U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Sacramento Fish & Wildlife Office

Comprehensive Assessment & Monitoring Program (CAMP)
Glossary

Aerial redd survey:

A monitoring method that uses an airplane or helicopter to count the number of redds in a river. Redds are gravel spawning nests. The aerial redd counts are then used to estimate the number of adult salmon that spawn in that river.

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