Researcher Mary Yoklavich enters the Delta submersible for a dive off San Nicolas Island, one of the Channel Islands off the coast of Southern California.

Together with researchers from UC Santa Barbara, Mary's team uses the Delta to assess fish assemblages in deep water. This particular cruise focused on cowcod within the Cowcod Conservation Area.

Date: November 2002
Contact: SWFSC Fisheries Ecology Division, Habitat Ecology Team