The Northwest Environmental Training Center will be hosting a 3-day Backpack Electrofishing workshop at our South Seattle headquarters from September 16th-18th inclusive.  The workshop will be taught by Dr. Jim Reynolds, professor emeritus of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and is intended to meet the NMFS training requirements for field staff.  The workshop includes a full-day field trip with demonstration and hands-on application sessions, and classroom coverage of the following topics:

- Fish Sampling and Electrofishing Applications
- Electric Circuits and Electric Fields
- Backpack Electrofishing Systems
- Fish Health and Safety
- Fish Capture and Handling Techniques
- Sampling Design, Techniques, and Standardization
- Crew Health and Safety
- Permit Requirements and Agency Conditions
- Equipment Advice and Checklists

For further information and online registration, please see our website:
http://www.nwetc.org/bio-407_09-08_seattle.htm

If you would be interested in future offerings of this workshop, we are hoping to schedule 3 or 4 sessions around the US for 2009 - email me ateldan at nwetc.org for further information.  Our schedule is not yet fixed for next year, so if you have an interest in having this workshop near you, or would be interested in hosting it, please let me know by September 16th so I can discuss it with Dr. Reynolds.

Eldan Goldenberg
Professional Training Program Assistant
Northwest Environmental Training Center, 501(c)(3)
Fostering an ecologically sustainable world through education
650 S. Orcas Street, Suite 220, Seattle, Washington 98108
v: 206-762-1976 --- f: 206-762-1979
www.nwetc.org

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