NOAA Participates in World Fish Migration Day Event

JUNE 27, 2022 — On Saturday, June 11, NOAA's Assessment and Restoration Division and Restoration Center joined the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Hudson River Estuary Program during its World Fish Migration Day event at Lemon Creek Park in Staten Island, New York.

A group of people with seining nets on a shoreline.

NOAA’s Carl Alderson participates in seining for World Fish Migration Day. Image credit: NOAA.

Seining in Princes Bay on the south shore of Staten Island and the adjacent tidal pond yielded large quantities of fish, including nine species of fish and six species of invertebrates. This activity attracted local community members, an environmental school group and attendees from outer boroughs.

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Last updated Tuesday, November 8, 2022 1:41pm PST