Fish hatcheries; Fisheries management; Fishes; Biologists (USFWS); Employees (USFWS); Work of the Service; Tagging; Threatened species; Monitoring;
Brian Davis measures a steelhead before it gets tagged. It must be more than 75 millimeters long to get tagged. Biologists use this tracking information to see if the hatchery fish that are spawning here are affecting the survival and productivity...
Fish hatcheries; Fisheries management; Fishes; Biologists (USFWS); Employees (USFWS); Work of the Service; Tagging; Threatened species; Monitoring;
Each steelhead is weighed before getting tagged. Biologists use this tracking information to see if the hatchery fish that are spawning here are affecting the survival and productivity of the wild fish.
"July 2010 - New Orleans.
Workers from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service and other agencies attend the 0630 briefing at the Helibase at Lakefront Airport in New Orleans.
Photo by Phil Kloer, USFWS"
"July 2010 - New Orleans.
Marc “Boomer” Rudkin, Helibase manager at Lakefront, and a temporary Fish and Wildlife employee, delivers the morning briefing.
Photo by Phil Kloer, USFWS"
"July 2010 - New Orleans.
Randy Wilson and Paul Yakupzack, refuge manager at Mandalay/Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana, prepare to board a helicopter for a reconnaissance flight.
Photo by Phil Kloer, USFWS"