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Images captured by GLSC scientists while working in and around the Great Lakes.

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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

The USGS monitors water quality at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Empire, Michigan. 

Assessment of the Cottrellville Shoreline Restoration Project
Assessment of the Cottrellville Shoreline Restoration Project
Assessment of the Cottrellville Shoreline Restoration Project
Assessment of the Cottrellville Shoreline Restoration Project

USGS scientists conduct a post-construction assessment of the Cottrellville Shoreline Restoration Project on the St. Clair River, Michigan.

R/V Kaho
R/V Kaho
R/V Kaho
R/V Kaho

The R/V Kaho, based in Oswego, New York, operating on Lake Ontario during a recent cruise. 

The R/V Kaho, based in Oswego, New York, operating on Lake Ontario during a recent cruise. 

A researcher in a wetland collecting samples
Sampling in a Wetland
Sampling in a Wetland
Sampling in a Wetland

A USGS researcher samples within a hydrologically restored wetland unit at the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, OH, USA. Photo Credit: Glen S Carter, USGS.

A USGS researcher samples within a hydrologically restored wetland unit at the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, OH, USA. Photo Credit: Glen S Carter, USGS.

A research boat sits at a dock.
Arcticus at its homeport
Arcticus at its homeport
Arcticus at its homeport

The research vessel (R/V) Arcticus at its homeport, the Cheboygan Vessel Base in Cheboygan, Michigan.

The research vessel (R/V) Arcticus at its homeport, the Cheboygan Vessel Base in Cheboygan, Michigan.

Lake Michigan Ecological Research Station
Lake Michigan Ecological Research Station
Lake Michigan Ecological Research Station
Lake Michigan Ecological Research Station

The Lake Michigan Ecological Research Center. Please see our Locations page for more information

Coregonus Kiyi from Lake Superior
Coregonus Kiyi from Lake Superior
Coregonus Kiyi from Lake Superior
Pitcher's Thistle Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Pitcher's Thistle Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Pitcher's Thistle Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Pitcher's Thistle Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Pitcher's Thistle Sleeping, Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, MI. Lake Michigan is pictured in the background.

juvenile kiyi
Juvenile Lake Superior Kiyi 2015
Juvenile Lake Superior Kiyi 2015
Juvenile Lake Superior Kiyi 2015

A juvenile kiyi caught during a 2015 survey in Lake Superior.  These fish were used in a genetics study how vision adapts to differing light conditions. These fish are inhabit deeper waters than many other coregonine species in Lake Superior and have adapted to the lower light levels.

A juvenile kiyi caught during a 2015 survey in Lake Superior.  These fish were used in a genetics study how vision adapts to differing light conditions. These fish are inhabit deeper waters than many other coregonine species in Lake Superior and have adapted to the lower light levels.

GLSC Director and other personnel in front of GLSC headquarters
GLSC Director and other personnel in front of GLSC headquarters
GLSC Director and other personnel in front of GLSC headquarters
GLSC Director and other personnel in front of GLSC headquarters

Personnel in front of Ann Arbor headquarters. From left: Michael Schmid, Ryan Williams, and Deirdre Jordan (all SUNY Maritime College Shipping internship cadets), Director Russ Strach, and Branch Cheif Kurt Newman.

Personnel in front of Ann Arbor headquarters. From left: Michael Schmid, Ryan Williams, and Deirdre Jordan (all SUNY Maritime College Shipping internship cadets), Director Russ Strach, and Branch Cheif Kurt Newman.

Image: USGS Research Vessel Arcticus
USGS Research Vessel Arcticus
USGS Research Vessel Arcticus
USGS Research Vessel Arcticus

The new, large research vessel (R/V) Arcticus will enable USGS Great Lakes Science Center scientists to explore fish health and water quality in Lakes Michigan and Huron.

The new, large research vessel (R/V) Arcticus will enable USGS Great Lakes Science Center scientists to explore fish health and water quality in Lakes Michigan and Huron.

Image: USGS Research Vessel Arcticus
USGS Research Vessel Arcticus
USGS Research Vessel Arcticus
USGS Research Vessel Arcticus

The new, large research vessel (R/V) Arcticus will enable USGS Great Lakes Science Center scientists to explore fish health and water quality in Lakes Michigan and Huron.

The new, large research vessel (R/V) Arcticus will enable USGS Great Lakes Science Center scientists to explore fish health and water quality in Lakes Michigan and Huron.

Image: USGS Research Vessel Arcticus
USGS Research Vessel Arcticus
USGS Research Vessel Arcticus
USGS Research Vessel Arcticus

The new, large research vessel (R/V) Arcticus will enable USGS Great Lakes Science Center scientists to explore fish health and water quality in Lakes Michigan and Huron.

The new, large research vessel (R/V) Arcticus will enable USGS Great Lakes Science Center scientists to explore fish health and water quality in Lakes Michigan and Huron.

R/V Arcticus
R/V Arcticus
R/V Arcticus
R/V Arcticus

The R/V Arcticus, based in Cheboygan, Michigan, was built in 2014 and currently operates on Lakes Huron and Michigan. The Arcticus is used primarily to carry out annual prey fish assessments, which have occurred since the 1970s.

The R/V Arcticus, based in Cheboygan, Michigan, was built in 2014 and currently operates on Lakes Huron and Michigan. The Arcticus is used primarily to carry out annual prey fish assessments, which have occurred since the 1970s.

Image: USGS Research Vessel Arcticus
USGS Research Vessel Arcticus
USGS Research Vessel Arcticus
USGS Research Vessel Arcticus

The new, large research vessel (R/V) Arcticus will enable USGS Great Lakes Science Center scientists to explore fish health and water quality in Lakes Michigan and Huron.

The new, large research vessel (R/V) Arcticus will enable USGS Great Lakes Science Center scientists to explore fish health and water quality in Lakes Michigan and Huron.

Alexandra Sasha Bozimowski sampling a wetland
A. Sasha Bozimowski
A. Sasha Bozimowski
A. Sasha Bozimowski

Alexandra Sasha Bozimowski performing wetland sampling.         

Alexandra Sasha Bozimowski performing wetland sampling.         

Bald Eagle in a tree
A Bald Eagle in a Tree
A Bald Eagle in a Tree
A Bald Eagle in a Tree

A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is seen perched in a tree in the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge. Image credit: Michael Eggleston, USGS.

A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is seen perched in a tree in the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge. Image credit: Michael Eggleston, USGS.

Three researchers on the shore of a wetland processing their catch in a fyke net
Counting the Fyke Net Catch
Counting the Fyke Net Catch
Counting the Fyke Net Catch

USGS researchers process a fyke net sample from a restored wetland unit by identifying and enumerating the captured fish species. Photo Credit: USGS

USGS researchers process a fyke net sample from a restored wetland unit by identifying and enumerating the captured fish species. Photo Credit: USGS

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