Trolling Charleston Harbor 4/18/19

Time of day: 1-3 in the afternoon
Weather: Beautiful weather, 76 degrees, mostly sunny, humid, 10-15 mph winds
Where we went: We parked at the DNR location on James island, at CofC's Gracie Marine Laboratory. On a ~ 30 ft DNR troller, we trolled 3 different areas in the Charleston Harbor. The first two areas were closer to the shore of mount pleasant, where the harbor floor is hard and shelly, then the last troll was on the muddier side of the harbor near James Island. The boat set out the net and troll for 10-15 minuets before bringing in the load.
What we did: We observed the organisms that were caught from the different areas of the harbor floor. We learned about the diversity of the ecosystem and got hands on experience with how DNR surveys the different populations in the harbor. We found many diverse organisms such as stingrays, horseshoe crabs, snails, fishes, shrimp, and even octopi and dolphins (who popped up near the boat while trolling).

Publicado el 19 de abril de 2019 a las 02:26 PM por skyemajka