Aquatic Surveys | Biological Training Series
Virtual (Online)Our second webinar, Aquatic Surveys provides a summary of what aquatic studies are, why they are required, timing of studies, and the various types of studies that exist.
Our second webinar, Aquatic Surveys provides a summary of what aquatic studies are, why they are required, timing of studies, and the various types of studies that exist.
Benthic Surveys-in the Field will be a full day, consisting of theoretical background on benthic macroinvertebrate surveys, followed by hands-on practice with sampling methods as per industry standards such as OBBN and OSAP.
Vegetation Surveys-in the Field will also be a full day, consisting of reviewing the tools to identify plants and ecosites common throughout Northeastern Ontario as well as an overview of the Ecological Land Classification (ELC) system.
The Electrofishing Assistant Workshop will prepare participants to take part in backpack electrofishing field surveys as a netter or assistant. The course will cover the theory and safety of using a backpack electrofishing unit, and an overview of fish identification.