{"id":189,"date":"2018-09-18T13:05:57","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T20:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/ecology\/?page_id=189"},"modified":"2026-09-21T14:22:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T21:22:22","slug":"daniel-auerbach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/ecology\/the-group\/daniel-auerbach\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Auerbach"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1566\" height=\"881\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/856\/2026\/09\/image-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/856\/2026\/09\/image-edited.png 1566w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/856\/2026\/09\/image-edited-396x223.png 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/856\/2026\/09\/image-edited-792x446.png 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/856\/2026\/09\/image-edited-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/856\/2026\/09\/image-edited-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1566px) 100vw, 1566px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Danny Auerbach on the Kwethluk River in Alaska. Flying a drone to map fish habitat, river condition and count spawning salmon.  Photo: Fremier<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1790024746865_406\">In REEL, I was a PhD student looking to see the capabilities of drones in fisheries, more specifically looking at subsurface detection in riverine settings.&nbsp; I worked with two state agencies here in Washington and to the east in Idaho.&nbsp; My work with Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife aims to compare current methodologies and assess the feasibility of identifying and enumerating Summer chinook redds in the Wenatchee River.&nbsp; After two years of flying in Washington, I teamed with Idaho Department of Fish and Game in Stanley, Idaho, to identify Spring chinook as well as look at environmental impacts on image quality from drones. After graduation I worked the KRITFC &#8211; the Kuskokwim River InterTribal Fish Commission and WSU as Postdoctoral Fellow being funded by the Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim Sustainable Salmon Initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-arctic-yukon-kuskokwim wp-block-embed-arctic-yukon-kuskokwim\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"2lzSePD2s3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aykssi.org\/project\/advancing-escapement-estimates-camera-based-systems\/\">Advancing Escapement Estimates: Camera-Based Systems<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Advancing Escapement Estimates: Camera-Based Systems&#8221; &#8212; Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aykssi.org\/project\/advancing-escapement-estimates-camera-based-systems\/embed\/#?secret=OIMeVB2i0x#?secret=2lzSePD2s3\" data-secret=\"2lzSePD2s3\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">KRITFIC-WSU-AYKSSI Project 2025-2027 Description<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1790024746865_406\">Now (2026), I work for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kuskosalmon.org\/kritfc-team\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.kuskosalmon.org\/kritfc-team\">KRITFC as a Salmon Ecologist<\/a>. Our current work identifies individual sockeye for population estimates. My work focuses on the intersection of salmon escapement monitoring, emerging technologies, and collaboration with tribal communities across Alaska. I am particularly interested in advancing monitoring methods and analytical tools that improve the understanding and stewardship of salmon populations while supporting community-driven fisheries management. He is deeply passionate about fisheries science and the role it plays in sustaining both ecosystems and the cultures that depend on them.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contact Info:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>650-793-2531 | <\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:danny@kritfc.org\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>danny@kritfc.org<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='640' height='390' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cmY0ho_ugAQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen='true'><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In REEL, I was a PhD student looking to see the capabilities of drones in fisheries, more specifically looking at subsurface detection in riverine settings.&nbsp; I worked with two state agencies here in Washington and to the east in Idaho.&nbsp; My work with Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife aims to compare current methodologies and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10290,"featured_media":0,"parent":201,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_wsuwp_accessibility_report":null},"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/ecology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/189"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/ecology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/ecology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/ecology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10290"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/ecology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=189"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/ecology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/189\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1190,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/ecology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/189\/revisions\/1190"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/ecology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/ecology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/ecology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=189"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/ecology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}