Installing new node 23 on the BRAVO network in Rio da Prata, Mato Grosso du Sul, Brazil1 BRAVO G3 IP fish monitoring system install in Brazil2 A school of Piraputanga (Brycon microlepis) in front of the node 23 camera3 Snorkelling Rio da Prata- crystal clear water and beautiful abundant fish- what more could you want!4 Brazil 2023 fish monitoring system install team5 Biotactic sponsor booth at the Ontario Chapter or the American Fisheries Society meeting6 New installation set-up for year 12 of node 10 in the Thornbury fishway, Beaver River7 Getting interviewed by On The Bay Magazine about dam impacts and fishway mitigation at the Thornbury Dam8 The year of too much water started early. Spring discharge at Denny’s Dam on the Saugeen River9 From too little water fall 2022 to flooding spring 2023. The confluence of the Saugeen River and Otter Creek10 A new twist on an on-going project, radio-tagging and releasing fish downstream of Denny’s Dam spring 202311 Over 400 fish have now been radio-tagged for this project with more tagging planned in upcoming fall and spring seasons12 Monitoring fish passage at the modified pool-and-weir fishway at Maple Hill Dam13 A beautiful day for a paddle to install warning buoys at the Mannheim weir in the Grand River14 An unexpected encounter with a ghost net full of fish, Lake Winnipegosis, Manitoba15 Mysterious spawning nests in a shallow water gravel area of Lake Winnipegosis16 One of four BRAVO cameras installed in Lake Winnipegosis to monitor walleye spawning and movement 17 Training our clients, the MMF, how to adjust BRAVO fish monitoring system settings and download collected video18 The trees have arrived! Getting ready to plant 275 trees and shrubs to restore a cleared forest plot in Guelph19 Some tough digging made easier with an auger20 Setting up a 7 sprinkler irrigation system to keep the 275 newly planted trees and hectare of seeded land watered in the summer heat21 Spring download of a temperature logger installed upstream of the removed Truax Dam footprint22 A perfect low and slow tracking flight with Owen Sound Flight Services. Substrate and fish visible from the air!23 Yahoo! Saugeen tracking flight number 23 in the books24 Navigating through serious phragmites stands conducting a wetland delineation in Sarnia, Ontario25 Beautiful Brook Trout captured in one of the last remaining urban coldwater creeks, Strasburg, in Kitchener 26 First electrofishing survey of the year, Strasburg Creek, Kitchener27 Measuring a sampled area to calculate biomass after electrofishing sections of the Grand River28 Conducting annual habitat assessments of sites immediately upstream and downstream of the removed Truax Dam. 6th set of assessments including 2 sets before removal and 4 after removal29 Electrofishing a section of Otter Creek in the town of Mildmay30 Nothing prettier than a species sorting bin full of juvenile Rainbow Trout!31 Sampling the Styx River near Allan Park32 Sorting, sorting and more sorting. It’s one thing to catch them, but each fish must be individually identified, weighed and measured before being released back into the site33 Taking environmental measurements of a biomass electrofishing sampling section34 Beware the summer sun! Keeping the fish happy and cool during processing is of top priority!35 Installing a large 60m block net pen before conducting a capture efficiency pass-depletion study36 Are we back in Brazil? Nope, just sampling in a particularly lush part of Meux Creek!37 Processing fish along the shore of the Beatty Saugeen River38 A rare occurrence. A Creek Chub with a large parasite39 Part of the Saugeen River sampling crew summer summer 202340 Get it!!!! When you shock up something just too good to not go all in to get! Great job Fabio!41 What a day- a lovely large adult Brown Trout captured with a backpack electrofisher during summer biomass sampling42 What a day part 2- a large adult adfluvial Rainbow Trout captured with a backpack electrofishing during summer biomass sampling43 Downstream block net set for a multi-pass depletion sampling section44 Hey cool a lamprey!45 After 2 extra weeks due to rain delays we’re finally done… a very memorable summer of Saugeen watershed biomass electrofishing46 Capping off the summer field season with some recreational Lake Huron fishing47 A very wavy night but what fun, and what a fish!48 Our final summer crew of Bio-tic-tac-tians!49 Re-installing a BRAVO G2 mobile fish monitoring system to count passage at the Denil fishway at Maple Hill Dam, Saugeen River50 Spawning Chinook Salmon observed during Otter Creek redd count surveys51 Last electrofishing of the year- presence/absence species inventory surveys!52 Slightly banged up but what a beautiful fish! Tagging Steelhead at Denny’s Dam53 Radio-tagging fish fall 2023- now up to a total of 430 and more to come!54 Processing fish before they get tagged55 Nothing but smiles during tagging!56 Biotactic tagging crew fall 202357 A beautiful snowy Otter Creek during redd count surveys58 Take your kids to work day 2023- learning how to download data from a fish monitoring system59 In river repair for our long term system installed in the Grand River60 Chinook Salmon carcass found in an interesting location during Otter Creek redd count surveys61 Nothing better than some sun while downloading temperature loggers late in the year62 Information booth at the Steeldreams fishing tournament. We love attending this awesome event!63 Ending the year with the awesome Biotactic 2023 crew. Here we come 204!64