Buoy 39997

Launch date: 17 June 2003 at approximately 08:35 local time. Latitude: 59° 33´N, Longitude 152° 2.00´W

This buoy was released by Dr. Scott Pegau with the Kachemak Bay Research Reserve at the location marked by the blue "plus" sign. It moved north and south with the tide as well as to the east into Kachemak Bay. It moved counter-clockwise with the local circulation field and into the central inlet where it drifted with the tidal cycle. On July 12, it appears that the buoy was taken aboard a vessel and taken ashore. The buoy was later recovered by Gary Jackinsky of Ninilchik. Its last location is marked by the red "plus" sign.