Schupner, Amanda2025-08-082025-08-082025-08https://hdl.handle.net/1773/53820Copepods have unique roles in the trophic system, in which they act as a bridge between phytoplankton and the broader macroscopic food net. Being predator and prey, the number of variable copepod species may indicate an area's wider biodiversity. For analysis surrounding copepod research, the species first needs to be identified. This analysis approaches the identification of two copepod species through a variety of visual keying techniques. Copepods were sourced through a plankton tow performed on July 10th, at approximately 4 am. Afterwards, samples were manually sorted from the collection solution, catalogued, photographed, and preserved in 95% ethanol for Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) imaging. One additional 95% ethanol wash was done to dissolve lingering salt crystals. T, Previous plankton barcoding data from 2021 and 2025, and the guide Copepod Key: British Columbia Pelagic Marine Copepoda: An Identification Manual and Annotated Bibliography were used to cross-reference specific morphology. Through this, a morphological analysis of two local copepod species was performed, determining at least the genus in both.copepodScanning Electron Microscopy