Monday, March 16, 2015

Day 2 - Highlight #1

One of the main highlights of today with UNCW was going to marsh lands to catch fish that we can study. We all had to wear rain boots or water shoes so that we could walk in the freezing water. To catch the fish we had take a seine net and extend it to both sides of the marsh. We then dragged it slowly towards the shore and eventually took all the fish that were in the net out. This type of fishing with the seine net has been used for centuries. We were some what successful with the fish we caught as we caught many fish but only of two species. Later we identified these species and set them free.

- Annabel
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  1. Mr. HoffmanMarch 16, 2015 at 5:32 PM

    Mr. Nickel,

    Thank you to you and your students for sharing your adventures in marine biology! It's great to see student getting their hands dirty (or maybe just salty?) and seeing what environmental work is really like. My brother works for the EPA in fisheries management, and I know it would make him happy as well to see such enthusiasm for a marsh.

    Mr. Hoffman
    English and history teacher

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  2. AnonymousMarch 23, 2015 at 8:01 AM

    Looks like a great way to begin your research and discovery!

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