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Originally Posted by biggyJ
What do the index numbers mean?
I have tried to find an explanation online but can’t really seem to nail down a real easy to understand explanation.
What I do know
1) the numbers are generated from gill netting for 1 hour multiple times a day and at the same location.
2) a higher index means more fish entering the system.
But what exactly does a 32.7 coho or 0.82 steelhead actually mean? And then beyond this what would a good number be?
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Really? It says daily on it. I'm sure it is a cumulative for the day - as in number of salmon counted per each day. And then they show cumulative overall. As it says, sockeye are calculated (guestimated).
To make a meaning, run it for the say the previous 2 years 2018 and 2017 to see what it means to you then. Excel is a great cut and paste tool if you want to compare what is happening daily.
That is a how I understand it after reading it.