Juvenile River Herring Outmigration and Bycatch Video Analysis

This project is a part of a study seeking to document incidents of juvenile river herring presence, absence, and outmigration from an impounded stream system, as well as assess presence of non-target bycatch of fish and other wildlife species. We are using short-term video monitoring to test a new methodology of counting outmigration events from one river system in Maine. During this assessment, we will be recording the species diversity and frequency of occurrence of other wildlife at this location.  The student(s) will review five minute video clips to identify juvenile river herring presence of outmigration, while additionally documenting other wildlife species presence. Opportunities to participate in developing a community science-based counting initiative and procedure may be available.