Zoo- and Phyto- Plankton

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geo_man · #1 Post by **geo_man** » Tue Oct 03, 2023 3:39 pm

I dragged a plankton net for 5 minutes in Shinnecock Bay, Long Island and was surprised with variety of my catch!

Sure Squintsalot · #2 Post by **Sure Squintsalot** » Tue Oct 03, 2023 9:24 pm

....during incoming or outgoing tide?

geo_man · #3 Post by **geo_man** » Tue Oct 03, 2023 9:35 pm

Sure Squintsalot wrote: ↑
Tue Oct 03, 2023 9:24 pm
....during incoming or outgoing tide?

Outgoing tide after quite a bit of rain and wind; only fish we caught were 2 sea robins.

Bill · #4 Post by **Bill** » Wed Oct 04, 2023 1:10 pm

Nice catch and pictures.

Sure Squintsalot · #5 Post by **Sure Squintsalot** » Wed Oct 04, 2023 5:11 pm

geo_man wrote: ↑
Tue Oct 03, 2023 9:35 pm

Sure Squintsalot wrote: ↑
Tue Oct 03, 2023 9:24 pm
....during incoming or outgoing tide?
Outgoing tide after quite a bit of rain and wind; only fish we caught were 2 sea robins.

It'd be interesting to see biodiversity differences between incoming and outgoing critters. Also the density of toxic algaes. Is that pseudonitzchia I see in one of your shots?

I like living in the desert, but I miss the ocean too.

geo_man · #6 Post by **geo_man** » Wed Oct 04, 2023 7:54 pm

Sure Squintsalot wrote: ↑
Wed Oct 04, 2023 5:11 pm

geo_man wrote: ↑
Tue Oct 03, 2023 9:35 pm

Sure Squintsalot wrote: ↑
Tue Oct 03, 2023 9:24 pm
....during incoming or outgoing tide?
Outgoing tide after quite a bit of rain and wind; only fish we caught were 2 sea robins.
It'd be interesting to see biodiversity differences between incoming and outgoing critters. Also the density of toxic algaes. Is that pseudonitzchia I see in one of your shots?

I like living in the desert, but I miss the ocean too.

The ocean is nice! I will have to tow it in the ocean to see the difference. I haven't identified the different diatoms but you could very well be correct as we do localized red tides in the heat of the summer. Cheers!