Weighing Trout at D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery, 1949

Mid-distance shot of three men standing at the end of a raceway at a fish hatchery; the two men on the left are leaning over and working with a small metal tub, filled with water. The third man stands on the right, facing them, with his hands in the pockets of his pants. Three other fish raceways are visible on the right. A small building is visible in the left background, with a roadway located behind it.
Photo By/Credit

E.P. Haddon

Date Shot/Created
06/01/1949
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Weighing Trout at D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery. The original caption: "Apparatus used to weigh fish [....] C.C. Vincent on the right, Superintendent of the hatchery. The fish are first caught in the seine from which one of the men dips them in a small net, and are then placed in a tub of water previously weighed on scales." June 1949.
Facility
D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery
Subject tags
Employees (USFWS)
Equipment
Fish hatcheries
Fisheries
Fisheries management
History