USGS scientist helped the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and FISHBIO to collect and tag adult green sturgeon on the Sacramento River. The purpose of the project is to monitor fish movements and behavior in relation to flood control projects in the Sacramento River.
Amy C Hansen
Amy C. Hansen began working as a fishery biologist at the USGS Western Fisheries Research Center's Columbia River Research Laboratory in 2000. Her work focuses on downstream passage, migration, and survival of juvenile Chinook salmon and steelhead at hydroelectric dams using radio and acoustic telemetry.
Research Interests:
I am interested in fish migration and survival using a variety of telemetry technologies. Much of my work has been associated with hydropower issues and juvenile salmonids in the Columbia and Snake rivers in Washington and Oregon. My research has involved assessing different passage structures as well as dam operations to increase fish passage and survival. Recently, I have been evaluating fish passage at high-head dams which offer a diverse set of challenges for migratory fish. Currently, I am working on a winter run Chinook salmon reintroduction program in the watershed upstream of Shasta Reservoir in California.
Science and Products
Scientists collect and tag adult green sturgeon on the Sacramento River (Image 1)
USGS scientist helped the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and FISHBIO to collect and tag adult green sturgeon on the Sacramento River. The purpose of the project is to monitor fish movements and behavior in relation to flood control projects in the Sacramento River.
Scientists collect and tag adult green sturgeon on the Sacramento River (Image 2)
USGS scientist helped the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and FISHBIO to collect and tag adult green sturgeon on the Sacramento River. The purpose of the project is to monitor fish movements and behavior in relation to flood control projects in the Sacramento River.
USGS scientist helped the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and FISHBIO to collect and tag adult green sturgeon on the Sacramento River. The purpose of the project is to monitor fish movements and behavior in relation to flood control projects in the Sacramento River.
Brian Ekstrom and Lance Downing pulling the beach seine to collect juvenile fish at a restoration site on the lower Columbia River
linkBrian Ekstrom and Lance Downing of USGS are pulling a beach seine to collect juvenile fish for monitoring at a restoration site on the lower Columbia River. The restoration site was created with dredge material in October of 2020 and USGS is monitoring juvenile salmon use, community assemblage, and predator presence.
Brian Ekstrom and Lance Downing pulling the beach seine to collect juvenile fish at a restoration site on the lower Columbia River
linkBrian Ekstrom and Lance Downing of USGS are pulling a beach seine to collect juvenile fish for monitoring at a restoration site on the lower Columbia River. The restoration site was created with dredge material in October of 2020 and USGS is monitoring juvenile salmon use, community assemblage, and predator presence.
Shoreline trap in Lookout Point Reservoir, OR
Shoreline traps in Lookout Point Reservoir, Oregon.
Shoreline traps in Lookout Point Reservoir, Oregon.
Juvenile Chinook salmon
Juvenile Chinook salmon on the Middle Fork Willamette River, Oregon.
Juvenile Chinook salmon on the Middle Fork Willamette River, Oregon.
Science and Products
Scientists collect and tag adult green sturgeon on the Sacramento River (Image 1)
USGS scientist helped the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and FISHBIO to collect and tag adult green sturgeon on the Sacramento River. The purpose of the project is to monitor fish movements and behavior in relation to flood control projects in the Sacramento River.
USGS scientist helped the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and FISHBIO to collect and tag adult green sturgeon on the Sacramento River. The purpose of the project is to monitor fish movements and behavior in relation to flood control projects in the Sacramento River.
Scientists collect and tag adult green sturgeon on the Sacramento River (Image 2)
USGS scientist helped the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and FISHBIO to collect and tag adult green sturgeon on the Sacramento River. The purpose of the project is to monitor fish movements and behavior in relation to flood control projects in the Sacramento River.
USGS scientist helped the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and FISHBIO to collect and tag adult green sturgeon on the Sacramento River. The purpose of the project is to monitor fish movements and behavior in relation to flood control projects in the Sacramento River.
Brian Ekstrom and Lance Downing pulling the beach seine to collect juvenile fish at a restoration site on the lower Columbia River
linkBrian Ekstrom and Lance Downing of USGS are pulling a beach seine to collect juvenile fish for monitoring at a restoration site on the lower Columbia River. The restoration site was created with dredge material in October of 2020 and USGS is monitoring juvenile salmon use, community assemblage, and predator presence.
Brian Ekstrom and Lance Downing pulling the beach seine to collect juvenile fish at a restoration site on the lower Columbia River
linkBrian Ekstrom and Lance Downing of USGS are pulling a beach seine to collect juvenile fish for monitoring at a restoration site on the lower Columbia River. The restoration site was created with dredge material in October of 2020 and USGS is monitoring juvenile salmon use, community assemblage, and predator presence.
Shoreline trap in Lookout Point Reservoir, OR
Shoreline traps in Lookout Point Reservoir, Oregon.
Shoreline traps in Lookout Point Reservoir, Oregon.
Juvenile Chinook salmon
Juvenile Chinook salmon on the Middle Fork Willamette River, Oregon.
Juvenile Chinook salmon on the Middle Fork Willamette River, Oregon.