Fish Need You!

Submitted by go science on Fri, 2011-08-05 12:18

Our fish need you! If you enjoy “fishin” for bass and want to continue, consider being a citizen
scientist for your favorite lake. Get hooked on the Vital Signs citizen scientist program and learn about
invasive aquatic species that may be inhabiting your lake. Our Maine scientists need your help keeping
these invaders out of our lakes. Invasive aquatic species can change the entire aquatic ecosystem of a
lake and eventually eliminate your favorite fish species.

Check out what Monica Wright and Denise Friant did on August 4 at Hinckley Pond in South Portland.
We were looking for variable water milfoil in Hinckley Pond and luckily didn't find it.

It's easy to get on board with the scientific documentation of evidence for the vital signs project.
Here's what you need, it's easy and fun!

Project Information
City or Town: 
South Portland, ME
School or Organization: 
RSU1
Species: 
Habitat: 
Freshwater - In a pond or lake
Resources I used to create this project: 
We used the Vital Signs website and scientific collection tools to help us collect information and record our data. Denise. Friant looked for the invasive species, curly leaf pond leaf, and did not find it. http://vitalsignsme.org/observation/species-potamogeton-crispus-was-not-found-nancys-2011-08-04 Monica Wright looked for variable watermilfoil, another invasive species, and did not find it. http://vitalsignsme.org/observation/species-myriophyllum-heterophyllum-was-not-found-go-science-2011-08-04 Our sampling teams used a simple tool to collect freshwater plants from the pond called the weed weasel.
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