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January 28, 2010 Shark Harbor

Today we went to Shark Harbor to sample little shore crabs. We set up a line extending into the low tide zone and up the beach, and every two meters, we shoveled and sieved for crabs. Because of the impending full moon, the tide was really low. Later we went to check out some very large rocks which are part of the intertidal zone and are home to mussels, barnacles, at least one sea star, and a few crabs. Somehow, one of my classmates managed to climb to the top (probably 20 feet off the ground). The other classmate at the lower level, was probably 8 feet above me. Maybe less. And before we left to go back to WIES, I played in the water. It wasn't too cold, and the waves were pretty good. Very fun field trip.