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ID
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08041
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Also Known As
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P-41-08-MA
08041
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Abstract
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United States Geological Survey, Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
Chief Scientist: Mike Bothner. Sampling data (cast net, beach
seine, wire minnow trap) of field activity 08041 (P-41-08-MA)
in Oyster Pond, Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States, North
America, North Atlantic from 09/16/2008 to 10/16/2008
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Organization |
United States Geological Survey, Woods Hole, Massachusetts
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Project/Theme
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Coastal Geologic Processes and Long-term Environmental Change in the Northeast U.S.
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Chief Scientist
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Mike Bothner
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Activity Type
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Sampling
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Area of Operation
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Oyster Pond, Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic, Massachusetts
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Bounding Coordinates
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42.75000
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-73.75000 -68.25000 |
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41.25000 |
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Ports
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LEAVE Oyster Pond Weir
ARRIVE Oyster Pond Weir
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Dates
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09/16/2008 (JD 260) to 10/16/2008 (JD 290)
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Analog Materials
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No analog holdings.
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Information Specialist
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Crew
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Equipment Used
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cast net
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beach seine
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wire minnow trap
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Purpose
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Collect juvenile herring, juvenile white perch and
mummichogs from Oyster Pond for the mercury study. Herring,
juvenile white perch and mummichogs will be sampled between the
culvert at Surf Drive and the weir. Some specimens of herring were
collected from Trunk River, just upstream of the bike path bridge.
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Information to be Derived
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Samples and Chemical Analysis
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Summary
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Successful fish collections were made during the evenings of
September 16 (3 white perch, 50 mummichogs); Sept. 1994 (4 white
perch); Sept.25 (14 juvenile herring, 8 juvenile white perch, 12
mummichogs); Sept. 28(1 post spawn adult herring, 1 juvenile herring
from the Trunk River just above bike path bridge); Sept. 29 (3
juvenile herring S of wier); October 16, 2008 (16 juvenile herring 3
juvenile white perch from just S of weir, collected in the
afternoon).
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Notes
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6 days at sea.
Data types: Other geochemical
Fish specimens
Navigation technique: none
Occupied 2 stations.
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Project Number
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Funding
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Got Help?
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For 08041, we would appreciate any information on -- analog materials, contract, days at sea, dive count, kms of navigation, national plan, NGDC Info, owner, platform, publications, scanned materials, seismic description, station count, station description, submersible, tabulated info.
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