1/17
The aim of the port studies was to monitor several ports in NY for detection of novel invasive species.
2/17
Wendy Patterson deploying settlement plates at the field station
3/17
Sampling in the spring in Oswego harbor
4/17
Wendy sampling in Oswego harbor by a large ship
5/17
Josh Fisher, Susie Daniel, and Brianne Tulumello preparing to use a benthic sled in Buffalo Harbor
6/17
Susie and Brianne preparing to use a benthic sled in Buffalo Harbor
7/17
collecting organisms from the settlement plates
8/17
deploying the benthic sled in Oswego Harbor
9/17
Collecting plankton samples in Oswego harbor in the fall
10/17
Sorting through samples in Oswego
11/17
Brianne Tulumello preparing a minnow trap to monitor for novel invasive species.
12/17
The minnow traps used hot dogs and bread to attract animals. The trap would keep larger animals, but a sponge was also added to provide a refuge for smaller animals so we could sample for them as well.
13/17
Wendy Paterson and Brianne Tulumello preparing to sample at Oswego.
14/17
Brianne Tulumello preparing to scrape periphyton and attached animals from the bulkhead along the walls of the port.
15/17
Brianne and Wendy wearing chest waders.
16/17
Wendy Paterson and others seine for novel invasive species in a tributary.
17/17
Wendy Paterson and others seine for novel invasive species in a tributary.
