{"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":"2026-03-27T11:48:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T18:48:49","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\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"396\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/856\/2018\/09\/danielauerbach-396x396.jpg\" alt=\"Daniel Auerbach.\" class=\"wp-image-167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/856\/2018\/09\/danielauerbach-396x396.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/856\/2018\/09\/danielauerbach-198x198.jpg 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/856\/2018\/09\/danielauerbach-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/856\/2018\/09\/danielauerbach-792x792.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/856\/2018\/09\/danielauerbach.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>I am a Ph.D. student looking to see the capabilities of drones in fisheries, more specifically looking at subsurface detection in riverine settings.&nbsp; Currently, I am working 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.&nbsp; Finally, I am working with Dr. Daniel Schindler from University of Washington in Alaska.&nbsp; Our current work is identifying individual sockeye for population estimates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tying to my passion for fisheries, post-college work with Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, and knowledge of drones, was key in bringing my project together.&nbsp; I have B.S. from University of Washington in Aquatic and Fishery Sciences as well as a B.S. in Environmental Science from Washington State University. I have two field seasons working with Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife as a field technician in stream restoration and salmonid work. My passion lies in the environment, especially in the aquatic field, and have extensive knowledge in both marine and freshwater ecology.&nbsp; Beyond fisheries, I am a recreational drone enthusiast.&nbsp; &nbsp;My skills include wildlife, water quality, volunteer management, environmental policy, and environmental science.&nbsp; In my free time I enjoy hiking, backpacking, and photography, as well as long walks on the beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contact Info:<\/strong><br>Daniel.s.auerbach@wsu.edu<\/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>I am a Ph.D. student looking to see the capabilities of drones in fisheries, more specifically looking at subsurface detection in riverine settings.&nbsp; Currently, I am working 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_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":7,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/ecology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/189\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1151,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/ecology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/189\/revisions\/1151"}],"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}]}}