Electrofishing on the Provo River
Biologists from Utah Department of Wildlife Resources used a low-level electric current to temporarily stun fish to collect essential data, such as length, weight and species type, before returning them to the water unharmed. Shot for the Daily Herald - here is a link to the full story
Volunteers and Department of Wildlife Resources staff get ready to trawl the river.
Volunteer Lance Holter (C) and DRW staff scoop up stunned fish.
A volunteer gently places a brown trout in to a collection bucket.
Mike Slater, Sport Fish Project Leader (C) measures a fish’s length and weight with Jason Vernon (R) and student Rebecca Macgregor (R).