Have you ever wondered what is happening under the surface of the Connecticut River? What fish are there and when? And what is being done to protect the fish and their habitat?
RiverQuest receives questions like these about the fish that inhabit our part of the Connecticut River on every cruise it runs. RiverQuest is hosting a Sunset Cruise on Wednesday, Aug. 12, from 6 to 8 p.m. with Fisheries Biologist Steve Gephard, which presents an opportunity to have all these questions answered.
Gephard is a supervising fisheries biologist with the State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s Inland Fisheries Division. He is in charge of the Division’s Diadromous (fish that migrate between fresh water and salt water) Fish Program and its Habitat Conservation Program. He has over 35 years of experience with diadromous fish species and fish passage projects.
This will be a relaxing, informational cruise departing from Eagle Landing State Park in Haddam, on which guests are invited to bring a picnic, favorite beverage and any “fishy” questions they have.
RiverQuest will depart from Eagle Landing State Park in Haddam at 6 p.m. The cost per person is $30. To learn more about this informative cruise and reserve a spot via on-line booking, visit ctriverquest.com or call 860-662-0577.