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USGS meets with four fisheries commissions at 2024 American Fisheries Society (AFS) meeting; Honolulu, Hawaii, HI; collaboration; fisheries; meeting; inter-regional; Greg McClenchy GLFC; Rachel Reagan USGS WFRC; Joshua Miller USGS GLSC; John Dettmers GLFC; Daniel Wieferich USGS CSS; Deborah Epperson USGS WARC; Marc Gaden GLFC; Tom O'Connell USGS EESC; Bob Beal ASMFC

This is a photo of Bob Beal kicking off the 2024 American Fisheries Society (AFS) Symposium in Honolulu, Hawaii. 

This is Gael Kurath at her retirement party. Viruses and infectious diseases are natural components of every ecosystem. In aquatic ecosystems of the Pacific Northwest infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV) is a significant viral pathogen of many salmonid fish populations.

Photo shared by Dave Beauchamp from the first week of quantitative light measurements for the Artificial Light At Night (ALAN) project. This week was a big data collection push, with 2 boats out nightly Tuesday through Thursday, plus day activities and prep. 

Photos shared by Dave Beauchamp from the first week of quantitative light measurements for the Artificial Light At Night (ALAN) project:

This week was a big data collection push, with 2 boats out nightly Tuesday through Thursday, plus day activities and prep. 

Fish health monitoring efforts in Upper Klamath Lake have revealed a high prevalence of warmwater pathogens. The fish health team is investigating parasites as a potential threat to the vulnerable sucker populations.

This is a photo of a sunset in August, 2024 in Klamath Falls, OR. The Western Fisheries Research Center (WFRC) conducts work on fish health and monitoring in this area.

This is a photo of Paul Hershberger at Marrowstone Marine Field Station Lab. Dr. Hershberger studies diseases in fish.

This is a photo of pelicans on the Upper Klamath Lake in Klamath Falls, OR. The USGS Western Fisheries Research Center (WFRC) has a field station in Klamath Falls. Scientists at the WFRC monitor suckers in the Upper Klamath Lake.

This is a photo of the fisheries scientist, Paul Hershberger, fishing for salmon predators in Lake Washington.

Explore the underwater world of Skagit Bay eelgrass meadows where a diverse group of fish are visible, including the elegant Pacific Herring school , the unusual Snake Prickleback, the striking Pacific Spiny Dogfish, the graceful Shiner Perch, and the majestic juvenile Chinook Salmon.

Sophie Hall, a research technician with the Western Fisheries Research Center, setting up parasite shedding experiments with snails collected from the Upper Klamath Lake, OR.

Snails collected from Upper Klamath Lake are being used in experiments in the Western Fisheries Research Center’s Seattle Laboratory to study the impacts of eye flukes on the health of endangered suckers.

Director Applegate visited Western Fisheries Research Center Headquarters in Seattle, WA.

Director Applegate visited Western Fisheries Research Center Headquarters in Seattle, WA.

Director Applegate visited Western Fisheries Research Center Headquarters in Seattle, WA.

Director Applegate and staff from Western Fisheries Research Center pose in front of the newly painted mural at the Western Fisheries Research Center’s headquarters. The mural features three swimming salmon, a DNA helix, a microscope, and the USGS logo. 

Technicians deployed Detroit Lake's new water-quality monitoring station in April, 2024.

Director Applegate and staff from Western Fisheries Research Center pose in front of the newly painted mural at the Western Fisheries Research Center’s headquarters. The mural features three swimming salmon, a DNA helix, a microscope, and the USGS logo. (Photo credit: Rachel Reagan, Western Fisheries Research Center)

Cover image for fish screen video filmed at the Columbia River Research Laboratory.

This is an image of Glen Canyon, located in Arizona. Glen Canyon is a natural canyon carved by the Colorado River and located largely in Utah. A small part of the lower end of Glen Canyon extends into northern Arizona and ends at Lee's Ferry, near Glen Canyon Dam.