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Title: Removal of Animals
Short Name: Removal of Animals
Status: Completed
Abstract:

After the drop trap was pushed into the substrate, dip nets were used to sweep the bottom of the trap and remove nekton. Enclosed water was pumped from the trap and filtered through a 1-mm mesh plankton net. As the water level dropped, the sampler was continually swept with dip nets because the efficiency of animal capture increases

with reduced water depth. Once drained, the sediment was visually and manually inspected for animals remaining on or burrowed into the substrate. Animals collected or found during substrate inspection were added to the drop trap catch. Animals and other material (i.e., vegetation,

macro-algae, shell hash, and detritus) were rinsed and the catch bag was detached. Samples were placed in a 1-mm mesh bag, labeled, fixed and returned to the laboratory for processing.

Physical Location

Organization: Galveston Laboratory
City: Galveston
State/Province: TX

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 4230
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:4230
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2007-05-02 01:56+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2021-10-21
Owner Org: SEFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2021-10-21
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2022-10-21