The ever-popular fish counting on Brooklyn Creek 2024 has started! As a volunteer you are now able to choose your day for counting Coho Smolts (and other species) that are captured in the fish box. The fish are counted and then released unharmed back into the creek. At this time of year Coho Smolts are on their way to the ocean and years later will return to the same stream they were born. Capture and release is an excellent way to determine how healthy the runs are.
Workers installed the fence and capture box Monday morning by DFO officials and BCWS volunteers. Brooklyn Creek Watershed Society has been recording smolt counts annually for over 12 years and passes this valuable information to the Department of Fisheries for evaluation.
Sign up now online to reserve your morning or evening spot each day. It is up to the person reserving the time (morning or evening) to find a friend or partner to coordinate a meeting time. We prefer to have 2 people per time for safety and easier recording. Or, you can request a BCWS member to join you. Call/text Alan 250-792-2687 or .
Please review the available times below and click on the “Sign Up” buttons. You can choose several days before clicking “Save and Continue”. Enter your name and email (phone optional) and “Sign Up Now”.
Here is the link to sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4BA5A82CA0FAC07-49120249-brooklyn
There are instructions in the supplies box, but first you may want a refresher to help conduct your count safely and properly: www.brooklyncreek.ca/checklist .
Tomorrow, April 17, 2024 at 4:30 pm sharp there will be a FREE INTRODUCTION on how to conduct the fish counting in a safe and consistent way. This is combined with the Volunteer Appreciation day starting at 4:00. Goodies included. Location is at the fish trap box located down the path from Baybrook Nature Park, 70 Orchard Park Drive, Comox. Don’t miss it!