A fisheries biologist at Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery in Washington displays a mature spring Chinook salmon which has migrated upstream to spawn. The Service operates 12 National Fish Hatcheries in Washington which raise several species of...
Fisheries management; Fishes; King Salmon; Work of the Service; Field Offices; Kenai Fishes and Wildlife Field Office; Kenai FO Gallery; Wildlife refuges; Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge; YUDE
Releasing a Chinook Salmon at Kwethluk River weir, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, after measuring it and taking a scale for age analysis. Image taken in 2000.
Lamar NFH; Pennsylvania; sturgeon; Fishes; Endangered species
Fisheries biologists at Lamar National Fish Hatchery in Pennsylvania inspect a captive sturgeon. Sturgeons, perhaps best known for producing caviar, are an ancient species and individual fish can live for many decades. Many species of sturgeon are...
David Warnberg with a very nice fly rod caught red (sockeye) salmon taken on the Kenai River near the confluence of the Russian River. This is one of the most popular fisheries in Alaska. Although you can use a spinning or baitcasting rod, if you...