Deanna - Project and Seining

Seining

I just briefly wanted to over our day at Ponce Inlet learning to do seining. Seining is collecting vertebrates by catching them up in net in a specific way. Then we identified each type of fish and counting how of each type. This was very interesting. I grew up in the plains and mountains, so I have little to no knowledge about the fish, ocean, and seining.

Dr. Woodall happy to be outside!

Seining net.

Carefully pulling in the net.

Looking at the catch...not a lot this time.

Got a little one there!

Chad from Marine Science Center showing us how to do this.

Got us a few this time!!

Count fast so they don't die!

Measuring the length.

After the seining was a really super part of the day. Going to the Marine Science center was very educational and enlightening to me. Again, I grew up a long way away from the ocean, and I haven't seen these types of fish before. But, the best part was petting and feeding the mantas!

Oh yeah! Too cool!!

There were some interesting things.

The mantas were unreal!

Even Jeff got in on the mantas!

Project Update

We replaced one of the pieces on our CMD (Current Measuring Device), as we didn't think that there was enough buoyancy in a swift moving current. We have to have no more than a 90 degree angle, or we have flat line data. We are also going to get another piece of PVC so we can make an extension for deeper current.

Our CMD can be used setting on the bottom...

...or by floating on the top.

Friday we will be going on the boat with Dr. Woodall and doing our 1st test. Very excited and nervous!! But reality is that most things take a couple/few times before it works and works well. Good thing we have a couple weeks!

Look in next week to see if it is a success or if it is 'back to the drawing board'!