WHOI biologist Gareth Lawson; Pete Liarikos, Bosun on R/V Armstrong; Mike Jech, scientist at the NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center; and Armstrong crew member Connor McDonnell(L to R) manage a net. “We were deploying a midwater trawl, which involved manually maneuvering it over the stern,” said Lawson. “With a mouth opening of 18 x 24…