Salmon Counting

Help Count Salmon for Alaska Fish & Game

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Help Count Salmon for Alaska Fish & Game

Every day, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game uses sonar to count salmon migrating upstream to spawn and downstream to the ocean. Their findings help to understand the current salmon population and inform their decision to allow commercial fishing on any given day.

If the salmon population is healthy enough, the Department of Fish and Game will declare an opener to allow fishing.

Once you begin, you will have limited time to count. Touch the left or right button to count salmon moving upstream (left) or downstream (right).

Once the time is up, your results will be displayed.

TIME 30

◆ SALMON COUNTING ◆

DEPTH 38.7 m

TEMP 6.2 °C

FLOW 0.6 m/s

TURBIDITY 12.4 NTU

SIGNAL 78%

NOISE 18%

RESULTS

SALMON UPSTREAM

Your Count: 0

Actual Count: 0

Previous 30 days: —

SALMON DOWNSTREAM

Your Count: 0

Actual Count: 0

Previous 30 days: —

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game's work is important to our ecosystems. Accurate data helps prevent overfishing and protects the health of our salmon population.

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