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The 73' GEORGIA BULLDOG weighs 101 gross tons, 68 net tons. The wooden-hull boat was built in 1977 by Desco Marine in St. Augustine, Florida. It is powered by a 6-cylinder Caterpillar (3406) 365 hp diesel engine. The boat has a 32 volt and 110 volt electrical system. Living quarters are air-conditioned, and the boat can sleep a total of 8 people. Facilities include shower, head, gas stove, refrigerator, and microwave oven.
The Bulldog is rigged for multipurpose fishing as follows:
standard shrimp trawler (double or twin-trawls)
bottom trawl for finfish
longline for swordfish
bottom longline for tilefish
handline for snapper & grouper
traps or pots for finfish
trawl or dredge for scallops
sea turtle abundance surveys
Equipment on the Bulldog includes the following:
depth recorders
surface temperature gauge
3 VHF radios
cell phone
2 Loran-C sets & Loran plotter for navigation
color fish finding sonar
2 radars
automatic pilot
realtime underwater video system
side scan sonar
The Bulldog is used in an offshore fisheries development program to demonstrate the feasibility of refitting shrimp boats for fishing with other types of gear; to demonstrate techniques of offshore fishing; to carry out exploratory research for locating & defining offshore fish stocks.
Home port for the GEORGIA BULLDOG is Brunswick, Georgia at the East River dock of the University's Marine Fisheries Station.
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