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Snake River Catfish

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USGS aquatic biologist Terry Maret displays a large catfish collected during fish sampling of the lower Snake River near Murphy, ID. Fish tissue samples were collected from selected fish to analyze for the presence of mercury as part of a monitoring program the USGS is conducting in cooperation with the City of Boise.

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