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The BCF fishing vessel ALOSA. This vessel was operated out of the BCF laboratory at Oxford, Maryland, and used for specimen collection,hydrographic water column observations, and other purposes. Alosa is the genus of the river herrings or shads. (Image credit: NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection | Bob Williams)