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March 11, 2019
Starting off week three with a blog from another member of the oceanography group. Our group collects samples from Neal Blaisdell Park on a small area near the opening of Waimalu Stream. Collection days are every Thursdays around noon. Upon arrival, we record the general facts about the environment such as wind, recent rain, people collecting organisms, moon phases, etc. along with the readings of the water such as temperature, salinity, pH, turbidity, and conductivity. This data will be used to compare if these aspects have an effect on the types of plankton in the water.
For the project that Marlon and I are working on, we are focusing on the different types of plankton in the water and how they may differ from the other area (Kapapapuhi Point which Makana is taking samples from). Although this is only week three, Marlon and I have already noticed differences about the types of plankton on various days. We are taking notice that there are some types of plankton that are found in every tow we have taken so far and there are others which we only found once so far.
During this week, we tried something different. Instead of taking plankton from the shallow area near the concrete area, we decided to try to do a plankton tow from the top of the bridge and lower it down. It is near the same area but is deeper so it was easier to do the tow. We found a medusa in the plankton which was the first time that we got to see that so it was exciting. I cant wait to see what we find next week!
- Kelsey
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