Biologist use gill nets to capture alligator gar in the Mississippi River

People looking over the edge of a boat into the murky water below at a large alligator gar.

Photo By/Credit

Ryan Hagerty/USFWS

Date Shot/Created

09/28/2022

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

Biologists capture alligator gar with gill nets in the Mississippi River.

Ecosystem

River/stream

Species

Atractosteus spatula

Subject tags

Aquatic animals

Aquatic connectivity

Fish migration

Fish passage

Fisheries

Rivers and streams

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