Field Activity 2010-104-FA

Identifier 2010-104-FA
Purpose Determine the concentrations of mercury in the fish of Oyster Pond.
Location Oyster Pond, Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States, North America;
Summary Cast nets were used to collect young-of-the-year speciments of white perch and river herring from the pool south of the weir at the mouth of Oyster Pond. Approximately 9 specimens of each species were collected.
Comments Samples of fish will be collected using a cast net at the southern end of Oyster Pond between the weir and the culvert.
Platform
on foot
survey conducted on foot
Itinerary
Start (port not specified) 2010-11-26
End (port not specified) 2010-11-29
Days in the field 2
Bounds
West -70.6401
East -70.63951
North 41.53753
South 41.53634

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