Summary for Field Activity Number 2010-048-FA

Area of Operations: Oyster Pond/Trunk River, Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic

Dates: June 14, 2010 to June 14, 2010

Objectives: Collect young of the year river herring as they migrate from Oyster Pond to the Atlantic Ocean.

Type of Activity: Sampling

Information to be derived: Samples and chemical analysis
analyses of fish

Summary: YOY river herring were caught with a cast net from the weir pool. 8 samples were bagged according to size and logged as #s 474-481. Note: the coarse mesh of the cast net may have underselected the smaller fish in the population present at the weir.

USGS Project Number: 2921-BOF7T - Project Description

Contact: Mike Bothner (mbothner@usgs.gov)