Thursday, July 24, 2014

18 July 2014 Assignment 1 (Part 1)
Observations: Boston Harbor














Black Sea Bass (Centropristis Striata)
Caught: 18 July 2014           Time: 10:15-11:20 AM
Location: Boston Harbor-Long and Spectacle Islands
Size:  14"      Weight: 1-1 1/2 lbs
Tide:  High- 04:31 AM      10.7 ft            05:03 PM   10.9 ft
          Low- 10:42 AM      -0.5 ft             11:16 PM  -0.1 ft


References: Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental
                     https://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dfg/recreational-fishing

















Yellowtail Flounder (Pleuronectes Ferrugineus)
Caught: 18 July 2014           Time: 10:15-11:20 AM
Location: Boston Harbor-Long and Spectacle Islands
Size:  16"      Weight: 1 1/2 lbs
Tide:  High- 04:31 AM      10.7 ft            05:03 PM   10.9 ft
          Low- 10:42 AM      -0.5 ft             11:16 PM  -0.1 ft

References: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-FishWatch
                     https://www.fishwatch..gov






Silver Hake-Whiting (Merluccius Bilinearls)
Caught: 18 July 2014           Time: 10:15-11:20 AM
Location: Boston Harbor-Long and Spectacle Islands
Size:  10"      Weight: 1/2 lbs
Tide:  High- 04:31 AM      10.7 ft            05:03 PM   10.9 ft
          Low- 10:42 AM      -0.5 ft             11:16 PM  -0.1 ft

 References: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-FishWatch
                      https://www.fishwatch..gov






Atlantic Striped Bass (Morone Saxatilis)
Caught: 18 July 2014           Time: 10:15-11:20 AM
Location: Boston Harbor-Long and Spectacle Islands
Size:  38-39"      Weight: 25-27  lbs
Tide:  High- 04:31 AM      10.7 ft            05:03 PM   10.9 ft
          Low- 10:42 AM      -0.5 ft             11:16 PM  -0.1 ft

 References: Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental
                      https://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dfg/recreational-fishing



18 July 2014 Assignment 1 (Part 2)
Observations: Lovells Island







Common Periwinkle (Littorina Littorea)
Caught: 18 July 2014           Time: 1:20 PM
Location: Boston Harbor-Lovells Island
Size:  1/2" (Thumb Size)     Weight: 
Tide:  High- 
          Low- 10:44 AM      -0.53 ft           

 References: University of Rhode Island. Common Periwinkle. Accessed June 30, 2013













Northern Rock Barnacle (Balanus Balanoides)
Caught: 18 July 2014           Time: 12:20 PM
Location: Boston Harbor-Lovells Island
Size:  1/2"-1 1/2" Diameter     Weight: 
Tide:  High- 
          Low- 10:44 AM      -0.53 ft           

 References:  Gosner, K. (1979).  Peterson Field Guide, A Field Guide to the Atlantic Seashore from the Bay of Fundy to Cape Hatteras. Boston, MA, New York, NY:  Houghton Mifflin Company



















Asian Shore Crab (Hemigrapsus Sanguineus
Caught: 18 July 2014           Time: 12:50 PM
Location: Boston Harbor-Lovells Island
Size:  1 1/2" to 1"      Weight: 
Tide:  High- 
          Low- 10:44 AM      -0.53 ft           

 References:  NONINDIGENOUS SPECIES INFORMATION BULLETIN
                     Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
                     Florida Caribbean Science Center 
                     http://www.fcsc.usgs.gov




Arcadian Hermit Crab (Pagurus Acadianus
Caught: 18 July 2014           Time: 01:30 PM
Location: Boston Harbor-Lovells Island
Size:  1 1/2" to 1"      Weight: 
Tide:  High- 
          Low- 10:44 AM      -0.53 ft           

 References:  A Teacher's Guide to Marine Life of the Gulf of Maine, Marine Department of 
                     Marine Resources Education Division, Second Edition 2004. 
                     West Boothbay Harbor, Maine 
                     





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