USGS Biologist prepares to artificially spawn a female lake sturgeon in the laboratory at the Columbia Environmental Research Center.
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Comprehensive Sturgeon Research Project Blog
The USGS Comprehensive Sturgeon Research Project, a multi-year, interdisciplinary research study to determine factors leading to spawning and survival of the endangered pallid sturgeon and the closely related shovelnose sturgeon.
Lake sturgeon at the USGS Columbia Environmental Research Center
USGS Biologist prepares to artificially spawn a female lake sturgeon in the laboratory at the Columbia Environmental Research Center.
Fluorometer Retrieval
Research hydrologist Dr. Susannah Erwin retrieves fluorometer from the Upper Missouri River to download dye trace data.
Research hydrologist Dr. Susannah Erwin retrieves fluorometer from the Upper Missouri River to download dye trace data.
Boat Launch for Night Sampling
USGS fish biologists launch at sunset on the Upper Missouri River for a night of sampling for larval pallid sturgeon.
USGS fish biologists launch at sunset on the Upper Missouri River for a night of sampling for larval pallid sturgeon.
ADCP Boat
A US Geological Survey hydroacoustic survey boat measures velocity profiles on the Upper Missouri River.
A US Geological Survey hydroacoustic survey boat measures velocity profiles on the Upper Missouri River.
Distribution of Free Embryos to Boats
Distribution of free embryos to boats in preparation for mass release.
Distribution of free embryos to boats in preparation for mass release.
Z-boat Deployment At CERC
A USGS scientist uses a remotely controlled "z-boat" to survey the experimental ponds at the Columbia Environmental Research Center.
A USGS scientist uses a remotely controlled "z-boat" to survey the experimental ponds at the Columbia Environmental Research Center.
Sediment Sampling the Yellowstone River
USGS hydrologists prepare to deploy a BM-54 bed-material sampler on the Yellowstone River.
USGS hydrologists prepare to deploy a BM-54 bed-material sampler on the Yellowstone River.
Mapping A CERC Pond With A River Ray
A CERC pond being used for a sturgeon study is being mapped using an aDcp mounted on a River Ray.
A CERC pond being used for a sturgeon study is being mapped using an aDcp mounted on a River Ray.
Science and Products
Comprehensive Sturgeon Research Project Blog
The USGS Comprehensive Sturgeon Research Project, a multi-year, interdisciplinary research study to determine factors leading to spawning and survival of the endangered pallid sturgeon and the closely related shovelnose sturgeon.
Lake sturgeon at the USGS Columbia Environmental Research Center
USGS Biologist prepares to artificially spawn a female lake sturgeon in the laboratory at the Columbia Environmental Research Center.
USGS Biologist prepares to artificially spawn a female lake sturgeon in the laboratory at the Columbia Environmental Research Center.
Fluorometer Retrieval
Research hydrologist Dr. Susannah Erwin retrieves fluorometer from the Upper Missouri River to download dye trace data.
Research hydrologist Dr. Susannah Erwin retrieves fluorometer from the Upper Missouri River to download dye trace data.
Boat Launch for Night Sampling
USGS fish biologists launch at sunset on the Upper Missouri River for a night of sampling for larval pallid sturgeon.
USGS fish biologists launch at sunset on the Upper Missouri River for a night of sampling for larval pallid sturgeon.
ADCP Boat
A US Geological Survey hydroacoustic survey boat measures velocity profiles on the Upper Missouri River.
A US Geological Survey hydroacoustic survey boat measures velocity profiles on the Upper Missouri River.
Distribution of Free Embryos to Boats
Distribution of free embryos to boats in preparation for mass release.
Distribution of free embryos to boats in preparation for mass release.
Z-boat Deployment At CERC
A USGS scientist uses a remotely controlled "z-boat" to survey the experimental ponds at the Columbia Environmental Research Center.
A USGS scientist uses a remotely controlled "z-boat" to survey the experimental ponds at the Columbia Environmental Research Center.
Sediment Sampling the Yellowstone River
USGS hydrologists prepare to deploy a BM-54 bed-material sampler on the Yellowstone River.
USGS hydrologists prepare to deploy a BM-54 bed-material sampler on the Yellowstone River.
Mapping A CERC Pond With A River Ray
A CERC pond being used for a sturgeon study is being mapped using an aDcp mounted on a River Ray.
A CERC pond being used for a sturgeon study is being mapped using an aDcp mounted on a River Ray.