Shawsheen River River Herring Count

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Takes just 10 minutes!

Native fish are returning to spawn after dam removals upstream (2017) and downstream (2016). If you have any questions or comments, please contact Jon Honea at jon.honea@gmail.com or 206-963-9943. See the Andover Trails Committee river herring count page for more details: andovertrails.org/rhc

Note: You won't need to record temperature data this year. We have continuous temperature loggers to gather that information. Please park at Shawsheen Plaza.

What to look for: Fish 8-15 inches long, often in schools of 2 or more, swimming upstream. Note that similarly sized trout are often solitary and coming out from under the bridge where they are hiding and fighting each other for space.

River Herring vs. Trout

Date of your count: *

YYYY

Your name *

Weather conditions *

1. No clouds

2. 1% - 25% clouds

3. 26%-50% clouds

4. 51% -75% clouds

5. 76% - 100% clouds

6. Drizzle / light rain

7. Moderate / Heavy rain.

8. Snow / Sleet

9. Other / describe below

If you chose # 9 for weather conditions then please describe here:

How would you grade water clarity? *

1. Excellent

2. Fair

3. Poor

Start time of 10-minute observation period. *

Time

Please enter number of river herring sighted. Enter numeric value, subtracting # moving downstream from # moving upstream. *

Please enter any additional observations—trout, carp, turtles, missing or damaged equipment, etc.

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