The one week of fisheries we had was very interesting. After a seine pull, setting some traps, and some netting, we caught a variety of fish.
The species we caught were a Spatulate Sculpin, or Icelus spatula, Starry Flounder, or Platichthys stellatus, Chum Salmon, or Onchorynchus keta, and Dolly varden, or Salvelinus malma.
The average size for the Spatulate Sculpin was 100 milimeters, the starry Flounder was 169 mm, the Chum Salmon was 41 mm. and the Dolly varden was 104 mm.
Besides just catching fish, we also logged some data of the habitat around them. We collected the average depth of the river, which was 24.5 cm, the average velocity, which was 0.57 m/s, and the total discharge, which was 0.896865 us per second.
The whole fish class was very interesting. I enjoyed it a lot. It gave me some more knowledge of fish and now has put me on a life-long quest to learn more about fish.
-Mitchell Forbes

On June 19th we took a cross section of the stream that fed into the lake.  It was clear water and was surrounded by tundra.  Much of the rocks in the river were an average of 6 on the Wentworth’s scale of substrate (smaller than my fist).  The average depth of this section of the river was 21 cm.  The average velocity of the river’s current was 0.53 m/s.  The total discharge of the river was around 0.897 meters cubed per second.

We caught a total of five different species of fish. Those are: Spatulate sculpin/Icelus spatula(1), Starry Flounder/Platichthys stellatus(5), Chum Salmon/Onchorynchus keta(5), Pink Salmon/Onchorynchus Gorbuscha(2), Dolly Varden/Salvelinus malma(16). The average length for the fishes were 100cm, 169cm, 141cm, 36cm, and 104cm. The averages for the depth, velocity, and the total discharge were:24.5cm, .57m/s, and 1.79373 uS.

So far, I’m having fun because I’m surrounded with fun people and the class is just another fun part during the day. I like being in this Camp because, its fun and theres food and stuff. So like… yeah and stuff…somehow…i don’t want to go home but i want to go home because i think its way better to stay home but then i dunno….life is hard:D so like have fun and stuff and work hard…lol:D:D:D: HAHAHA OH!! today… we went kayaking..it was fun and everything about the weather was good…because the sun finally shined upon our depressed souls…SIKE! haha but the sun actually did shine…funny… ok..im having fun so far and you know…its great…your welcome..bye:D
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Colin Atti this is awesome

On the sixteenth of June we all went fishing in the Ellikarrmiut Kuigat River with a seine net.  We would have two or three people holding the net and the others would go upstream and come splashing down the river to attempt and get the fish into the seine.  We were out there for a couple of hours and we caught five starry flounder which are also known as Platichthys stellatus. The average length of the starry flounder was 169 mm.           

 On this seine we also pulled in five chum salmon smolts.  These were pretty small and hard to identify, but we looked in the Fishes of Alaska book to find the correct species.  A chum’s scientific name is Orchorynchus keta. The smolts were pretty small coming in at an average size of 41 mm. 

Also on the seine we pulled in two pink salmon or, Onchorynchus gorbuscha.  These looked a lot like the chum smolts but they didn’t have spots on their body like the chum did.  The two fish had an average size of 37.5 mm.

That day we caught one sculpin and one dolly varden as well.  The spatulate sculpin; or Icelus spatula was striped and had spiky fins and was 100 mm.  The dolly varden also called Salvelinus Malma, was a pretty small juvenile at 104 mm. 

On June 19^th we seined some more and we caught eleven dolly varden.  We also set some traps they day before and in these traps the day before and in those traps we found four more dolly varden.  Because of hungry stomachs and tired legs we didn’t measure the length of any of the fish. =D

In the Ellikarmiut Kuigat River, we went fishing and caught five different species of fish. The species were, (Icelus spatula)-Spatulate Sculpin, (Platichthys stellatus)-Starry Flounder, (Onchorynchus keta)-Chum Salmon, (Onchorynchus gorbuscha)-Pink Salmon, and (Salvelinus malma)-Dolly Varden. The average length for each species were; 100mm for the Sculpin, 169mm for the Starry Flounder, 41mm for the Chum, 36 for Pink, and 104 for the Dolly Varden. Also, the river habitat we observed were depth, the velocity for the river flow and the discharge. Average depth found was, 24.5cm, average velocity found was, 0.57m/s, and the total disharge in the river was, 1.79373.

