U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Fisheries Biologists Weighing A Longnose Sucker, c. 1980s

Close-up of two people weighing a medium-sized fish via an apparatus that is suspended from above (out of frame) and attached to the fish via a hook in the fish's gill; the fish is suspended vertically. The appear to be in a tent-like structure, and an opening behind them, from which light is spilling through. Both people wear gloves, and the person on the left is wearing a knit sweater. The person on the right appears to wear a pair of coveralls, as well as a knit cap.
Photo By/Credit

Rick Julian

Date Shot/Created
Circa 1980s
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists weighing a Longnose sucker (Catostomus catostomus) during a data-gathering fisheries operation. C. 1980s
Species
Catostomus catostomus
Subject tags
Employees (USFWS)
Equipment
Fisheries
Fisheries management
Fishes
History
Work of the Service