GLSC’s Stacey Ireland and attendees reviewing a larval fish identification at the OMNRF Field Office in Wheatley, Ontario. Photo Credit: Robin DeBruyne, USGS.
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Teaching Early Life History and Fish Identification
GLSC’s Stacey Ireland and attendees reviewing a larval fish identification at the OMNRF Field Office in Wheatley, Ontario. Photo Credit: Robin DeBruyne, USGS.
Sea lampreys in a tank
Sea lampreys in a tank at the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. Sea lampreys are a parasitic invasive species in the Great Lakes.
Sea lampreys in a tank at the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. Sea lampreys are a parasitic invasive species in the Great Lakes.
Saildrone being towed into Lake Erie, July 2023
A Saildrone Explorer in the harbor being towed out onto Lake Erie for the beginning of a mission to collect data to improve fishery surveys on July 14, 2023.
A Saildrone Explorer in the harbor being towed out onto Lake Erie for the beginning of a mission to collect data to improve fishery surveys on July 14, 2023.
Saildrone at the dock in Erie, PA before launch
A Saildrone Explorer in the harbor before its launch on Lake Erie for the beginning of a mission to collect data to improve fishery surveys in July 2023.
A Saildrone Explorer in the harbor before its launch on Lake Erie for the beginning of a mission to collect data to improve fishery surveys in July 2023.
Saildrone being towed through the harbor in Erie, PA
A Saildrone Explorer being towed through the harbor in Erie, PA at the beginning of a mission to collect data to improve fishery surveys in July 2023.
A Saildrone Explorer being towed through the harbor in Erie, PA at the beginning of a mission to collect data to improve fishery surveys in July 2023.
Saildrone being towed on before launch on Lake Erie
A Saildrone Explorer being towed through the harbor in Erie, PA at the beginning of a mission to collect data to improve fishery surveys in July 2023.
A Saildrone Explorer being towed through the harbor in Erie, PA at the beginning of a mission to collect data to improve fishery surveys in July 2023.
Saildrone is towed on Lake Erie, July 2023
A Saildrone Explorer being towed on Lake Erie at the beginning of a mission to collect data to improve fishery surveys in July 2023.
A Saildrone Explorer being towed on Lake Erie at the beginning of a mission to collect data to improve fishery surveys in July 2023.
Saildrone being towed through Erie, PA harbor
A Saildrone Explorer being towed in the harbor in Erie, PA at the beginning of a mission to collect data to improve fishery surveys in July 2023.
A Saildrone Explorer being towed in the harbor in Erie, PA at the beginning of a mission to collect data to improve fishery surveys in July 2023.
Saildrone is towed onto Lake Erie, July 2023
A Saildrone Explorer being towed on Lake Erie at the beginning of a mission to collect data to improve fishery surveys in July 2023.
A Saildrone Explorer being towed on Lake Erie at the beginning of a mission to collect data to improve fishery surveys in July 2023.
Lake Erie Saildrone Sampling Tracks for 2023
A map of Lake Erie that includes the rough dates of operation of autonomous and crewed vehicles by USGS, Saildrone, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), and State and Ontario partners throughout Lake Erie during summer 2023.
A map of Lake Erie that includes the rough dates of operation of autonomous and crewed vehicles by USGS, Saildrone, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), and State and Ontario partners throughout Lake Erie during summer 2023.
A Day at the Jobs Fair
Research Fisheries Biologist Owen Gorman, Great Lakes Science Center, Lake Superior Biological Station attends the Northland College Job Fair on 30 March 2023. Photo Credit: Kelby Youngberg.
Research Fisheries Biologist Owen Gorman, Great Lakes Science Center, Lake Superior Biological Station attends the Northland College Job Fair on 30 March 2023. Photo Credit: Kelby Youngberg.
Tying Knots
USGS contractor Riley Ralph working on knots during the continuing education workshop. Photo Credit: USGS.
USGS contractor Riley Ralph working on knots during the continuing education workshop. Photo Credit: USGS.
An Archimedes Screw as a Fish Ladder
A white sucker cascades into a collection basket after being lifted by an Archimedes’ screw (large cylindrical object on top left) during a trial in the Cheboygan River in northern Michigan in 2021. Photo credit: Scott Miehls, USGS.
A white sucker cascades into a collection basket after being lifted by an Archimedes’ screw (large cylindrical object on top left) during a trial in the Cheboygan River in northern Michigan in 2021. Photo credit: Scott Miehls, USGS.
Round Goby Catchability Experiment at Night
An experiment is conducted at the USGS Great Lakes Science Center aquatic research laboratory in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where round gobies (Neogobius melanostomus) are photographed atop varying substrates and day/night conditions. Photo credit: Nick Yeager, USGS.
An experiment is conducted at the USGS Great Lakes Science Center aquatic research laboratory in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where round gobies (Neogobius melanostomus) are photographed atop varying substrates and day/night conditions. Photo credit: Nick Yeager, USGS.
Hammond Bay Biological Station Hosts SLAP Members
SLAP initiative members at Hammond Bay Biological Station, including John Hume (Michigan State University), Trisha Searcy (GLSC), Nick Johnson (GLSC), and Ralph Lampman (Yakima Nation). Photo credit: Tyler Bruning, USGS.
SLAP initiative members at Hammond Bay Biological Station, including John Hume (Michigan State University), Trisha Searcy (GLSC), Nick Johnson (GLSC), and Ralph Lampman (Yakima Nation). Photo credit: Tyler Bruning, USGS.
Research Vessel Ocqueoc in Misery Bay at Sunrise
An early morning trip out on Lake Huron near Alpena, Michigan, for a USGS acoustic telemetry crew. Photo credit: Brad Buechel, USGS.
An early morning trip out on Lake Huron near Alpena, Michigan, for a USGS acoustic telemetry crew. Photo credit: Brad Buechel, USGS.
I Will Pinch You
Native to the Great Lakes, this virile or northern crayfish (Faxonius virilis) was collected from a gillnet in the Northern Refuge of Lake Michigan during a fall lake trout spawner survey. Photo credit: Patty Dieter, USGS.
Native to the Great Lakes, this virile or northern crayfish (Faxonius virilis) was collected from a gillnet in the Northern Refuge of Lake Michigan during a fall lake trout spawner survey. Photo credit: Patty Dieter, USGS.
Tag Team
USGS researchers tagging recently caught lake whitefish that will be released back into Lake Huron for an acoustic telemetry project to track fish movements. Photo credit: Chris Holbrook, USGS.
USGS researchers tagging recently caught lake whitefish that will be released back into Lake Huron for an acoustic telemetry project to track fish movements. Photo credit: Chris Holbrook, USGS.
Alpena Fall Forage
Leaving Alpena for a day of Great Lakes science during the Lake Huron fall forage fish survey. Photo credit: Cory Brant, USGS.
Leaving Alpena for a day of Great Lakes science during the Lake Huron fall forage fish survey. Photo credit: Cory Brant, USGS.
Slimy Sculpin
A slimy sculpin (Cottus cognatus) surrounded by rocks in Lake Superior. Photo credit: Scott Dwyer, USGS.
A slimy sculpin (Cottus cognatus) surrounded by rocks in Lake Superior. Photo credit: Scott Dwyer, USGS.
Burbot at Night
A burbot (Lota lota) between rocks illuminated by a dive light at night, in Lake Superior. Photo credit: Alden Tilley, USGS.
A burbot (Lota lota) between rocks illuminated by a dive light at night, in Lake Superior. Photo credit: Alden Tilley, USGS.