Fisheries Class 2017

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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. Students stand behind the electrofishing boat while Mark Clapsadl (right) describes operation of the boat.

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Students hold a conical trap net open during an on-land demonstration.

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Students hold a conical trap net open, while Dr. Alicia Pérez-Fuentetaja describes how it functions, during an on-land demonstration.

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Students hold a conical trap net open, while Dr. Alicia Pérez-Fuentetaja describes how it functions, during an on-land demonstration.

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Students unfold a box-shaped trap net on land.

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Students unfold a box-shaped trap net. Dr. Pérez supervises, at left.

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Students unfold the wings of a trap net.

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Dr. Pérez (center) explains how the trap net works while the students hold it up on land.

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Dr. Pérez (center) attaches a leader section to the box-shaped trap net. The leader goes between the wings and is longer than either wing to guide fish into the net.

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Mark Clapsadl (left) gets ready to launch the electrofishing boat. He is explaining to the students how they will collect fish while electrofishing.

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Mark Clapsadl (left) gets ready to launch the electrofishing boat. He is explaining to the students how they will collect fish while electrofishing.

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Students from the fisheries class smile for the camera.

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Fisheries class students are excited to check the trap nets that were set the day before. Brian Haas operates the boat, and Dr. Pérez sits in the back of the boat.

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Dr. Pérez and Brian Haas show the students how to put the net away, now that they are back at the dock.

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Students take a picture of a mudpuppy (salamander) that was caught in the trap net.

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Fish collected during electrofishing. Dr. Pérez uses a net to catch a gizzard shad for closer examination.