Yellow Island
Mussel Biomarkers
Yellow Island
Plan of the Week: April 13 - April 19, 2026
High- level outline for the week. Adjusted daily to reflect progress of the day before
- This week is all about biomarkers and methylation.
Monday - Methylation,methylKitrun
Tuesday - UW-RUA, biomarkers
Wednesday - Biomarkers
Thursday - Biomarkers
Friday - Task management & ferry to FH/ YellowSaturday - Yellow Island Surveys
Sunday - Yellow Island Surveys
Plan of the Day
Granular level task list to accomplish the high- level goal outlined above
- My primary goals for today are as follows:
- Complete first round surveys during the low tide (MLLW at 1210)
Projects Touched Today
- Yellow Island
Progress Notes
- Started the day by knocking out some UW-RUA emails.
- Next up, prepping for a solid surveying day.
- Mapped out my sections and goals on the island based on low tide levels across the first 3 series.
- Today’s focus was on an area that I will revisit during the super big low tides at the end of May.
- 40 low tide and mid-tide level quadrat surveys completed.
- Post surveying data clean up and note taking completed to clarify any inconsistencies or discrepancies on the survey sheets.
- Plan for tomorrow’s surveys made, and gear/ clipboard ready to rock and roll.
- I genuinely forgot how long it takes the tide to shift, so tomorrow should see a higher quadrat count since I will knock out some of the high tide- line (read: most boring) before the beginning of the tide shift.
Some of today’s cool finds, a beautiful porcelain crab, a lovely hairy chiton, the little-ist mottled star, and a giant oyster. Awesome day.
Outcomes: Products & Word Count
- 40 quadrats of low and mid- tide species and algal counts
Today’s total: 0 words
Monthly total to date: 6136 words
Annual total to date: 38,809 words
Annual target total to date: 52,500 words
Next Up: Tomorrow’s Plan
- Surveys on Yellow and DML work for methylation.