Louisiana Pearshell Mussel Monitoring

Juvenile Louisiana Pearlshell Mussels being measured after capture during monitoring.

Photo By/Credit

Date Shot/Created

01/24/2023

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

Staff from Natchitoches National Fish Hatchery and the US Forest Service work together to complete monitoring of Louisiana Pearlshell Mussel that were stocked in 2020.Several mussels were found and measured using a set calipers. Two team members can be seen in the background searching for an individual after a PIT tag what identified by the Biomark tag reader.

Facility

Natchitoches National Fish Hatchery

Ecosystem

River/stream

Species

Margaritifera hembeli

Subject tags

Aquaculture

Biologists (USFWS)

Captive breeding

Mollusks

Monitoring

Species reintroduction

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