison

Striped Burrfish (photo by Cliff)

Striped Killifish (photo by Steven G. Johnson)

Sea Robin