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A center pivot is used for circular transects
A diver is holding onto a pole which is used as a pivot point. A line can be seen that a diver attachs to a camera for running circular transects. Image taken in Lake Michigan near South Manitou Island.
Deploying Underwater Camera in Lake Michigan
USGS personnel: Sam Pecoraro (left), Tanner Kenney (middle), and Scott Dwyer (right; in the water) deploying an underwater camera in Lake Michigan near South Manitou Island.
Preparing to Collect Data in Lake Ontario
A camera integrated wth a dive scooter is lowered into the water in Lake Ontario
A Smallmouth Bass in Lake Ontario
A smallmouth bass swims near a diver in Lake Ontario.
A crayfish in our sample area
A diver points at a small crayfish near a pivot point used for circular transects in Lake Ontario.
The Diver's Point of View
This is the view a SCUBA diver has using our integrated camera and scooter instrument in Lake Huron.
A Circular Transect in Lake Ontario
Two SCUBA divers, one at the center pivot (on the left), the other running an integrated camera and scooter (right) run a circular transect in Lake Ontario
US Congressman Dan Kildee with GLSC employees next to R/V Arcticus
US Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05), third from left, and his Senior Legislative Assistant Jordan Dickinson, third from right, visit the science and vessel crew of the USGS research vessel Arcticus. Jill Wingifield of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, second from right, also joined the two-hour cruise.
US Congressman Dan Kildee with USGS personnel aboard the R/V Arcticus
US Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05) and his Senior Legislative Assistant Jordan Dickinson experience Great Lakes fisheries research first hand aboard the USGS research vessel Arcticus.
Staff from NYSDEC and volunteers release 2,500 lake sturgeon into Cayu
Staff from NYSDEC and volunteers release 2,500 lake sturgeon into Cayuga Lake.
Diver's view of underwater camera in Lake Michigan
Robotic System
Playing with a Crayfish Before Sampling
Close up of crayfish next to center pivot. When crayfish swims away, then a diver can be seen next to the center pivot attaching the line for the dive camera transects.