Smyrna 
Elementary School
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The Effect of Trawling on the Estuary
Duke/Smyrna School Partnership

Introduction
Summer
Fall
Spring
Conclusion

 

Summer Program Description
Program Sleepy Creek
Animal Data
Sleepy Creek
Chemical Data
Summary
Pictures Middens
Animal Data
Middens Chemical Data  

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Chemical data collection

Writing GPS location

First Day  

     On the first day we got on duke's research vessel named the Susan Hudson. We went out to sea about five miles. We caught a variety of fish. after that we went into the channel and used the dredge. we had a lot of fun using the dredge. We sorted through shells, squid, and, pinfish, spot, and lots of other fish and sea creatures. 

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Salinity and Do research

Counting fish

Second, Third Day and Fourth Day  

     On the second and third day we went to Core sound and Middens Creek. These days we took a 21 ft. Carolina Skiff with 115 Yamaha. We used a trawling net to catch our fish.  We did not catch as much this day. On the third day we got rained out.
    The fourth day it was still raining so we went to the aquarium, and to Open Grounds Farm To test the water Quality.

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GPS

pulling in net

Fifth Day

     On the fifth day we finally got to test in Middens creek. 

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on the move

a lecture

Sixth and Seventh Day

     These days were on the next week because of the rain. We went to sleepy creek and in the sound and did our testing. Tuesday was our last day and we came in half day for debriefing.