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Robin Ward-Dassler
post May 11 2006, 12:11 AM
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Any King Crab caught in the trawl net? If they catch them do they go back into the ocean or is there a much better place for them? Ice looks nice and cold and thick. I am quite jealous and wish I was there. mad.gif What you are doing makes our millpond research seem so small. Right now we are busy catching and identifying larvae fish. Sure am glad the students have good eyes they are so small I cannot even begin to identify them!! Stay warm. I hope the camera gets fixed soon so you can get some shots of the beauty to remember forever.
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Filmer Campbell from Gambell
post May 12 2006, 08:27 PM
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QUOTE(Robin Ward-Dassler @ May 11 2006, 12:11 AM) *

Any King Crab caught in the trawl net? If they catch them do they go back into the ocean or is there a much better place for them? Ice looks nice and cold and thick. I am quite jealous and wish I was there. mad.gif What you are doing makes our millpond research seem so small. Right now we are busy catching and identifying larvae fish. Sure am glad the students have good eyes they are so small I cannot even begin to identify them!! Stay warm. I hope the camera gets fixed soon so you can get some shots of the beauty to remember forever.


The people here catch king crab by making holes in the ice and putting a piece of fish on a line to catch them.
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Samantha_Dassler_Barlow
post May 15 2006, 07:16 PM
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Hi Robin! I haven’t seen any king crab in the trawl net, mostly snow crab and other smaller types of crab. (There are a ton of brittle stars though!) Some of the crabs are kept for further analysis and some of them are thrown back to the sea. The research that we are doing is extremely important to this ecosystem just like the research you are doing at the millpond is important to understanding that ecosystem. This research just seems to get more attention in part because of the buzz around global warming right now. Your research on the millpond is also very important because you are giving students the hands-on experience and teaching them what scientists actually do. They are acquiring knowledge based on what they see in their data, not just from a textbook. I should be getting my new camera when we get to St. Lawrence Island. They gold streaked it from airline ticket counter to counter and another scientist will be picking it up and bringing it over when she joins us.

Thanks, Filmer, for letting us know how the people on St. Lawrence Island catch king crabs. I am learning new things about the people and way of life on your island through the posts on this website. Do you eat king crab often?
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