On Thursday, our class went on a boat called the "Duke." First we got on and left the Dauphin Island Marina. A little ways out we dropped a special net. The net captured plankton. We put the plankton from the net into a container and used a special microscope to see the plankton. After that we dropped the big net. We dragged the big net around for a while, then we pulled up the net. In the net we caught catfish, pin fish, needle fish, croacker, sting ray, cigar minnow, flounder, x-ray fish, and squid. After we messed with the fish, we threw them to the birds. It was a great trip.
By Matthew M.
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| Zach waiting to board. |
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| Waiting to look at the plankton. |
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| Alex observing the small organisms. |
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| Listening to the guide. |
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| Dragging in the net. |
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| Some of what the net dragged in. |
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| The boys could not wait to get their hands in the tub. |
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| Max holding a small flounder. |
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Mrs. Benton's class went to the Duke with Mrs. Keesee.
We caught a lot of fish. It was really fun!
Caption by Lilli N. |
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| Boys grabbing the fish. |
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| A handful of squid. |
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| Lucas found an interesting organism. |
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| Camille playing with fish. |
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| Lucas showing off his find. |
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| The girls had waited long enough. |
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| We don't back down from fish. |
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| Grace showing off her fish. |
