Biologists Using an Electro-shocker as Part of a Fish Population Survey in Monongahela National Forest, Circa 1960s

Two men, dressed in what appear to be U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service uniforms, moving through the center of a creek or stream, and each using electro-shockers, which are long, pole-mounted devices with wires coming out of the back; in the foreground on the stream bank is an engine (powering the devices, presumably), and a large metal tub. The men also wear rubber wadding boots, and rubber gloves. The stream bank in the background is densely lined with trees.
Photo By/Credit

Ben Schley

Date Shot/Created
Circa 1960s
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Original caption: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists using an electro-shocker to determine the composition of fish population in Shavers Fork of the Cheat River, Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia. Fish are temporarily stunned by electrical current and returned to water unharmed. Circa 1960s.
Subject tags
Electrofishing
Employees (USFWS)
Equipment
Fisheries
Fisheries management
Fishes
Forests
History
Rivers and streams
Surveying
Work of the Service