Re: Raritan river fish ladder goes LIVE:
Thank you Andy for sharing this with the community!
We are very happy to hear that everyone is enjoying this view of the Raritan. The system is solar powered and transmits a video feed over a cellular connection to the internet 24/7. As Andy mentioned earlier, we have an infrared LED spotlight above the water column to allow for night viewing. We've seen a bunch of shad passing through the ladder during the day, and a ton of catfish during the night.
This live streaming system is part of a larger effort by our group to evaluate how well the Island Farm Weir fish ladder is functioning. We'll be out on the river over the next six weeks tagging shad and river herring with PIT tags (small electronic tags that act like EZPASS for fish), and monitoring their movements through the fish ladder.
Let us know if you have any questions about the system; we would be happy to answer them!
-Anthony
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