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.

Volunteers and Department of Wildlife Resources staff get ready to trawl the river.

Volunteer Lance Holter (C) and DRW staff scoop up stunned fish.

Volunteer Lance Holter (C) and DRW staff scoop up stunned fish.

A volunteer gently places a brown trout in to a collection bucket.

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).

Mike Slater, Sport Fish Project Leader (C) measures a fish’s length and weight with Jason Vernon (R) and student Rebecca Macgregor (R).

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