Hauling batteries to receiver stations in the dead of winter
Downloading receiver data in the snow
Tracking fish in the Saugeen River in Walkerton, Ontario, in winter
Watching fish jumping at Carrick Dam, Saugeen River
Thornbury Dam nature-like fishway, Beaver River
Location of fish rescue conducted in the spring, Niagara Falls, Ontario
Putting in the electrofishing boat
Fish collected during Niagara Falls fish rescue
Boat electrofishing for a fish rescue, Niagara Falls, Ontario
Rescue crew still in waders in front of Niagara Falls
Take off of the drone. Used to conduct redd surveys in the Saugeen River
Drone starting its flight path for redd surveys
Rainbow Trout upstream of the Maple Hill Dam fishway, spring, Saugeen River
COVID precautions during radiotracking flight in May
Aerial view of the Lake Huron shoreline near Southampton, Ontario
Aerial view of the Truax Dam footprint, Walkerton, Ontario
Installing warning buoys and signs upstream of the Mannheim weir, Grand River, Kitchener
A tag in a haystack. Finding one of our radiotags in a pile of debris removed from a dam on the Saugeen River
Upstream of the Truax Dam footprint in June
Habitat assessments in the Saugeen River, Walkerton
Beautiful Brown Trout captured during biomass electrofishing surveys in Otter Creek, Saugeen River watershed
Sorting and processing fish collected during biomass electrofishing surveys
Backpack electrofishing to determine fish community biomass, Saugeen River watershed
Electrofishing in action in a tributary of the Saugeen River
A cooler full of trout captured in Otter Creek in Mildmay, Ontario
Taking habitat measurements to correlate with site electofishing catch
Summer field crew hiking to a site within the Saugeen River
Identifying, weighing and measuring fish collected in the South Saugeen River
A remediated section of Meux Creek
The summer 2020 field crew!
Fish processing for biomass electrofishing surveys
Partial crew dinner
Installing a 60m blocking net in the Saugeen River
Setting a 60m block net downstream of the Carrick Dam, Saugeen River, to conduct a capture efficiency study
Conducting a capture efficiency study upstream of the Truax Dam footprint, Saugeen River
Sometimes water and electronics don't mix!
Always a great way to spend a day. Electrofishing in beautiful sites throughout the Saugeen River watershed
A common shiner collected during biomass electrofishing surveys, covered in parasites
Algal growth in the Port Hope harbour, Lake Ontario
Biotactic learning AI theory for a secret project
Boat trailer gets scanned for radiation, Port Hope fish rescue
Fish processing for a fish rescue in Port Hope, Lake Ontario
Procuring COVID supplies for the job site, Port Hope fish rescue
Fish rescue team dinner
A beautful Northern Pike collected during a fish rescue in Port Hope harbour
A sign of the times, measuring fish during COVID, Port Hope
Wildlife rescue rafts
View of the fishway entrance at the Maple Hill Dam, Saugeen River
Male Rainbow Trout radiotagged in the fall at Denny's Dam, Saugeen River, Southampton
Radiotagging- fish surgery in progress, Denny's Dam, Southampton
A small incision is made to implant a radio transmitter in a Rainbow Trout, Denny's Dam
Inserting the radio transmitter
The incision is closed with a suture
Female Rainbow Trout radiotagged in the fall at Denny's Dam, Saugeen River, Southampton
Fishing pressure downstream of Denny's Dam in the fall
Conducting redd counts in Otter Creek
Biotactic BRAVO M2 mobile fish monitoring system
Canoeing the Shebeshekong River near Parry Sound, Ontario
A picture of the fish bypass channel constructed in 2017 to improve Walleye migration through the Shebeshekong River
Tracking radiotagged fish downstream from Denny's Dam, Saugeen River, Southampton
Downloading data from a fixed receiver station monitoring the passage of radiotagged Rainbow Trout in the Saugeen River
Fall radiotracking flight- all set to go!
Our festive pilot Andy during the fall radiotracking flight
View of Maple Hill Dam during radiotracking flight in the fall, Saugeen River
Another view of Maple Hill Dam from the air
Clear blue Lake Huron waters as far as the eye can see
Installing signs informing the public of our on-going radiotelemetry study in the Saugeen River watershed
Attention anglers- if you catch a tagged Rainbow Trout please let us know!
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