August 2020:
- Constructing GoPro camera mounting devices so cameras can be deployed into the kelp farms.
September – October 2020:
- Learning how to operate UNE research vessels, Llyr and Vitruvius.
- Practicing camera deployments as well as adjusting equipment for better visibility and camera angles.
November 2020:
- Kelp farms have been deployed.
- GoPro camera deployments being carried out in Saco and Casco Bay.
December 2020:
- GoPro camera deployments being carried out in Saco and Casco Bay.
- Discussing an addition of a new method that would allow us to capture small invertebrates. These organisms might give us a bigger picture into the food web dynamics of the kelp farms.
January 2021:
- GoPro camera deployments being carried out in Saco and Casco Bay.
- Equipment is being collected for small invertebrate collections.
- Discussing an addition of a new method – environmental DNA (eDNA). This method allows a new way to ‘see’ what kinds of organisms are passing through
February 2021:
- GoPro camera deployments being carried out in Saco and Casco Bay.
- Equipment for small invertebrate collections is deployed.
- Practicing eDNA water collections.
March 2021:
- GoPro camera deployments being carried out in Saco and Casco Bay.
- eDNA water collections being carried out in Saco and Casco Bay.
- Gave Proposal Presentation – Stake holders and general public. (3/11/21)
April 2021:
- GoPro camera deployments being carried out in Saco and Casco Bay.
- eDNA water collections being carried out in Saco and Casco Bay.
- Equipment for small invertebrate collections is collected and redeployed.
May 2021:
- GoPro camera deployments being carried out in Saco and Casco Bay.
- eDNA water collections being carried out in Saco and Casco Bay.
- Equipment for small invertebrate collections is collected and brought back to the lab for cleaning
- Kelp farms are harvested.
June 2021:
- GoPro camera deployments being carried out in Saco and Casco Bay.
- eDNA water collections being carried out in Saco and Casco Bay.
- Equipment for small invertebrate collections is deployed.
July 2021:
- GoPro camera deployments being carried out in Saco and Casco Bay.
- eDNA water collections being carried out in Saco and Casco Bay.
- Equipment for small invertebrate collections is collected and redeployed.
August 2021:
- GoPro camera deployments being carried out in Saco and Casco Bay.
- eDNA water collections being carried out in Saco and Casco Bay.
- Equipment for small invertebrate collections is collected and brought back into the lab for cleaning.
October 2021:
- GoPro camera deployments being carried out in Saco and Casco Bay.
- eDNA water collections being carried out in Saco and Casco Bay.
- Running statistical tests on year one data.
November 2021:
- GoPro camera deployments being carried out in Saco and Casco Bay.
- eDNA water collections being carried out in Saco and Casco Bay.
- Running statistical tests on year one data.
December 2021:
- GoPro camera deployments being carried out in Saco and Casco Bay.
- eDNA water collections being carried out in Saco and Casco Bay.
- Running statistical tests on year one data.
- Preparing to present at NACE
January 2022:
- GoPro camera deployments being carried out in Saco and Casco Bay.
- eDNA water collection being carried out in Saco and Casco Bay.
- Presenting at NACE