Project: Darling Marine Center Monitoring Time Series

This time series is based out of the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center. We utilize the R/V Ira C. to conduct monthly and bi-monthly trips to sample two stations: one located in the Damariscotta Estuary and another located 5 miles from the mouth of the river in a relatively deep channel (110 meters). The time series has been ongoing since 2007 and data is available up through September 2012.

Primary Sampling and Data Includes:

• Sea Bird CTD water profiles, which occasionally include PAR and fluoromer instruments
•  200 micron mesh vertical ring net – for identification and enumeration of zooplankton
• 333 and 500 micron mesh Bongo tows – for identification and enumeration of Ichtyoplankton
• Water sampling and filtration for phytoplankton pigment analysis