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Friends,

We're using drift nets to sample larval fish and as the oak bloom drops here in western North Carolina we're finding our samples are filled with loads of detritus increasing the sort-time to days rather than hours.  Has anyone attempted sugar floatation or elutriation to help sort out fish larvae from plant detritus?  I know it works pretty well for invertebrates, but I haven't come across its use for larval fish.

Thanks in advance,
Tom Martin
Western Carolina University

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