Adventures in Coho Stream Surveying
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Jon Oleyar likens his stream surveying to the television show “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.” But rather than seeking evidence to solve a crime, the Suquamish Tribe fisheries biologist hikes Kitsap County’s streams for evidence of spawned-out salmon carcasses – particularly for coho.
“I feel like I’m part of a CSI team – Coho Stream Investigator,” he said. “Just finding them is the hard part. You have to think like a fish or a predator – ‘Where would I go to spawn?’ or ‘Where would I go to eat this fish?'” (more…)