Thursday, November 17, 2011

Befriending the Fisheries

Arni H Litt of the UW School of Aquatic Fishery Science was kind enough to let us tag along on her boat Tuesday to retrieve microplastic samples out towards the center of lake Washington.

It was a gorgeous day and our faces even got a little sunburned (November in Seattle-- can you believe it?!) We learned so much about field research just from watching Arni conduct her own field work. Years of experience were displayed when we were shown superior methods for net handling and sample transfer techniques. Such a great trip!

We do regret, however, the eventual murder of hundreds of the zooplankton, Daphnia. Sorry little guys! I wish you didn't get caught in our net.