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Napoleon Atti
(Colin)

During our fishing at the Ellikarrmiut Kuigat River, Lagoon Inlet, and Lake, we caught five different species. There were three Dolly Vardens(Salvelinus malma) at the Lake, eleven at the Lagoon inlet, and one at the Ellikarrmiut River. Then there were two pink salmons(Onchorynchus keta) at the River. The chum salmons(Onchorynchus gorbuscha) were five. The starry flounder(Platichthys stellatus) were also five. The only type of fish that was caught alone was the spatulate sculpin(icelus spatula).

The average sizes in millimeters for the fish named in order were 104mm for the dolly varden(the only fish that was measured from the River), 36mm for the pink, 40.8 for the chum, 169mm for the starry flounder, and the only sculpin caught was 100mm in length. For the average depth for both the transects was 20.46cm, the average velocity for both was .11m, and the total discharge was 1.79373. This is the data I retrieved from seine fishing and minnow trapping.

On June 16, we went fish seining on the river by the camp and we caught some fishES. We identified 5 different types of fishes, which included 5 chum salmons (Onchorynchus keta), a dolly varden (Salvelinus malma), a spatulate sculpin (Icelus spatula), 5 starry flounders (Platichthys stellatus), and 2 pink salmons (Onchorynchus gorbuscha). The average sizes of all these different species of fishes were 169 mm (starry flounder), 41 mm (chum salmon), 100 mm (spatulate sculpin), 104 mm (Dolly varden), and 36 mm (pink salmon). For the river habitat characteristics, the average depth of the river was 24.5 cm, the average velocity was 0.57 m/s, and lastly, the total discharge of the water was 1.79373. I enjoyed collecting data with all the other students and I enjoyed catching fish since it was my first time to catch any fishes.

~Pedro Andrew (Tiffany)

Nashville, Island =D. It’s okay, I got to go fishing, kayaking, hiking, and sleep in a tent. The first night was horrible, the tent the girl’s were sleeping in was COLD, but when the other days came, it was like sleeping in a reg. bedroom, with spiders. So far, I’m waiting to go kite surfing and go on our 15 mile hike. Anywho’s, we went fishing, the seven of us students caught a Spatulate sculpin (Icelus spatula), Starry flounder’s (Platichthys stellatus), Chum salmon (Onchorynchus keta), Pink salmon (Onchorynchus gorbuscha) , and Dolly Varden’s (Salcenlinus malma).  I thought it was fun, I never knew what the names of the different kinds of fishes were until I came to this NISS. So, I know more than I did then. The average size

Average Sizes for different species:

Starry Flounder – 169 mm. (millimeters)

Sculpin – 100 mm.

Chum – 41 mm.

Pink Salmon – 36 mm.

Dolly Varden – 104 mm.

The report river habitat characteristics for the average depth, velocity, and total discharge are 24.5 cm (depth), 0.57 m/s (velocity) and 0.896965 us.

This whole Summer Science experience was the best of my summer of 2009. I’ve got to meet really awesome people, go kayaking, hiking (first it in a year) and I know more than I use to about fish and their habitat. In conclusion, I’m going to end this blog, until the next time I blog. Ta-Ta for now .

<3 Lafonda Moses.

First week is FINALLY past and I need to take a shower! I’m sick of being in the wilderness and I’m tired of living in these so-called rooms. I’m already tired of hiking, but there’s probably a few hikes to go. Counting down the days to finally get back to the “world”. I MISS MY PHONE! I love this internet! Anyways, about class.. I learned a lot about FISHY facts . Things I never knew even if I deal with fish at home. I enjoyed that class. I have one more class to take in one of these 13 days I’m here. OH YEAH, I held a live fish! how gross and exciting!!! I went fish trapping for the first time! ha! It’s exciting since I never have gone fishing in my life. I saw a muskox, a reindeer, and a fox ! This place is a Beauti*. (All but the outhouses). However, I’M HAVING FUN AND I’M TRYING TO MAKE THE BEST OUT OF THIS TRIP! Trying my best to leave out the word “DEPRESSED”. Until next time, bye for now! TOODLES!

~Tiffany Andrew

Hmm…My trip here to Nunivak Island (Nash Harbor) was quite interesting. It’s been fun here discovering and learning new things while doing the hands-on activities. Although things have been pretty different, learning in a camp when you can hear the shower of the rain as if it were hailing, we have come over that problem and continued to learn. I would encourage all of you students who have been asked to apply and have been accepted. This trip has been a blast and am sure that it will continue to surprise me.

Students are onsite at Ellikarmiut. Arrival was just stupendous, flat calm seas and everyone and gear made the trip from Mekoryuk without any problem.

We have been meticulous about setting camp up this year and it has paid off…heated tents, great classroom and the best instructors, staff and students…we’re off to a great start.

More to come as the students begin documenting on this blog.

Martin Leonard III