Surveying fish along the Sid with electro-fishing

A week of looking at our rivers has just finished:

The Big River Watch – The Sid

And in a week’s time, there’s a big day looking at the River Exe:

Along the River Exe: looking to World Rivers Day: 21st September – The Sid

Over the last days, there has been a lot of activity along the River Sid:

“Electro-fishing this morning on the main river and tributaries as part of the assessment of the whole catchment of the Sid.”

More species monitoring on the Sid,… – River Sid Catchment Group | Facebook

“Further upstream we found Brook Lampreys, very primitive fish that do not even have jaws, just a sucker of a mouth.”

Also found in one of the Sid’s tributaries… – River Sid Catchment Group | Facebook

This is the latest in such activity, as the health of the whole river is mapped out:

Surveying fish with electro-fishing “tells us a whole host of information about the fish” – The Sid

As reported in the Herald at the time:

‘The West Country Rivers Trust try electrofishing on the Sid’ | Sidmouth Herald