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title: "2022 Cohort - Pilot Year"
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This cohort tested methods, content, and the beta version of the program while producing some of the most beautiful art and communication media.

![Taylor Umetsu, Luna Peralta, and Angel Quimbita watch the seal pups from a very safe vantage point on the island.](images/2022yischolars.jpg)

Intertidal monitoring hadn't been done on the island except for two separate Friday harbor Labs student projects in 1980 and 2004. This group took the old methods, updated to suit our needs and newest technology, and set out to recreate the 2004 species inventory while adding a quantitative component.

![**Left** - Species presence comparison completed by T. Umetsu showing the percentage of species identified on the island in 1980, 2004, and 2022. **Right** - At the top, the 2004 map used by FHL student Gelow and classmates to conduct their intertidal inventory. Below are the redefined sites for the 2022 survey.](images/oldstudy information.png)

The scholars created a Species ID guide, completed quadrat and transect surveys, got their boaters licenses, and created a poster that acts as a key for the public to prominent intertidal species.

![Taylor Umetsu shows off her gunnel catching skills.](images/yitaylor.jpg){fig-align="left" width="233"}

![All three DDCSP Scholars make sure we can safely land and disembark on Yellow Island.](images/202boathold.png)

Check back to see the work products and more fun pictures from our 2022 Season!

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