Collage of images from dreissenid mussel early detection sampling: Alaska Department of Fish and Game boat in the water, several people squat in a semi-circle to observe rocks, two biologists use an environmental DNA sampler, one biologist holds a ponar dredge dipping with water off the side of a boat, one biologist displays a settlement plate.
Photo By/Credit

Caleb Eckert/Homer Soil and Water Conservation District

Date Shot/Created
05/07/2026
Media Usage Rights/License
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Collage of images from dreissenid mussel early detection sampling: Alaska Department of Fish and Game boat in the water, several people squat in a semi-circle to observe rocks, two biologists use an environmental DNA sampler, one biologist holds a ponar dredge dipping with water off the side of a boat, one biologist displays a settlement plate. Photos by Caleb Eckert.
Facility
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge