Contact Fisheries
Sample Procedures
SAMPLES
| 1. Captain Dave White pilots the RV "Miss Kay"
to the fall survey station coordinates. |
2. Water quality is measured. |
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| 3. On a signal from the captain, the dredge is lowered overboard. |
4. A GPS is monitored for tow distance. |
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| 5. At a predetermined distance, the dredge is retrieved. |
6. The dredge is brought onboard and the contents are dumped onto the dredge table. |
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| 7. A 1/2 bushel subsample is taken. | 8. The 1/2 bushel subsample is spread onto the culling table. |
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| 9. The sample is sorted for live and dead oysters. |
10. Once sorted, the sample is double checked for small spat. |
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| 11. A typical spat. | 12. Oysters collected are measured for shell height. |
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| 13. Data sheet for a standard fall survey station. | 14. At a disease station, a representative subsample is bagged. |
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