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C53 67-19
0920 - count 150+ now. estimate 175-200
on upper shelf 6 (Note again - complete
dark cloud cover)
No light, temp, or O2 taken. (No equipment)
0930 - Water level 1.86.
One large individual observed to bury
itself partially in the grey silt (“grey matter”)
and remain there for almost 1 minute+ until
a smaller fish swam over or (after swimming
around it twice) prodded it. The larger one
swam away immediately.
Collection — done w/ two very large dip nets.
(Both w/ small mesh).
I quietly got into the water, inched up the
extreme top (east) of the large NE sloping
upper shelf rock and Charlie placed his
net in the western deep channel of the
shelf while I dipped as low as I could
over the ledge and
Very “scary” — just one sweep of dip
net + fish stay below 5’ on the western
lower slope or lower shelf. They do not
come back up even if undisturbed + no
disturbance on Shelf for 1/2-3/4 hr.
Individuals will move toward edge of
shelf immediately with the slightest movement
on the shelf. This is markedly different from
behavior observed in the summer — when