I want to test and see, if the brine discharged from Carlsbad Desal plant will affect benthic organisms.
Originally, I wanted to use polychaetes since these are the main organism that have been counted in the bio-surveys we've done at the fieldtrips.
This didn't happen however.
So instead I am using brittle stars. They were much easier to come by. One of those magic phone calls:
"This is Monterey Abalone Co. How can I help you?"
"Hi! Karen Petersen. So I wondered if I could buy say like, 150 brittle stars? Like, tomorrow??"
So now, 150 brittle stars are living "happily" in their little jars.
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| A bag of brittles |
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| Color coded for the treatments |
