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  • Portland General Electric fish biologist Tim Shibahara holds a wild coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in the Faraday Dam fish trap.
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  • Portland General Electric fish biologist Tim Shibahara holds a wild coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in the Faraday Dam fish trap.
    fish_biologist_TimS3.jpg
  • Portland General Electric fish biologist Tim Shibahara holds a steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) before releasing it into the forebay of Faraday Dam.
    fish_biologist_TimS1.jpg
  • Portland General Electric fish biologist Tim Shibahara holds a steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) before releasing it into the forebay of Faraday Dam.
    fish_biologist_TimS2.jpg
  • Japanese koi fish are specifically bred for both coloration and form. Koi are a group of fish that are ornamental varieties of domesticated common carp (Cyprinus carpio) that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor koi ponds or water gardens. Photographed in Florida.
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  • Japanese koi fish are specifically bred for both coloration and form. Koi are a group of fish that are ornamental varieties of domesticated common carp (Cyprinus carpio) that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor koi ponds or water gardens. Photographed in Florida.
    51515jZ-539.jpg
  • Japanese koi fish are specifically bred for both coloration and form. Koi are a group of fish that are ornamental varieties of domesticated common carp (Cyprinus carpio) that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor koi ponds or water gardens. Photographed in Florida.
    51515jZ-538.jpg
  • Japanese koi fish are specifically bred for both coloration and form. Koi are a group of fish that are ornamental varieties of domesticated common carp (Cyprinus carpio) that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor koi ponds or water gardens. Photographed in Florida.
    51515jZ-506.jpg
  • Japanese koi fish are specifically bred for both coloration and form. Koi are a group of fish that are ornamental varieties of domesticated common carp (Cyprinus carpio) that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor koi ponds or water gardens. Photographed in Florida.
    51515jZ-495.jpg
  • Japanese koi fish are specifically bred for both coloration and form. Koi are a group of fish that are ornamental varieties of domesticated common carp (Cyprinus carpio) that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor koi ponds or water gardens. Photographed in Florida.
    51515jZ-471.jpg
  • Japanese koi fish are specifically bred for both coloration and form. Koi are a group of fish that are ornamental varieties of domesticated common carp (Cyprinus carpio) that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor koi ponds or water gardens. Photographed in Florida.
    51515jZ-533.jpg
  • Japanese koi fish are specifically bred for both coloration and form. Koi are a group of fish that are ornamental varieties of domesticated common carp (Cyprinus carpio) that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor koi ponds or water gardens. Photographed in Florida.
    51515jZ-530.jpg
  • Japanese koi fish are specifically bred for both coloration and form. Koi are a group of fish that are ornamental varieties of domesticated common carp (Cyprinus carpio) that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor koi ponds or water gardens. Photographed in Florida.
    51515jZ-483.jpg
  • Japanese koi fish are specifically bred for both coloration and form. Koi are a group of fish that are ornamental varieties of domesticated common carp (Cyprinus carpio) that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor koi ponds or water gardens. Photographed in Florida.
    51515jZ-476.jpg
  • Japanese koi fish are specifically bred for both coloration and form. Koi are a group of fish that are ornamental varieties of domesticated common carp (Cyprinus carpio) that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor koi ponds or water gardens. Photographed in Florida.
    51515jZ-465.jpg
  • Japanese koi fish are specifically bred for both coloration and form. Koi are a group of fish that are ornamental varieties of domesticated common carp (Cyprinus carpio) that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor koi ponds or water gardens. Photographed in Florida.
    51515jZ-462.jpg
  • The eye of a juvenile Pacific Lamprey (Lampetra tridentata). These fish have an ancient lineage, appearing in the fossil record nearly 450 million years ago – well before the age of the dinosaurs. Pacific lamprey are an important ceremonial food for Native American tribes in the Columbia River basin. Little is known about the life history or habits of this fish except that their numbers in the Columbia River have greatly declined over several decades. Photographed at the USGS Columbia River Research Lab in Willard, Washington.
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  • An juvenile Pacific Lamprey (Lampetra tridentata) uses its sucker-like mouth parts to attach itself to a river rock . These fish have an ancient lineage, appearing in the fossil record nearly 450 million years ago – well before the age of the dinosaurs. Pacific lamprey are an important ceremonial food for Native American tribes in the Columbia River basin. Little is known about the life history or habits of this fish except that their numbers in the Columbia River have greatly declined over several decades. Photographed at the USGS Columbia River Research Lab in Willard, Washington.
    Pacific_Lamprey_Lampetra_tridentata_...jpg
  • A white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus), Columbia River Gorge, Oregon. The white sturgeon is the largest freshwater fish species in North America and can reach lengths of almost 20 feet, 1,000 pounds and may live well over 100 years.
    white_sturgeon_103007RDm-145.jpg
  • An juvenile Pacific Lamprey (Lampetra tridentata). These fish have an ancient lineage, appearing in the fossil record nearly 450 million years ago – well before the age of the dinosaurs. Pacific lamprey are an important ceremonial food for Native American tribes in the Columbia River basin. Little is known about the life history or habits of this fish except that their numbers in the Columbia River have greatly declined over several decades. Photographed at the USGS Columbia River Research Lab in Willard, Washington.
    Pacific_Lamprey_Lampetra_tridentata_...jpg
  • An juvenile Pacific Lamprey (Lampetra tridentata). These fish have an ancient lineage, appearing in the fossil record nearly 450 million years ago – well before the age of the dinosaurs. Pacific lamprey are an important ceremonial food for Native American tribes in the Columbia River basin. Little is known about the life history or habits of this fish except that their numbers in the Columbia River have greatly declined over several decades. Photographed at the USGS Columbia River Research Lab in Willard, Washington.
    Pacific_Lamprey_Lampetra_tridentata_...jpg
  • An juvenile Pacific Lamprey (Lampetra tridentata) uses its sucker-like mouth parts to attach itself to the glass of an aquarium . These fish have an ancient lineage, appearing in the fossil record nearly 450 million years ago – well before the age of the dinosaurs. Pacific lamprey are an important ceremonial food for Native American tribes in the Columbia River basin. Little is known about the life history or habits of this fish except that their numbers in the Columbia River have greatly declined over several decades. Photographed at the USGS Columbia River Research Lab in Willard, Washington.
    Pacific_Lamprey_Lampetra_tridentata_...jpg
  • An juvenile Pacific Lamprey (Lampetra tridentata). These fish have an ancient lineage, appearing in the fossil record nearly 450 million years ago – well before the age of the dinosaurs. