Students from Crestwood Prep arrived at the crack of dawn this morning from Toronto. After a bit of unpacking and breakfast the group hit the ground running. Throughout the day the students collected plankton, benthic invertebrates, and oceanographic data while aboard the Huntsman research vessel in Passamaquoddy Bay. The plankton and invertebrates, such as sea stars, hermit crabs, and urchins were then studied and identified in the lab. The weather was fantastic and we are looking forward to a great week of marine biology!
Identifying plankton in the lab.
Plankton collection.
Using the scallop drag to gather animals from the bottom.
Sorting through all the different animals that were collected.
Sea peaches!
In the lab studying our finds.
Whelk, urchin and brittle star collected today.
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