| Identifier: | R/V Pelican (NWFSC) |
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| Description: |
A 39-foot aluminum pontoon boat specifically designed for purse seining. It has a pilothouse, a flat back deck, and mast and boom for purse seining. There are no rails on the starboard side to facilitate deployment of the purse seine. The vessel is propelled by an inboard gas engine and has a separate gas engine, surface mounted on the aft port side, to run the water system as well as the hydraulics for the purse seine winch. It is used exclusively for studying salmon habitat-use in the Lower Columbia River estuary. |
| Record Created: | January 31, 2018 8:27 AM UTC by nathan.wilson@noaa.gov |
| Record Last Modified: | January 31, 2018 9:34 AM UTC by nathan.wilson@noaa.gov |
