USGS Multimedia Gallery: Pallid Sturgeon Release

Title: Pallid Sturgeon Release

Description:

USGS Fishery Biologist, Pat Braaten, and biologists from USGS Columbia Environmental Research Center and the Fort Peck Field Office release a telemetry-tagged, female pallid sturgeon after recapturing her to check her reproductive status. She was still full of ripe, black eggs, and had not yet spawned when she was netted.

Location: Fairview, MT, USA

Date Taken: 06/22/2012

Photographer: Aaron DeLonay , USGS

Usage: This image is public domain/of free use unless otherwise stated. Please refer to the USGS Copyright section for how to credit the photo.

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File Details:
Type: JPEG image - 1.79 MB
Dimensions: 1920 x 1296
Resolution: 72 dpi

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