Welcome to Project eTrout!
This project is the first of its kind to link research and education in fish biology using Virtual Reality. Your goal is to estimate the number of brook trout observed in a series of underwater video samples collected by the US Geological Survey (USGS) in Shenadoah National Park, Virginia. USGS reseachers will summarize your results with a webinar for participants.
Please note:(a) your participation is voluntary and involves minimal risk; you may quit at any time;
(b) you may also stop and resume at any time; the total running time of all videos (15 pools) is 105 minutes total
(c) no personally-identifiable information will be collected;
(d) results from this study will be used for the public benefit and may be published in the scientific literature.
If you are willing for us to use your responses in
our study, you need only complete and submit this online tutorial and survey
form. Participation is voluntary and anonymous.
Thank you for your participation!
For questions about the VR imagery, contact:
Dr. Nicholas Polys, Virginia Tech Advanced Research Computing, 540-231-0968 npolys@vt.edu
For questions about fish video samples and biological analysis, contact:
Dr. Nathaniel (Than) Hitt, USGS Leetown Science Center, 304-724-4463 nhitt@usgs.gov
For questions or concerns regarding your role as a participant in this study, contact:
Virginia Tech Institutional Review Board, 540-231-3732 irb@vt.edu RE: IRB #19-287