July 21, 2013

Today we had to get up early as usual but we had pancakes so i didn't mind too much but that was when i stated to notice i was getting sick but i thought nothing of it so i didn't mind too much. After breakfast we went to Joseph Fisheries and learned about the project they were doing at the moment, they're doing more than one i believe three but this was the more important project. We met many people but honestly wasn't really paying attention at the moment, still was feeling very sick. But when we went the office for the fisheries i read the poster and took notes on the poster that was in front by the door. It had the title of project, the methods and results which helped me better understand the project that i wasn't really listening in on. So I'm glad i came across the poster, for the methods it talked about hatchery Chinook salmon are trapped at the Lostine weir, located 1km above the river mouth and confluence with Wallowa river. Inserted lotek model MCFT-3A radio transmitters into 55 female, male and jack salmon, release salmon continue upstream migration. Fixed site telemetry monitoring stations and global water level loggers were deployed at Clearwater  and Sheep ridge and Caudle lane bridge to document fish passage through time of day and with KWM current flows. Mobile tracking was conducted weekly- vehicle and by foot and is used to detect radio tagged salmon between and above fixed sites to establish "final fate" locations on tagged fish. Detections determined passage and calculated elapsed passage time/delay at fixed sites, passage attempts. travel time, and rate of travel through reaches total travel and final locations. Results were Clearwater and Sheep ridge were nit barriers to migration salmon during flows experienced by fish in 2008. Fish went above over during flows as low as 28cfs at Clearwater and as low as 36cfs at Sheep ridge. Most fish (86%) went above over first structures on first attempt. More males than females during migration and more. We also went to Chief Josephs cemetery and talked about glaciers. Once we were done with that we went swimming which honestly felt amazing and just nice, even getting rocks was fun. I believe that is all.