On May 22 a new record of 7,328 fish in 1 hour was hit!
Date
2007 Count
2008 Count
2009 Count
May 10
768
0
net out
May 11
834
0
net out
May 12
38
0
net out
May 13
283
933
net out
May 14
216
12,646
net out
May 15
311
11,405
net out
May 16
154
3,416
net put in
May 17
net out
1,955
234
May 18
net out
1,619
1771
May 19
net out
1,439
410
May 20
net out
985
1231
May 21
net out
574
6168
May 22
net out
17
24,478
May 23
net out
0
19,212
May 24
net out
0
1,189
May 25
630
24,689
1,489
May 26
8,766
33,616
3,209
May 27
15,151
3,774
1,972
May 28
2,221
1,249
109
May 29
1,482
242
95
May 30
221
1,509
0
May 31
293
2,235
net out
June 1
86
242
net out
June 2
45
3252
net out
June 3
0
1249
net out
June 4
0
196
0
June 5
0
143
3064
June 6
0
34
967
June 7
0
147
585
June 8
0
162
100
June 9
585
2022
109
June 10
494
14
0
June 11
69
14
0
June 12
0
14
0
June 13
0
128
net out
June 14
0
0
net out
June 15
0
0
net out
June 16
0
47
net out
June 17
0
24
net out
June 18
0
12
net out
TOTAL
32,647
110,964
66,372
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
The Alewife Project relies
entirely on volunteers to conduct the annual fish count. This
project is a huge undertaking, and we need lots of help to ensure
that accurate data is gathered!
Fish Counters: Volunteer fish counters
work 2-hour shifts counting alewives from a platform below the Mill
St. bridge in Waldoboro. This is a great opportunity to witness the
spring alewife run and help out with a really neat project!
Count Supervisors: We are looking for volunteer supervisors who can meet new volunteers at the counting station, pick up equipment at the end of the day, and be on call in case anything goes wrong.
Net cleaning: The net will need to be cleaned daily, and we are looking for volunteers who can help with this task.
To sign up, or for more information about any of these tasks or
how you can get involved, contact Maria Jenness at 832-5570 or volmvlt@midcoast.com.
