July 20, 2012, Cowlitz Bay 15:40 to 18:45
Notes from Glen R, Julie not in attendance:
Attendees: Russell B., Madrona, David L., Bob S., Dana S., Jim T., Winnie A., Barry M., Glen R.
100% Cloudy, but some definition. Heavy rain last night, some wind in morn. Wind now variable 2 to 8 mph., Air temp.=64 Fh., or 16 C.; Low tide of -1.2 at 12:24; High tide of 8.5 at 20:13; Visibility = 2 meters; Water temp 50 cm deep at dock float= 52 Fh., or 11 C.; Salinity at dock float 50 cm deep= 1.022 d 20/20 (or 30 ppt.); Water temp in 5 gallon insulated bucket after 20 minutes= 13 C.;
Boat by David L., activity directed by Russel B; Net deployment direction by Bob S.; Catch notes by Dana S., Photos by Jim T,; Entertainment by Barry M.; Info Assembly by GR
Attendees: Russell B., Madrona, David L., Bob S., Dana S., Jim T., Winnie A., Barry M., Glen R.
100% Cloudy, but some definition. Heavy rain last night, some wind in morn. Wind now variable 2 to 8 mph., Air temp.=64 Fh., or 16 C.; Low tide of -1.2 at 12:24; High tide of 8.5 at 20:13; Visibility = 2 meters; Water temp 50 cm deep at dock float= 52 Fh., or 11 C.; Salinity at dock float 50 cm deep= 1.022 d 20/20 (or 30 ppt.); Water temp in 5 gallon insulated bucket after 20 minutes= 13 C.;
Boat by David L., activity directed by Russel B; Net deployment direction by Bob S.; Catch notes by Dana S., Photos by Jim T,; Entertainment by Barry M.; Info Assembly by GR
July 20, Cowlitz Bay seine results
100+ Chinook from 50 mm to 150 mm+- inches;
178 combined Chum Salmon and Pink Salmon;
2 Smelt;
2 White-spotted Greenling, 1 at 8 inches; another Greenling at 12 inches;
1 Ling Cod at 8 inches;
1 Tubesnout;
41 Striped Perch from 70 mm to 200 mm;
4 Shiner Perch;
3 Staghorn Sculpin;
2 Unidentified Sculpin at 5 inches, 10 inches;
20 Snake Prickleback from 6 to 8 inches;
9 Gunnels, 1 at 15 inches (photo);
20 Three-spined Sticklebacks;
1 Sole;
1 Shad at 80 mm (? first one caught this bay in 5 years, photo);
1 Sole at 95 mm.;
3 Kelp Crab (photo).
30+ Coonstripe Shrimp from 35 mm to 130 mm;
3 Comb Jellies (Ctenophores) at 75 mm diameter;
1 Greenling at 12 inches.
1 Yellow Ducky at 100 mm (photo).
178 combined Chum Salmon and Pink Salmon;
2 Smelt;
2 White-spotted Greenling, 1 at 8 inches; another Greenling at 12 inches;
1 Ling Cod at 8 inches;
1 Tubesnout;
41 Striped Perch from 70 mm to 200 mm;
4 Shiner Perch;
3 Staghorn Sculpin;
2 Unidentified Sculpin at 5 inches, 10 inches;
20 Snake Prickleback from 6 to 8 inches;
9 Gunnels, 1 at 15 inches (photo);
20 Three-spined Sticklebacks;
1 Sole;
1 Shad at 80 mm (? first one caught this bay in 5 years, photo);
1 Sole at 95 mm.;
3 Kelp Crab (photo).
30+ Coonstripe Shrimp from 35 mm to 130 mm;
3 Comb Jellies (Ctenophores) at 75 mm diameter;
1 Greenling at 12 inches.
1 Yellow Ducky at 100 mm (photo).
July 6, 2012, Cowlitz Bay 16:20 to 19:00
At 16:20, hazy and hot. Water murky and greenish, low tide. Yesterday was our first hot day in a while.
Many participants came and went.
Many participants came and went.
July 6, 2012 first seine
16:20: A rear axle fell off one of the scrap metal trucks into the bay. We caught it with our first seine, along with a large branch that had snagged against it. There was a lot of fiddling around, trying to save the net from getting holed, and ending up with the transmission getting dragged up the beach. We had to do a second pull.
July 6, 2012 second seine
Notes taken by Shelley, one of the KWIAHT interns:
6 flounders
1 Greenling, Kelp
4 Greenling, White-spotted
2 Gunnel spp
1 Gunnel, Crescent
1 Gunnel, Penpoint
1 Herring
2 Perch, Shiner
27 Perch, Striped
70 Salmon, Pink
120 Salmon, either Pink or Chum
1 Sculpin, Buffalo
4 Sculpin, Silverspot
1 Sculpin, Smooth
16 Sculpin, Staghorn
3 Sculpin spp
31 Snake Prickleback
55 Tubesnout (most very small, really cute)
Crabs, Moon Jellies, and Shrimp.
6 flounders
1 Greenling, Kelp
4 Greenling, White-spotted
2 Gunnel spp
1 Gunnel, Crescent
1 Gunnel, Penpoint
1 Herring
2 Perch, Shiner
27 Perch, Striped
70 Salmon, Pink
120 Salmon, either Pink or Chum
1 Sculpin, Buffalo
4 Sculpin, Silverspot
1 Sculpin, Smooth
16 Sculpin, Staghorn
3 Sculpin spp
31 Snake Prickleback
55 Tubesnout (most very small, really cute)
Crabs, Moon Jellies, and Shrimp.
July 6, 2012 Lavage
We collected 50 juvenile chinook for lavage. Some of them were having trouble breathing. We've been having a wet spring, but yesterday and today were hot. There is an alga bloom in the bay, and we speculate that that creates anoxic conditions, where there isn't enough oxygen in the water.
Our chinook have been eating a variety of creatures, from accordion-folded fish like smelt, to flies, larval fish, and plankton. For the first time in my memory, several of the stomach contents included disorganized masses of what looked like brown alga.
Our chinook have been eating a variety of creatures, from accordion-folded fish like smelt, to flies, larval fish, and plankton. For the first time in my memory, several of the stomach contents included disorganized masses of what looked like brown alga.
