Juvenile Seine Survey

Type: Nontidal
Region: Eastern
Location: Choptank/Tuckahoe Rivers

For the past two weeks the Anadromous Restoration Group has been conducting a seine survey on the Choptank/Tuckahoe Rivers and the Patuxent River. We are targeting Ameircan Shad and Hickory Shad, but catch a variety of species using a 200 foot seine net. Hickories and Americans are kept for otilith examination and all non-target species are counted and released. Pictured below are some of the species we have encountered during the survey and their size.

View a slideshow of 13 high-res photographs by Jay Fleming.