Extracting glochidia from freshwater mussel

Photo By/Credit

Hagerty, Ryan/USFWS

Date Shot/Created
05/23/2016
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Extracting glochidia from freshwater mussel. The needle is gently inserted into the gill tissue from the posterior end, perpendicular to the water tubes.
Subject tags
Fish hatcheries
Fisheries
Freshwater mussels
Mollusks
Restoration