Steelhead Tagging

Photo By/Credit

McBride, Tess

Date Shot/Created
07/01/2010
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Chee Xiong, an Oregon State University STEP student, tags a steelhead in Eagle Creek. Biologists use this tracking information to see if the hatchery fish that are spawning here are affecting the survival and productivity of the wild fish. Image taken from USFWS Pacific Region Flickr page.
Subject tags
Work of the Service
Mark-recapture studies
Fishes
Fish hatcheries
Endangered and/or Threatened species
Employees (USFWS)
Biologists (USFWS)