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Fisheries Biology is taught every two years. Each time, some of the labs are held at the Field Station to go over trap nets and electrofishing. Dr. Pérez explains how trap nets work.

A group of people hold up a box-shaped net on land

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Dr. Pérez explains how trap nets work.

Three people stand around a net with many hoops spaced along its length. The net is set up in a field.

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Now to see how they work in the field!

A group of people in flotation suits aboard a shallow boat on glass-calm water

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Pulling in a trap net.

Three people in flotation suits sit at the front of a boat with some nets on it, looking toward some small floats in the water

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Pulling in a trap net.

Five people in flotation suits at the front of a boat pulling in a square framed net

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Pulling in a trap net.

Two smiling people in flotation suits pulling a net with hoops onto a boat

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Pulling in a trap net.

A group of four people in flotation suits pulling a net with hoops onto a boat

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Dr. Pérez and her students pulling in a trap net.

A person in the foreground smiles while a group of four people pull a hoop net aboard a boat.

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A trap net with fish.

Students with life jackets stand in a boat around a large net that has some fish in it

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A trap net with fish.

People in life jackets stand on a boat and pull fish out of a large net

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Next, students went electrofishing.

Four people in flotation suits on a shallow boat. The boat has a railing at the front and two booms with wires hanging into the water. Two people stand at the front of the boat, one sits with a net, and the last is at the back of the boat by the controls

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Next, students went electrofishing.

Four people in flotation suits on a shallow boat. The boat has a railing at the front and two booms with wires hanging into the water. Two people stand at the front of the boat, one sits with a net, and the last is at the back of the boat by the controls

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Scooping up a stunned fish.

A person in an flotation suit leans over the railing of a boat to scoop up a stunned fish with a net

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The best part: showing off your catch to your classmates!

Three people on a shallow boat with a railing. One person operates the motor while two stand in the front. One person is standing over a cooler and holding up a large fish.

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The best part: showing off your catch to your classmates!

People in one boat look over toward the people on a second boat that is floating nearby. The two people on the second boat are standing and looking down at a cooler full of water

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The best part: showing off your catch to your classmates!

Two boats pulled side by side. A person in one boat looks at the two people in the second boat, who are standing over an open white cooler full of water. One person holds a small fish in their hands

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Carp

Two boats pulled side by side. People in the farther boat look at the two people in the closer boat who are standing by an open cooler full of water. One person holds a large fish in their arms

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Northern pike

People in flotation suits stand on a boat next to an open cooler full of water and fish. One person holds up a large fish.

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Pumpkinseed

Someone holding out a 6 inch green mottled fish

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Northern pike

A person stands in front of water holding up a large brown fish with lighter speckles

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Largemouth bass

A person stands in front of water holding up a medium sized green fish with a large gaping mouth

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Rudd

Two people stand in front of water and hold up medium sized fish. They appear to be the same kind of fish but one is tan and the other is orange

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Northern pike

A person stands in front of water holding up a large brown fish with lighter speckles

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Rudd

Two people stand on a boat over a cooler full of water and fish. One holds up a fish that is yellowish brown with orange fins

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Smallmouth and largemouth bass

Two people stand on a boat by a cooler full of water and fish. Each person is holding up a medium-sized fish that appear to be similar but different types

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Freshwater drum, or sheepshead

A person on a boat lifts a large grey fish out of a cooler. A person on the left is leaning over the edge of the boat.

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Quillback

A person stands in front of water holding up a medium-sized silver fish. The person holds up the fish's long pointed dorsal fin

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All of the fish were released back into the canal.

Two boats side by side. A person in the closest boat leans over the side to release a fish into the water

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Dr. Pérez holding a colorful rudd.

A person on boat holding up a medium-sized orange fish

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Josh Fisher operated the electrofishing boat.

A person sitting the the back of a boat, operating the motor.

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Kit Hastings drove one of the boats as well.

A person standing up at the helm of a boat. A breakwall is the the background

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