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Field Activity Details for field activity 2007-041-FA

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Other ID: none

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Michael Bothner

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Michael Casso

Data Type(s): Imagery: Photo, Sampling: Biology, Sampling: Geology

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect yellow perch and small mouth bass to assess the level of mercury contamination.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: WHSC, Woods Hole, MA

End Port/Location: WHSC, Woods Hole, MA

Start Date: 2007-10-30

End Date: 2007-10-30

Equipment Used: Digital camera, Dip Nets

Information to be Derived: Mercury concentrations in yellow perch and small mouth bass;

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: The following fish were collected with rod and reel: 1 small mouth bass, 4 yellow perch, 2 catfish.

Staff: Dann Blackwood, Michael Bothner, Michael Casso

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Project = Coastal Geologic Processes and Long-Term Environmental Change, Coastal Geologic Processes and Long-Term Environmental Change

Location:

Deep Pond, Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States, North America;

Boundaries
North: 41.56667 South: 41.56167 West: -70.6417 East: -70.63

Platform(s):

photo of Kayak
Kayak

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Digital camera --- Photo
2007-041-FA-PH-001 (30 shore photos including operations and catch.)
Dip Nets --- Biology
2007-041-FA-SC-001 (Fish catch: 1 small mouth bass, 4 yellow perch, 2 catfish, 1 frog, 1 tadpole.)

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