Friday December 30, 2022
As we wrap up 2022, we would like to reflect on what we accomplished this year. Here is a small list to countdown 2022 and embark on 2023:
21,348 fish rescued
17,393 estimated rainbow trout in the Calaveras River during snorkel surveys
9,000 photos taken
6,065 estimated rainbow trout in the Stanislaus River during snorkel surveys
3,801 fish PIT tagged on the San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Calaveras rivers
1,399 fish diet samples collected
522 estimated rainbow trout in Big Chico Creek during snorkel surveys
253 eDNA samples collected
164 people interviewed in Cambodian community surveys
118 fish acoustically tagged and released in Cambodia
115 fish species (at least) captured in Cambodia evaluation sampling
54 tagged O. mykiss recaptured on the Calaveras River
36 acoustic receivers deployed in the Mekong River
25 green sturgeon tagged on the Sacramento River
25 total fish species captured in rotary screw traps (7 native fish species) in California
14 Fish Conservation Zones established or strengthened on the Mekong River in Laos
13 videos produced
5 countries visited (Laos, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Norway, Finland)
3 papers published in scientific journals
2 new fish weirs built and installed in Norway
1 Reef Duster fabricated
1 World Record set tagging the largest freshwater fish in the world