Snorkeling to find freshwater mussels

Photo By/Credit

Patterson, Matthew/USFWS

Date Shot/Created

01/01/2000

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

Snorkeling allows the collector to get their face as close to the substrate as possible, increasing the chances of finding mussels. Photo: Matthew Patterson, USFWS.

Subject tags

Work of the Service

Science

Rivers and streams

Restoration

Research

Freshwater mussels

Ecosystem recovery