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Summer Townet - Vegetation is Catch of the Day
  • August 17, 2022

August 17, 2022 CDFW Summer Townet Survey
Sacramento River below Rio Vista

The Summer Townet Survey is on the water today and is catching a lot of invasive aquatic weeds.

Man crouching down in a boat holding a mesh net full of aquatic vegetation that was collected during a townet survey.
CDFW staff Kevin Juranek emptying the net of aquatic weeds that were collected during the survey. CDFW photo. Click on image to enlarge.

These tows were in the Sacramento River channel below Rio Vista sampling in >30 feet of depth. We had lots of Egeria in the net. Hopefully this is vegetation that is dying back and just being dispersed around with flows and tides.

Large round net ring and net being hauled up the stern of a boat with a net. The net is full of aquatic weeds.
Net full of Egeria densa. CDFW photo. Click on image to enlarge.

Large round ring with net being pulled out of the water by a rope. The net is full of aquatic vegetation.
Lots of submersed aquatic weeds (Egeria densa) being caught in the net in Sacramento River below Rio VIsta. CDFW photo. Click on image to enlarge.

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Tagged: EgeriaSummer TownetSubmersed Aquatic Vegetation