Early Arrival

Thanks largely to this mild winter (a result of the beginning of an el Nino year), my field season will begin much sooner than expected. In my last post I said field work would begin in late-April or late-May, but this crazy weather and a trip to British Columbia for help with another student's project has forced us to start early.

We will be electrofishing, performing surgeries, and deploying our acoustic receivers next week. Hopefully all goes well and we can get the eight muskies we're looking for.

For those interested, the below picture is the type of data we are looking to record in terms of "activity" patterns. Notice the distinct "resting" and "active" periods.