Field Activity Details for field activity 2010-028-FA

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Status: Completed

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

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Principal Investigator(s): Michael Bothner

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Data Type(s): Sampling: Biology, Sampling: Geology, Sampling: Chemistry

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect pre-spawning adult river herring from Trunk River in order to determine the flux of mercury in this coastal ecosystem by way of migrating fish.

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Start Date: 2010-03-31

End Date: 2010-03-31

Equipment Used: Grab sampler, Water sampler

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Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Six adult pre-spawn river herring were collected using nets from Trunk River, 20 m upstream of the Bike Path bridge. Wendy Buesseler (Oyster Pond Environmental Trust) had counted 75 herring passing upstream between sunset and 2030 on March 31.

Staff: Michael Casso

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Trunk River/Oyster Pond, Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

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