- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Research Vessel Anna : comprehensive, long-term fisheries monitoring
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Natural Resources. Coastal Resources Division
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Department of Natural Resources. Coastal Resources Division
- Date of Original:
- 2020
- Subject:
- Anna (Research vessel)
Fisheries--Monitoring--Georgia
Fishery research vessels--Georgia
Research vessels--Georgia
Marine sciences--Research--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- publications (documents)
black-and-white photographs
drawings (visual works) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Fact sheet about the research vessel Anna.
- External Identifiers:
- OCLC 1293217530
NZ MMS ID 9922650818602931
Call Number N200.C63 M1 2020 R4 - Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_s-ga-bn200-pc63-bm1-b2020-br4-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_s-ga-bn200-pc63-bm1-b2020-br4-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
RESEARCH VESSEL
ANNA
Comprehensive, long-term fisheries monitoring
The Ecological Monitoring Trawl Survey conducted by the Research Vessel Anna is one of the longest uninterrupted fisheries-independent shrimp trawl surveys on the eastern U.S. Coast. Since 1976, personnel
with the Coastal Resources Division have conducted this survey using standardized gear and tow times at fixed sites. The objective is to provide comprehensive, long-term data for finfish, invertebrates and water quality.
1966
YEAR BUILT
34
NET TONS
60 FEET IN LENGTH 18 FOOT BEAM 6 FOOT DRAFT
VESSEL BASICS
SAMPLE SITES
37
SOUNDS SAMPLED
6
YEARS SERVICE
52
HISTORY OF THE R/V ANNA
The R/V Anna was constructed as a commercial fishing vessel on the bank of the Mackay River in Glynn County by brothers Johnny and Howard Wilson in 1966 and named for their mother. After two fishing seasons, the state acquired the Anna in 1968 for research purposes. In 1970, the Anna found her niche and was used for a multi-year study of Georgia's estuarine systems and species. She has been a leading research vessel on Georgia's coast ever since.
Highlights about the R/V Anna
SURVEY WORK
ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE
BUILDING MATERIALS
The Anna primarily samples for shrimp and blue crab, but also samples finfish.
MONTHLY SAMPLES
SHRIMPING IS WORTH MORE THAN $11 MILLION ANNUALLY IN GEORGIA.
FISH FOR TOMORROW
Constructed from
LIVE OAK
cypress and heart-pine
Did you know
Wood from Brunswick's historic Oglethorpe Hotel was used in the Anna's construction after the hotel's demolition in 1958.
Research conducted by the Anna plays a major role in
CONSERVATION by helping resources managers make better decisions about stock management.
2 MILLION specimens have been collected aboard the Anna in its lifetime.
SAMPLING PROCESS
A 40-foot net is dragged at each station for 15 minutes. After the net is brought in, the catch is culled. Species are separated and data are recorded.
22,000 trawls have been conducted aboard the Anna since 1976, collecting 250+ species. a new era
The Anna is slated for replacement in spring 2020, and a vessel almost identical to the one seen here will take its place. The new 54-foot, fiberglass-hull boat will continue the Anna's mission.
CoastalGaDNR.org
