The fish were trapped and counted in floating traps at Bear Creek close to Redmond Road, just north of 520. The trapping exercise was part of a comprehensive set of studies which looks at limiting factors in each of the salmon's life stages and coincides with the peak of the fingerling season. After being counted, the fingerlings were weighed and released. Biologists will look for sockeye, coho, steelhead, and chinook salmon.
Several factors contribute to the declining fish numbers.
The information gathered in this study will be used in a Habitat Conservation Plan for the King County's Wastewater Treatment Division.