Field Activity 2008-050-FA

Identifier 2008-050-FA
Alternate names P-50-08-MA
Purpose Collect young-of-the-year river herring for the mercury study.
Location Oyster Pond, Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States, North America;
Summary Collected 11 juvenile herring (~ 9 cm length, ~5 g weight) and 1 white perch.
Info derived Samples and chemical analysis;
Comments The cast net will be used in the pool between the weir and the culvert at the south end of Oyster Pond. The lagoon on the south side of Surf Drive near the culvert leading from Oyster Pond may also be sampled. Original Center People field contained: Mike Bothner, Michael Casso, Dann Blackwood (photographer). Project = Coastal Geological Processes and Long-Term, Coastal Geological Processes and Long-Term
Platform
on foot
survey conducted on foot
Itinerary
Start Oyster Pond at Surf Drive, Falmouth, MA 2008-12-11
End Oyster Pond at Surf Drive, Falmouth, MA 2008-12-11
Days in the field 1
Bounds
West -70.642
East -70.636
North 41.547
South 41.536

Personnel

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

Data types and categories

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

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Digital camera Photo 1
Dip Nets Biology 1
Water sampler Chemistry (no data reported)

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
2008-050-FA-PH-001 Digital camera 20 fish photos taken by Dann Blackwood. Dann S Blackwood
2008-050-FA-SC-001-01 Dip Nets M. Casso's lab notes taken during fish sample processing. Michael Casso

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity