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The trap is called a smolt trap. They catch the small outmigrating salmon and steelhead. Generally they operate from January/Febraury into and possibly through the summer. The young fish are counted, ID as to species, sampled as needed and released to continue their journey to the Salt. This information is used to monitor the production of salmonids from the basin. The information that is developed from such traps is key to evaluation of escapments, survials of the eggs and fry, evaluation of the habitat productive, etc. Smolt traps are being used more and more by either the State or various tribes. Folks are likely to see then on the Nooksack, Stillaguamish, Skagit, Skykomish, Snoqualmie, Cedar, and a number of other sites throughout Washington.

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