Cruise on R/V Vantuna off San Pedro

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R/V Vantuna Cruise off San Pedro, Los Angeles Co., CA, February 17, 2006

Ready to board (Satellite view of SCMI here)	Bob gives safety orientation	Last to arrive
Sunny when we left	Research Vessel Vantuna	Los Angeles Harbor at San Pedro/Long Beach
Van Veen grab	Image Caption	Image Caption
Van Veen grab	Image Caption	Mud is examined and screened
Image Caption	Bivalve juveniles (unidentif.) were among the few living animals in the mud grab	Image Caption
Otter trawl	California sea lions	Otter trawl
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Image Caption	Otter trawl catch	Image Caption
California spiny lobster (Panulirus interruptus)	California spiny lobsters	California spiny lobster
Horny head turbot (Pleuronichthys verticalis)	Juvenile sheep crabs (Loxorhynchus grandis)	Plainfin or speckled midshipman
California skate (Raja inornata)	California skate	Ridgeback rock shrimp (Sicyonia ingentis)
Ridgeback rock shrimp	California tonguefish (Symphurus atricauda)	California lizard fish (Synodus lucioceps)
California lizard fish	California spiny lobster	Western gulls
Western gull	Crepidula cf. onyx	Crepidula cf. onyx
Elbow crab	California halibut	California halibut (Paralichthys californicus)
California halibut	Image Caption	Image Caption
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Image Caption	Image Caption	White surfperch (Phanerodon furcatus)
Horny head turbot	Meredith	Shiner surfperch (Cymatogaster aggregata)
Image Caption	Ben with skipper Vince	Rock or biological dredge
Rock dredge results	Orange puffball sponge (Tethya aurantia)	Gorgonian and hydroids
Strawberry or jewel anemones (Corynactis californica)	Sponge unidentif.	Sponge unidentif.
Tentative sponge ID: Leucosolenia sp.	Echinoids	Image Caption
Octopus rubescens	Isopod crustacean ectoparasite on midshipman	Image Caption
Image Caption	Isopod ectoparasites	Isopod ectoparasite was extremely gravid with eggs
shark or skate egg case	Fantail sole (Xystreurys liolepis)	Fantail sole
Fantail sole	Longspine Combfish (Zaniolepis latipinnis)	Longspine combfish
Longspine combfish	Image Caption	Image Caption
Notaspidean opisthobranch, Pleurobranchia californica	Pleurobranchia californica	Cedar-scented dorid (Acanthodoris brunnea)
Red octopus (Octopus rubescens)	Sand star (Luidia foliata)	Bob
Image Caption	Image Caption	Kat with plankton net
Storm front rolls in but we beat it back to the dock.	Lighthouse at end of breakwater	Entrance to harbor (satellite view here)