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The Great Hudson River Estuary Fish Count on DEC Facebook Live

Have you ever wondered what’s hidden below the surface of the Hudson River? Join us August 14th on DEC Facebook Live for the Great Hudson River Estuary Fish Count to find out! Fresh upriver and salty at New York City, the tidal Hudson and watershed are home to more than 200 fish species, including several that migrate into the river from the Atlantic Ocean each spring to spawn. Using seine nets, DEC educators and partners will catch, identify, count and display the fish on screen. The fish will be released after viewers have a chance to see them up close.

The event will be streamed live on DEC's Facebook page at 10:30 a.m., 1 p.m., and 4 p.m. at sites from New York Harbor to the confluence of the Mohawk and Hudson rivers near Waterford. Tune in throughout the day to explore the amazing variety of slippery, wriggly and fascinating creatures that turn up as the seine net is pulled on shore.

At 10:30 a.m., join DEC educator Chris Bowser and staff from the Brooklyn Bridge Conservancy to see which saltwater fish they find in New York Harbor.
At 1 p.m., DEC fisheries biologist Scott Wells will display and talk about the small and big fish caught earlier in the day in the fresh water of upper tidal Hudson River.
At 2 p.m., tune in as educators with the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater pull in a catch near Beacon. This event will stream live from Clearwater's Facebook page.
At 4 p.m., watch DEC educators Rebecca Houser and Aidan Mabey as they pull in a net full of river creatures near Staatsburg in Dutchess County. 

Other environmental partners will be seining throughout the day at multiple sites along the Hudson. We will share their catch results along with the tallies from the DEC and Sloop Clearwater programs the following week on DEC Facebook Live.

The Great Hudson River Fish Count is sponsored by DEC’s Hudson River Estuary Program and the Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve. For more information please visit DEC’s website.