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2022 Atlantic Clam Survey Presses On for Leg 2

Field Fresh Blog: Science in Motion

Biological technician Christine Kircun blogs on.
September 20, 2022 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A color image taken on an early morning. The right half of the image is the back deck of a commercial clam vessel, twin dredges rise to the top of the image. At left, the sun is masked by a few clouds, rising over the horizon on a calm sea. Overlooking the back deck of the E.S.S. Pursuit, underway on a calm morning. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Christine Kircun

Fair Weather and Light Catches Start the 2022 Atlantic Clam Survey

Field Fresh Blog: Science in Motion

It’s August, and Christine Kircun is again blogging from the F/V E.S.S. Pursuit.
September 16, 2022 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A color image taken on a sunny day from the deck of a commercial clam vessel. The lower half of the image shows the deck, the twin dredges mounted to the stern of the fishing vessel, and the conveyor belt that moves the catch from the dredges to the ship. The container ship is in the middle right side of the image, stacked with containers, sitting on the horizon. The word “cosco” is painted in large letters on its side. A large Cosco cargo ship sitting in the water off the stern of the F/V E.S.S. Pursuit during the 2022 Atlantic clam survey. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Christine Kircun

Sorting Clams 9 Feet Above Deck

Field Fresh Blog: Science in Motion

You’d think sorting clams on a survey is monotonous, but blogger Christine Kircun finds adventure on every trip.
October 19, 2021 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Four kinds of two-shelled sea animals. The sea scallop is the largest. The two clams are displayed side by side to see the differences in shape. A cluster of broken shells are tethered to the mussel with thin strands of hairlike threads. The different kinds of shellfish caught on the clam survey. Clockwise from left: Atlantic sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus), ocean quahog (Arctica islandica), a mussel, and Atlantic surfclam, Spisula solidissima. You can see the byssal threads (thin hair-like tethers that originate in the muscle that hold the two shells together). on the mussel wrapping around small fragments of shells. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Christine Kirkun