Field Activity Details for field activity 2010-048-FA

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): Sampling: Biology, Sampling: Geology, Sampling: Chemistry

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect young of the year river herring as they migrate from Oyster Pond to the Atlantic Ocean.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Oyster Pond Weir, Falmouth, MA

End Port/Location: Oyster Pond Weir, Falmouth, MA

Start Date: 2010-06-14

End Date: 2010-06-14

Equipment Used: Grab sampler, Water sampler

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Young-of-the-year river herring were caught with a cast net from the weir pool. 8 samples were bagged according to size and logged as #s 474-481. Note: the coarse mesh of the cast net may have underselected the smaller fish in the population present at the weir.

Staff: Michael Casso

Affiliate Staff:

Notes:
Project = Toxic Supp. of Biogeochem. Cycle, Toxic Supp. of Biogeochem. Cycle

Location:

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

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