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Picking the Ichthyoplankton
July 20, 2020
Larval Pacific Halibut as seen through a microscope.
Photo: Kathy Schroeder
You use a pair of forceps and gently pick out any fish that are swimming amongst the krill, copepods, and chaetognaths (arrow worms). They are then placed in a glass quadrant petri-dish that is placed in a tupperware container on ice. The fish are then put under the microscope to determine species and how they will be frozen (different researchers want different methods). [...] Notice the measurements that are seen through the microscope. The are being measured in millimeters.Read the blog post
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Baby Squid (doot doot do do do)
Picking the Ichthyoplankton
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Can you spot the fish eggs in this sample?