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This Landsat satellite imagery was acquired in August 2009, from the USGS-Earth Resource and Observation Science Center web page, https://www.usgs.gov/centers/eros/data-tools. This Landsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus satellite image was augmented to detect submerged aquatic vegetation in Chignik
This Landsat satellite imagery was acquired in August 2009, from the USGS-Earth Resource and Observation Science Center web page, https://www.usgs.gov/centers/eros/data-tools. This Landsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus satellite image was augmented to detect submerged aquatic vegetation in Chignik
A coho salmon holding in Montana Bill Creek after the Redoubt volcano eruption.
A coho salmon holding in Montana Bill Creek after the Redoubt volcano eruption.
A clear Montana Bill Creek flowing into volcanically silted creek. Coho salmon are seen holding in the clear water area. Aerial surveys were done after the eruption of the Redoubt volcano to determine the condition of fish streams.
A clear Montana Bill Creek flowing into volcanically silted creek. Coho salmon are seen holding in the clear water area. Aerial surveys were done after the eruption of the Redoubt volcano to determine the condition of fish streams.
Cannery Creek on the west side of Cook Inlet, Alaska. Aerial surveys were done after the eruption of the Redoubt volcano to determine the condition of fish streams.
Cannery Creek on the west side of Cook Inlet, Alaska. Aerial surveys were done after the eruption of the Redoubt volcano to determine the condition of fish streams.
Drift River on the west side of Cook Inlet, Alaska. Lahars from the eruption of Redoubt are evident. Surveys were done after the eruption of the Redoubt volcano to determine the condition of fish streams.
Drift River on the west side of Cook Inlet, Alaska. Lahars from the eruption of Redoubt are evident. Surveys were done after the eruption of the Redoubt volcano to determine the condition of fish streams.
Lower Drift River with tremendous amount of silt from the lahars. Aerial surveys were done after the eruption of the Redoubt volcano to determine the condition of fish streams.
Lower Drift River with tremendous amount of silt from the lahars. Aerial surveys were done after the eruption of the Redoubt volcano to determine the condition of fish streams.
A panorama of the Redoubt Volcano after the 2009 eruption and the Drift River delta in the foreground
A panorama of the Redoubt Volcano after the 2009 eruption and the Drift River delta in the foreground
View of the amount of lahar deposit from across the river and the amount of deposit the river has eroded out to sea in about 6 months. Surveys were done after the eruption of the Redoubt volcano to determine the condition of fish streams.
View of the amount of lahar deposit from across the river and the amount of deposit the river has eroded out to sea in about 6 months. Surveys were done after the eruption of the Redoubt volcano to determine the condition of fish streams.
Drift River on the west side of Cook Inlet, Alaska. Lahars from the eruption of Redoubt are evident. Surveys were done after the eruption of the Redoubt volcano to determine the condition of fish streams. Alaska Department of Fish and Game had done surveys in this particular area and found coho salmon before the eruption.
Drift River on the west side of Cook Inlet, Alaska. Lahars from the eruption of Redoubt are evident. Surveys were done after the eruption of the Redoubt volcano to determine the condition of fish streams. Alaska Department of Fish and Game had done surveys in this particular area and found coho salmon before the eruption.
Aerial surveys were done after the eruption of the Redoubt volcano to determine the condition of fish streams.
Aerial surveys were done after the eruption of the Redoubt volcano to determine the condition of fish streams.
Aerial views of Tuxedni Bay on the west side of Cook Inlet, Alaska. This was during surveys for juvenile salmon distribution for the Anadromous Fish Catalog for the State of Alaska.
Aerial views of Tuxedni Bay on the west side of Cook Inlet, Alaska. This was during surveys for juvenile salmon distribution for the Anadromous Fish Catalog for the State of Alaska.
Aerial views of Tuxedni Bay on the west side of Cook Inlet, Alaska. This was during surveys for juvenile salmon distribution for the Anadromous Fish Catalog for the State of Alaska.
Aerial views of Tuxedni Bay on the west side of Cook Inlet, Alaska. This was during surveys for juvenile salmon distribution for the Anadromous Fish Catalog for the State of Alaska.
Aerial views of streams on the west side of Cook Inlet, Alaska. This was during surveys for juvenile salmon distribution for the Anadromous Fish Catalog for the State of Alaska.
Aerial views of streams on the west side of Cook Inlet, Alaska. This was during surveys for juvenile salmon distribution for the Anadromous Fish Catalog for the State of Alaska.
Upper Crescent River on the west side of Cook Inlet, Alaska. Surveys were done after the eruption of the Redoubt volcano to determine the condition of fish streams.
Upper Crescent River on the west side of Cook Inlet, Alaska. Surveys were done after the eruption of the Redoubt volcano to determine the condition of fish streams.
Aerial views of Tuxedni Bay on the west side of Cook Inlet, Alaska. This was during surveys for juvenile salmon distribution for the Anadromous Fish Catalog for the State of Alaska.
Aerial views of Tuxedni Bay on the west side of Cook Inlet, Alaska. This was during surveys for juvenile salmon distribution for the Anadromous Fish Catalog for the State of Alaska.
Aerial views of streams on the west side of Cook Inlet, Alaska. This was during surveys for juvenile salmon distribution for the Anadromous Fish Catalog for the State of Alaska.
Aerial views of streams on the west side of Cook Inlet, Alaska. This was during surveys for juvenile salmon distribution for the Anadromous Fish Catalog for the State of Alaska.
Drift River on the west side of Cook Inlet, Alaska. Lahars from the eruption of Redoubt are evident. Aerial surveys were done after the eruption of the Redoubt volcano to determine the condition of fish streams.
Drift River on the west side of Cook Inlet, Alaska. Lahars from the eruption of Redoubt are evident. Aerial surveys were done after the eruption of the Redoubt volcano to determine the condition of fish streams.
Black-footed Albatross flying near Kasatochi Volcano in 2009
Black-footed Albatross flying near Kasatochi Volcano in 2009
The R/V Alaskan Gyre in Katmai National Park, Alaska
The R/V Alaskan Gyre in Katmai National Park, Alaska
Male Bar-tailed Godwit at a breeding site near Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. USGS and USFWS recently found that almost the entire population of Alaska-breeding bar-tailed godwits feed along sand bars near the mouth of the Kuskokwim River in autumn.
Male Bar-tailed Godwit at a breeding site near Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. USGS and USFWS recently found that almost the entire population of Alaska-breeding bar-tailed godwits feed along sand bars near the mouth of the Kuskokwim River in autumn.
1992 lava dome, Bogoslof Island
1992 lava dome, Bogoslof Island