Although this has been a short week, I finally feel like things are coming together on my project. I was able to obtain the preliminary conversion rates for my holothuroids! This allows me to convert my length measurements into a mass which then can be used to estimate population biomass. I am meeting with Christine Huffard today to go into detail about extracting my data from VARS and using software to change the measurement point made in VARS to the actual sizes being seen (makes the measurements based on the known 29cm of the sizing lasers). With thousands of observations already, I have decided that I need to stop collecting data in the middle of next week. I think I am going to come in during the holiday to get a little extra data collected as well. Overall, I think my project is progressing well.