Tagging Trout

For a part of the assessment project, the group is analyzing the local ecology of Rice Creek. One method of doing so is monitoring species that are the higher-up predators in a food web. In the case of Rice Creek, the trout are the top predators that live in the stream. On May 4th, 2011, several volunteers came out to help tag over 60 trout that were caught throughout the day. The electronic tags allow monitoring to occur over several years and will give a clearer picture of how the trout develop and what impact the water quality may have on the population. 

Below you will find a handful of photos and videos that were recorded during the tagging:

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