A Jewel of a Mussel!

#Friday

From USFWS Fisheries:

A Jewel of a Mussel! Like pirates searching for treasure, biologists scour the St. Croix River for winged mapleleaf mussels to raise future generations at Genoa National Fish Hatchery.http://bit.ly/2m4W9 

National Park Service 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

Phone: Sarah Sorenson/USFWS 




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Restoring Freshwater Mussels

From USFWS Fisheries:

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Doing it by the Numbers! The National Fish Hatchery System “Does it by the Numbers” when restoring freshwater mussels. Biologists number mussels raised at the hatchery to tell the difference between wild mussels and hatchery mussels during future monitoring surveys. http://bit.ly/2mEo7XL

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Fish Gill Hitchhikers!

From USFWS Fisheries:

#USFWS

Fish Gill Hitchhikers! Female freshwater mussels implant their young in the gill filaments of unsuspecting fish. Once implanted in the host fish, the young mussels will remain in the fish gills until they reach their juvenile stage. For more:bit.ly/2nBuqc7
#MusselMadness

📷/USFWS Matthew Patterson




032517

Constrictor Snakes

From USFWS Fisheries:

National Invasive Species Awareness Week, #NISAW. Learn more about the Constrictor Snakes Injurious Wildlife evaluation and rule.
http://www.fws.gov/injuriouswildlife/constrictor_snakes.html




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Invasive Zebra Mussels

From USFWS Fisheries:

Zebra mussels have caused tremendous damage to native ecosystems and to facilities using water, like power plants and water suppliers. Millions of dollars have been spent to control zebra mussels. And, as zebra mussel populations in an area increase, native mussels decrease; a strong indication that zebra mussels are the cause.#NISAW
Learn more! http://bit.ly/1Tc7TR0




030117

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The Invasive Common Carp

From USFWS Fisheries:

#InvasiveSpecies #Carp

I mustache you a question! What is this invasive, bottom-feeding giant minnow really called? 
http://bit.ly/2lyS34j #NISAW2017

USFWS Pacific Region
Credit: National Park Service




030117

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Invasive Asian Carp

From USFWS Fisheries:

We're working to monitor and prevent the spread of aquatic nuisance species. Learn more about Asian carp at http://bit.ly/2acJOXD and http://bit.ly/1yXxDlC#NISAW2017




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Largemouth Bass!

From USFWS Fisheries:

What's one of America's favorite freshwater sport fish? Largemouth bass! Fishing for largemouth bass is a multi-billion dollar industry with products being designed specifically for bass fishin'. And more dollars spent on gear and licenses means more dollars for conservation efforts. Oh, and these beauties can get up to 22 lbs! What's the largest you've caught?
More about bass: http://bit.ly/2jZV3pp




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Another gorgeous photo from Jones Hole National Fish Hatchery, UT

From USFWS Fisheries:

Hawaiian Goby (Sicyopterus stimpsoni)

From USFWS Fisheries:

Fish can climb rocks too? The Hawaiian Goby, more commonly called the O’oppu nopil, is one of three native goby species that has the ability to ascend waterfalls by fusing their pelvic into a suction cup to anchor themselves upon rocks. Hawaiian Gobies, because of their unique vertical migrations ascending waterfalls were celebrated on World Migration Day 2016. More: http://bit.ly/2ixv4oK#SaturdayScience Photo/USFWS 




011417 

Atlantic Salmon Return

From USFWS Fisheries:

#USFWS

Even though Atlantic salmon resources in the Lake Champlain basin were depleted 150 years ago, they're back! Thanks to efforts of NY, VT and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Stocking programs, sea lamprey controls, increased fish passage and habitat restoration efforts have all contributed to the return of this native species. More:http://bit.ly/2jmjJbs
Photo/USFWS

011317

A Fish Vacuum Cleaner!

From USFWS Fisheries:

A Fish Vacuum Cleaner! The pallid sturgeon, an ancient species that has existed since the age of the dinosaurs, has a toothless mouth underneath its snout for siphoning food off of the river bottom. Listed as an endangered species. Some individuals may live for 50 years. More: bit.ly/2j8lzfP

Meet a festive little fish, the Christmas darter

From USFWS Fisheries:

Meet a festive little fish, the Christmas darter. All decked out with green and reddish stripes, this is one little fish that appears to have the Christmas spirit all year long. #FishFriday
NANFA - North American Native Fishes Association

Image: Christmas Darter, Etheostoma hopkinsi 
Beaverdam Creek (Edgefield County, SC) 
Photo by Michael Wolfe, http://bit.ly/2ha2c99




12-23-16

Here's a fish Santa should love, the ARCTIC grayling

From USFWS Fisheries:

Here's a fish Santa should love, the ARCTIC grayling. In the cat world the male Lion is like no other with its regal mane. When it comes to fresh water fish in North America, the Artic Grayling is like no other with its regal dorsal fin. This fish can live for 18 years and weigh up to 18 lbs. 
Photo/USFWS




12-21-16

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White Sturgeon

From USFWS Fisheries:

#SaturdayScience What's the biggest fish in North America? The white sturgeon! It's an anadromous species and can reach lengths of more than 20 ft. and weigh as much as 1,800 lbs. It has lived here for more than 175 million years. More: http://bit.ly/2afnCQC
Credit: Laura Heironimus/USFWS

#USFWS #Fish 




12-17-16

Eat the Carp!

From USFWS Fisheries:

Great poster from 1911. "Eat the Carp" Bureau of Fisheries (later changed to US Fish and Wildlife Service) efforts to increase carp consumption in the US. 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service History

Sawfish w/ Teeth Growing Out of Its Nose

From USFWS Fisheries:

Teeth growing out their nose? The sawfish is a type of ray that has a cartilaginous skeleton and has teeth growing out of its nose. These fish can live for 30 years, have live young and can reach lengths of 25 ft. They use their toothed snout for both detecting and hunting their prey. Learn much more http://bit.ly/2gZgQjJ and 
Image credit: Virginia Tech http://bit.ly/2gMFelB.


#USFWS 

dec0316

Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus)

From USFWS Fisheries:

When is a crab not a crab? When it's a horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus. This ancient life form is more like an Arachnid whose members also include spiders and scorpions. Horseshoe crabs are living fossils and have remained unchanged for more than 360 million years. They inhabit coastal waters of the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic ocean. They are four species of horseshoe crabs still in existence today. More: http://bit.ly/2gFSN6g and http://bit.ly/2gfCS0e #SaturdayScience
USFWS Northeast Region


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