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graduate student with blonde hair, blue shirt, and green chest waders holding a juvenile muskellunge fish in lab
Lila Warren holds a microtagged muskellunge fish
Lila Warren holds a microtagged muskellunge fish
Lila Warren holds a microtagged muskellunge fish

Lila Warren at the USGS Tennessee Cooperative Fishery Research Unit holds a muskellunge fish.  To prevent the disappearance of muskellunge from the Cumberland Plateau, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) began stocking muskellunge into the upper Caney Fork River system above Great Falls Dam in 1976.

Lila Warren at the USGS Tennessee Cooperative Fishery Research Unit holds a muskellunge fish.  To prevent the disappearance of muskellunge from the Cumberland Plateau, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) began stocking muskellunge into the upper Caney Fork River system above Great Falls Dam in 1976.

Black bears spotted on a trail camera
Black bears spotted on a trail camera
Black bears spotted on a trail camera
Black bears spotted on a trail camera

USGS researchers at the New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit are using trail cameras to track bobcats, black bears, and coyotes across New York. The researchers created an online database where the public can report wildlife sightings.

USGS researchers at the New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit are using trail cameras to track bobcats, black bears, and coyotes across New York. The researchers created an online database where the public can report wildlife sightings.

Diamond darter
Diamond darter
Diamond darter
Diamond darter

Diamond darter from the Elk River from Kanawha County, West Virginia in 2008. 

Diamond darter from the Elk River from Kanawha County, West Virginia in 2008. 

 Passage of adult Atlantic salmon in the Penobscot River, Maine
Passage of adult Atlantic salmon in the Penobscot River, Maine
Passage of adult Atlantic salmon in the Penobscot River, Maine
Passage of adult Atlantic salmon in the Penobscot River, Maine

Atlantic salmon runs in the Penobscot and Kennebec Rivers of Maine are federally endangered and remain low. Inefficient fishways at dams continue to slow and prevent upstream migrations to spawning habitat, and delays of weeks to months are common. These delays expose fish to elevated water temperatures, resulting in increased metabolic demands.

Atlantic salmon runs in the Penobscot and Kennebec Rivers of Maine are federally endangered and remain low. Inefficient fishways at dams continue to slow and prevent upstream migrations to spawning habitat, and delays of weeks to months are common. These delays expose fish to elevated water temperatures, resulting in increased metabolic demands.

graduate student wearing an orange hat, blue sweatshirt, and orange chest waders, holds a paddlefish
Ryan Gary holding a paddlefish in Oklahoma
Ryan Gary holding a paddlefish in Oklahoma
Ryan Gary holding a paddlefish in Oklahoma

Ryan’s thesis research focuses on the importance of appropriate spawning substrate as a key driver of paddlefish restoration success in reservoirs of Oklahoma. Paddlefish, an important sportfish, have been stocked in reservoirs throughout the State, but these stocking efforts have had variable success.

Ryan’s thesis research focuses on the importance of appropriate spawning substrate as a key driver of paddlefish restoration success in reservoirs of Oklahoma. Paddlefish, an important sportfish, have been stocked in reservoirs throughout the State, but these stocking efforts have had variable success.

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