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When it comes to doing ichthyology field work, loading up on nets is only the first step – then you have to actually use them to catch fish! To study the sandy-bottom fishes in Elkhorn Slough, the MLML ichthyology class conducted a survey with a seine net. This net has a weighted bottom, so casting it wide then pulling the ends together like a drawstring corrals all the fish into a small area to collect and study them. What kind of fish did we catch? Stay tuned to find out!
![Beach Seine 1](https://mlml.sjsu.edu/student-life/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2011/03/beach-seine-11.jpg)