Yellow Island & Methylation
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/ Yellow
Saturday - Yellow Island SurveysSunday - 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 second round surveys during the low tide (MLLW at 1255)
- Finish methylation results and put together notes on DML results
Projects Touched Today
- Yellow Island
- Mussel Methylation
Progress Notes
- Started the day going over the plan of attack, prepping my data sheets, and then working on the mussel methylation methods drafting.
- Started surveys at 10:40am and completed them at 5:00pm when reports of orcas passing off the northwest side of the island.
- 4 transients, one large male and 3 little ones passed by.
- I completed a total of 52 low and mid- tide level quadrats.
- Post orca excitement - I QC’d my data sheets and set up the plan for tomorrow.
- After wrapping up surveys, I returned to the methylation writing and put together the agenda for tomorrow’s working session with Steven.
Today’s stars… a Gould’s chiton, a leather star, and of course, the male orca (T123? maybe).
Outcomes: Products & Word Count
- 52 quadrats of low and mid- tide species and algal counts
- Methylation methods draft: 547 words
Today’s total: 547 words
Monthly total to date: 6683 words
Annual total to date: 39,356 words
Annual target total to date: 53,000 words
Next Up: Tomorrow’s Plan
- Surveys on Yellow and Steven working session.