1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
2. Geoscience Data System

Field Activity 2011-023-FA

Identifier	2011-023-FA
Purpose	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. Continue the time-series of Hg data on herring started with the migration of 2008.
Location	Oyster Pond,Trunk River, Falmouth, Massachusetts,United States, North America
Summary	One male adult herring was collected on the evening of April 4 and two female adult herring were collected on April 5, 2011 as they migrated upstream in Trunk River near the bike path bridge. The fish were weighed, length measured, and subsampled for total mercury concentration. The eggs were also analyzed for mercury.
Info derived	Samples and chemical analysis;
Comments	Project = Toxic Supp of Biogeochem Cycle,
Platform	on foot survey conducted on foot
Itinerary	Start Trunk River, Oyster Pond 2011-04-04 End Trunk River, Oyster Pond 2011-04-05 Days in the field 2
Bounds	West -70.6417 East -70.64158 North 41.53524 South 41.53423 Show or hide mapHide layers