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Adult surf smelt collected in a beach seine by USGS Western Fisheries Research Center scientists while conducting a survey for juvenile surf smelt on Bainbridge Island, WA.
Adult surf smelt collected in a beach seine by USGS Western Fisheries Research Center scientists while conducting a survey for juvenile surf smelt on Bainbridge Island, WA.
A Graceful Crab (Metacarcinus gracilis) captured in a beach seine during a 2012 Bainbridge Island larval forage fish survey. This survey focused on the abundance, habitat use, and food habits of larval forage fish (surf smelt and sand lance) and was conducted by scientists from the Columbia River Research Laboratory -Western Fisheries R
A Graceful Crab (Metacarcinus gracilis) captured in a beach seine during a 2012 Bainbridge Island larval forage fish survey. This survey focused on the abundance, habitat use, and food habits of larval forage fish (surf smelt and sand lance) and was conducted by scientists from the Columbia River Research Laboratory -Western Fisheries R
USGS Western Fisheries Research Center scientists haul a beach seine over an eelgrass bed while conducting a survey for juvenile surf smelt on Bainbridge Island, WA.
USGS Western Fisheries Research Center scientists haul a beach seine over an eelgrass bed while conducting a survey for juvenile surf smelt on Bainbridge Island, WA.
USGS Western Fisheries Research Center scientists deploy a beach seine while conducting a survey for juvenile surf smelt in Eagle Harbor, WA.
USGS Western Fisheries Research Center scientists deploy a beach seine while conducting a survey for juvenile surf smelt in Eagle Harbor, WA.
A Red Rock Crab (Romaleon antennarium) captured in a beach seine during a 2012 Bainbridge Island larval forage fish survey. This survey focused on the abundance, habitat use, and food habits of larval forage fish (surf smelt and sand lance) and was conducted by scientists from the Columbia River Research Laboratory -Western Fisheries Re
A Red Rock Crab (Romaleon antennarium) captured in a beach seine during a 2012 Bainbridge Island larval forage fish survey. This survey focused on the abundance, habitat use, and food habits of larval forage fish (surf smelt and sand lance) and was conducted by scientists from the Columbia River Research Laboratory -Western Fisheries Re
Three size classes of juvenile surf smelt collected in a beach seine by USGS Western Fisheries Research Center scientists while conducting a survey for juvenile surf smelt on Bainbridge Island, WA.
Three size classes of juvenile surf smelt collected in a beach seine by USGS Western Fisheries Research Center scientists while conducting a survey for juvenile surf smelt on Bainbridge Island, WA.
Juvenile surf smelt and sand lance collected in a beach seine by USGS Western Fisheries Research Center scientists while conducting a survey for juvenile surf smelt on Bainbridge Island, WA.
Juvenile surf smelt and sand lance collected in a beach seine by USGS Western Fisheries Research Center scientists while conducting a survey for juvenile surf smelt on Bainbridge Island, WA.
Harbor seals are a predator of forage fish such as surf smelt and sand lance. These two were observed lounging on a breakwall in Liberty Bay, WA.
Harbor seals are a predator of forage fish such as surf smelt and sand lance. These two were observed lounging on a breakwall in Liberty Bay, WA.
USGS Western Fisheries Research Center scientists Lisa Gee, Collin Smith, and Ryan Tomka display a bycatch of perch collected in a beach seine while conducting a survey for juvenile surf smelt on Bainbridge Island, WA.
USGS Western Fisheries Research Center scientists Lisa Gee, Collin Smith, and Ryan Tomka display a bycatch of perch collected in a beach seine while conducting a survey for juvenile surf smelt on Bainbridge Island, WA.
Market squid collected in a beach seine by USGS Western Fisheries Research Center scientists while conducting a survey for juvenile surf smelt on Bainbridge Island, WA.
Market squid collected in a beach seine by USGS Western Fisheries Research Center scientists while conducting a survey for juvenile surf smelt on Bainbridge Island, WA.
Dr. Jeff Lovich stands in the Pea River in Alabama holding an Eastern river cooter turtle (Pseudemys concinna concinna), May 2012.
Dr. Jeff Lovich stands in the Pea River in Alabama holding an Eastern river cooter turtle (Pseudemys concinna concinna), May 2012.
Panorama of Lake Powell with a stormy sky. Photo by SBSC, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center during a water quality monitoring trip.
Panorama of Lake Powell with a stormy sky. Photo by SBSC, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center during a water quality monitoring trip.
A rainbow trout rests among cobble substrate in Panther Creek downstream of Big Deer Creek, central Idaho. Panther Creek was severely damaged by heavy metals released from mining and milling activities at the former Blackbird Mine, and water quality in this section of the stream was acutely lethal to fish as late as 1985.
A rainbow trout rests among cobble substrate in Panther Creek downstream of Big Deer Creek, central Idaho. Panther Creek was severely damaged by heavy metals released from mining and milling activities at the former Blackbird Mine, and water quality in this section of the stream was acutely lethal to fish as late as 1985.
Bighorn sheep emerging from the Eagle Tank water catchment, called a tinaja, in Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge (CPNWR), southern AZ. Photo courtesy of US Fish and Wildlife Service, CPNWR.
Bighorn sheep emerging from the Eagle Tank water catchment, called a tinaja, in Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge (CPNWR), southern AZ. Photo courtesy of US Fish and Wildlife Service, CPNWR.
A bighorn sheep stands on the edge of the Senita Tank water catchment, also called a tinaja, in Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge (CPNWR), southern AZ. Photo courtesy of US Fish and Wildlife Service, CPNWR.
A bighorn sheep stands on the edge of the Senita Tank water catchment, also called a tinaja, in Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge (CPNWR), southern AZ. Photo courtesy of US Fish and Wildlife Service, CPNWR.
A bighorn sheep stands on the edge of the Senita Tank water catchment, called a tinaja, in Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge (CPNWR), southern AZ. Photo courtesy of US Fish and Wildlife Service, CPNWR.
A bighorn sheep stands on the edge of the Senita Tank water catchment, called a tinaja, in Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge (CPNWR), southern AZ. Photo courtesy of US Fish and Wildlife Service, CPNWR.
A bighorn sheep stands by the Senita Tank water catchment, also called a tinaja, in Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge (CPNWR), southern AZ. Photo courtesy of the US Fish and Wildlife Service, CPNWR.
A bighorn sheep stands by the Senita Tank water catchment, also called a tinaja, in Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge (CPNWR), southern AZ. Photo courtesy of the US Fish and Wildlife Service, CPNWR.
A western yellow-billed cuckoo in a cottonwood tree in riparian habitat that many people in the western U.S. associate with the species, near Patagonia, southern Arizona, 2011. Photo by Alan Schmierer, used with permission and public domain.
A western yellow-billed cuckoo in a cottonwood tree in riparian habitat that many people in the western U.S. associate with the species, near Patagonia, southern Arizona, 2011. Photo by Alan Schmierer, used with permission and public domain.
Two bighorn sheep butt heads next to the Eagle Tank water catchment, called a tinaja, at Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, southern AZ. Photo courtesy of the US Fish and Wildlife Service, CPNWR.
Two bighorn sheep butt heads next to the Eagle Tank water catchment, called a tinaja, at Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, southern AZ. Photo courtesy of the US Fish and Wildlife Service, CPNWR.
Dry conditions at cattle water sources in western Colorado.
Dry conditions at cattle water sources in western Colorado.
Cattle walking across biological soil crusts in southeastern Utah.
Cattle walking across biological soil crusts in southeastern Utah.