Juvenile River Herring Camera Trap Image Analysis

This project is a part of a study seeking to forecast how future droughts and land development influence river herring populations via hydrologic- and population dynamic-modeling. We are using time lapse cameras to count outmigrants from two lakes in Connecticut in order to quantify in-lake mortality and outmigration timing of juvenile river herring in relation to water flow/drought. Specifically, the student(s) will sort through our images to identify and count outmigrating herring and track water levels. Students will be tasked with reviewing camera footage and extracting information concerning fish presence and absence. As this is the first time this process has been used in the lab, the selected student(s) will have the opportunity to take part in developing the procedure and potentially incorporate AI learning.