Field Activity 2010-076-FA

Identifier 2010-076-FA
Purpose Collect young-of-the-year river herring as they migrate from Oyster Pond to the Atlantic Ocean. YOY white perch will also be sampled as they migrate out of Oyster Pond. Samples will be collected down stream of the weir at the mouth of Oyster Pond.
Location Oyster Pond/Trunk River, Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary We successfully collected and logged in the following species of fish: Alewives - 7, White Perch - 7, Mummichogs - 3.
Comments Project = Toxic Supp. of Biogeochem. Cycle, Toxic Supp. of Biogeochem. Cycle
Platform
on foot
survey conducted on foot
Itinerary
Start Oyster Pond Weir, Falmouth, MA 2010-08-23
End Oyster Pond Weir, Falmouth, MA 2010-08-23
Days in the field 1
Bounds
West -70.6421
East -70.63703
North 41.53814
South 41.53403

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Michael Bothner
Crew members
Michael Casso
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Michael Casso
Specialist, Information

Data types and categories

Data category: Sampling
Data type: Biology, Geology, Chemistry

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Grab sampler Biology, Geology (no data reported)
Water sampler Chemistry (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity