Last week we finally got out on the water to start our pilot study of juvenile Pacific cod winter ecology.
It was a little nerve-racking to use someone else's boat (the University's skiff). We're pretty used to knowing the gear we rely on.
But everything went just fine. We had a cracker day, as you can see.
And as for that part that I have now spoken to more reporters about the project than we've actually seen cod? Well, that speaks to how important the cod collapse is to Kodiak, and also the nature of a pilot study.
Among other things, we're figuring out winter habitat associations for juvenile Pacific cod, about which very little is known. So we go out, and try different things (Friday is our next day out), and over time new knowledge will be created.
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| It's not always that calm... |
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