Well, as expected, we were not very succesful in catching fish at Buckroe Beach, Hampton yesterday. The waves were a bit rough, which made the seining difficult. Also, we would expect most of the fish to be in deeper water where temperatures are less variable. Most do not actively feed this time of year; they just lower their metabolic rate and hang out. We did catch one juvenile that we guessed was probably from the drum family, Scianidae. Similar to 
the one in the photo. He wasn't doing well and we released him. Salinity was ~25 ppt, so that's pretty close to what you all have in the tank in the lab. So we'll see what other fish we can come up with this week, parhaps some small striped bass and some pipe fish... -Dr. Haines, Emily and Elizabeth
the one in the photo. He wasn't doing well and we released him. Salinity was ~25 ppt, so that's pretty close to what you all have in the tank in the lab. So we'll see what other fish we can come up with this week, parhaps some small striped bass and some pipe fish... -Dr. Haines, Emily and Elizabeth
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