Vessel Profile

Chasina (III)

Chasina (III)
Photo: John M. MacFarlane

Story

This fishboat, seiner was built in 1980 by Clark Olson Boats in Port Hueneme, CA.

Historical Notes

This vessel homeports in Port Townsend, WA. This vessel performs surveys and test sampling in the coastal and inside waters of Washington State and British Columbia.

In 2011 this vessel was chartered to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW).

In 2010 this vessel was chartered to the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences at UW to conduct field trips on Lake Washington for a class studying the life history and behavior of salmon. In May 2019, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Marine Fish Science (MFS) Unit and the Toxics-focused Biological Observation System (TBiOS) Team will conduct a joint bottom-trawl survey to assess marine fish living in the waters of Puget Sound, including the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Strait of Georgia, San Juan Archipelago, Hood Canal, Central Sound, and South Sound regions.

Owners & Masters

In 1980 she was owned by by the Dobszinsky family, Port Townsend WA.

In 2019 she was owned by Leif Dobszinsky, Port Townsend WA USA.

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