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This article was published 29/09/2023 (1133 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Dr. Jeff Long, manager of fisheries science with the province of Manitoba, and Maxime LeGal, regional fisheries manager western region with the province, have returned to two test sites on the Little Saskatchewan River multiple times throughout the summer and fall as part of research into the effects of changing flow in the river. This work is a key action under Manitoba’s Water Strategy.
Photos by Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun
Long and LeGal measure water flow in the Little Saskatchewan River at a sample site near the Daly Centennial Bridge west of Brandon on Wednesday morning.
LeGal returns a live fish to the Little Saskatchewan River after measuring it at the sample site on Wednesday.
LeGal measures fish before releasing them back to the Little Saskatchewan River.
LeGal and Long record fish species and measure fish length from samples.
Long consults a book, The Freshwater Fishes of Manitoba, while working with LeGal to record fish species and measure fish length.
LeGal examines a fish caught in the Little Saskatchewan River before releasing it live.