Great Lakes Center

1/9 In 2014, Students Hulgrid and Steve Fleck used bongo nets, or side-by-side plankton nets to collect ichthyoplankton, or larval fish, in the Niagara River.

2/9 Deploying the bongo nets to catch larval fish.

3/9 Student Hulgrid controlling the depth of the bongo nets.

4/9 The nets are towed behind the boat close to the surface, going in circles for approximately 10 minutes.

5/9 The bongo nets are barely visible below the water's surface.

6/9 Student Hulgrid timing the deployment.

7/9 Student Steve Fleck retrieving the bongo nets.

8/9 Rinsing the net to concentrate the ichthyoplankton in the bucket.

9/9 Student Steve Fleck opening the net to remove the sample.