On Monday, 4/16, we shattered the single peak day record for 9 counts set in 2008! That previous high count for a single day was 588 fish observed in nine 10 minute counts. The new daily peak is 828 fish for nine 10 minute counts! With the partial results in for today (4/17), we have counted nearly 4000 fish in less than a week of counting!
And still they keep coming and coming! Today's numbers are still trickling in (unlike the fish!), but we are on track to well top Monday's daily count for yet another record - >1300 fish! I think the late afternoon counters are all still in shock.....we have two counts this afternoon well exceeding 300 fish for 10 minutes!
It's a real challenge to count the fish when there are so many - what a nice problem to have! The whole town is enjoying the great news! Parking can be a challenge, particularly in the afternoon hours, so plan accordingly to make your count in your scheduled hour.
One of our rookie counters took her brother, a lifelong Cape Codder, to the Middle Pond flume to see the herring on 4/13. He had never seen the flume before, and he's a very talented photographer.
He has agreed to share with us his amazing photos of our record breaking run here! (Click on a photo for a full size view, and then right or left to advance or go back.)
Also, please keep current with our year to year statistics here! I had to reformat the page to allow for a daily four digit entry!
No comments:
Post a Comment