Collecting Eggs from a Rainbow Trout at the National Fisheries Center-Leetown, circa 1977-1982

Close-up of a person holding a fish in a way that causes the fish to release it's eggs; the person is holding the fish by the tail, and under the front section of said fish. The eggs are being deposited into a strainer in a small bowl on a table beneath the fish. The person appears to be wearing a lab coat.

Photo By/Credit

Monte Stuckey

Date Shot/Created

01/01/1977

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

Original caption: Collecting eggs from a genetic strain of Rainbow Trout which will be used for growth studies to aid Trout producers in selecting superior strains of Trout. National Fisheries Center-Leetown, West Virginia, c. 1977-1982. Note: The National Fisheries Center-Leetown was transferred to the U.S. Geological Survey in 1995, and is now known as the Leetown Science Center.

Subject tags

Fisheries

Fisheries management

Fishes

History

Research

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