14. Techniques A-Z
1. Fisheries Surveys
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
| Acoustic camera | Tracking |
| Acoustic telemetry | Tracking |
| Angler Citizen Science | Catching |
| Coded wire and Visible Implant Tags | Tracking |
| eDNA | Laboratory based |
| Electric fishing | Catching |
| Flottang | General |
| Fyke net | Catching |
| Gill net | Catching |
| Hoop nets and trap nets | Catching |
| Lamprey ammocoete sampler | General |
| Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) - PIT Tag | Tracking |
| Radio telemetry | Tracking |
| Redd counting | General |
| Resistivity fish counter | Automatic counting |
| Seine net | Catching |
| Snorkeling | General |
| Trap mounted on weir | Catching |
| Trawl net | Catching |
| Underwater viewing room | Automatic counting |
| Video counting systems | Automatic counting |
2. Geomorphological Surveys
| Method | Type | Citizen Science |
|---|---|---|
| Cross Sections | Field measurement | - |
| Fluvial Audit | Field survey | - |
| Geo-River Habitat Survey (GeoRHS) | Field survey | - |
| Geomorphic Dynamic Assessment | Field survey | - |
| Geomorphological Mapping | Map | - |
| Modular River Survey (MoRPh) | Field survey | Citizen Science |
| Modular River Survey (River Condition Assessment) | Field survey | - |
| Morphological Impact Assessment System (MImAS) | Map & tool | - |
| River Habitat Survey (RHS) | Field survey | - |
| Citizen River Habitat Survey (cRHS) | Field survey | Citizen Science |
| River Hydromorphology Assessment Technique (RHAT) | Field survey | - |
| Sediment sampling | Field measurement | - |
| Topographic Survey | Field measurement | - |
| Urban River Survey | Field survey | - |
3. Hydrological Surveys
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
| Guage Boards | Water level |
| Rainfall-runoff Modelling (to determine mean daily flows) | Model |
| Spot Gauging | Water level |
| Stilling Well and Level Logger | Water level |
| Trash line recording | Water level |
| Velocity measurements | Velocity |
4. Macroinvertebrate Surveys
| Method | Type | Citizen Science |
|---|---|---|
| Angler’s Riverfly Monitoring Initiative (ARMI) | Method | Citizen Science |
| Ecosystem function and river restoration monitoring | Method | Citizen Science |
| Extended Riverfly | Method | Citizen Science |
| Extended Riverfly siltation and low flow | Method | Citizen Science |
| Sampling benthic invertebrate in deep rivers | Method | - |
| Smart rivers, freshwater watch | Method | Citizen Science |
| Unit-time invertebrate survey | Strategy | - |
| Unit-area invertebrate survey | Strategy | - |
| Urban Riverfly | Method | Citizen Science |
5. Photography and Videography
| Method | Citizen Science |
|---|---|
| 360° photography and videography | Citizen Science |
| Drone Surveys | - |
| Fixed Point Photography | Citizen Science |
6. Remote Sensing
| Method | Citizen Science |
|---|---|
| Aerial Photography and Satellite Imagery | - |
| LiDAR | - |
7. Vegetation Surveys
| Method | Citizen Science |
|---|---|
| LEAFPACS 2 | - |
| Quadrat | - |
| Remote Sensing | - |
| Riparian Invertebrate Survey | - |
| River Corridor Survey | - |
| Transect | - |