August 16, 2024
The weather this week was perfect for everyone’s favorite activity… electrofishing! Electrofishing is a safe, humane way to assess the fish populations in our streams. This activity took the entire week and our team was able to complete the survey at nine different locations. Along with getting the fish population densities our crew was able to keep a lookout for invasive species and examine each fish for signs of injury or disease. It is extremely important that all of our gear got thoroughly sanitized between sites.
We found both brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in all of this year’s locations. Although rainbow trout are not a native species to PEI they are well established in the streams that we work in. The sizes of fish that were caught varied greatly, some were as small as 4 cm while others were larger than 20 cm.
It’s the final week before the Swim For The South Shore and we just want to remind everyone that registration is still open and will remain open until 15 minutes before the first swimmers enter the water on Aug 24 at 12 noon. We are SO excited and we hope to see you there!
https://raceroster.com/events/2024/91974/swim-for-the-south-shore-2024
Go kiss a fish,
-Love SSWA
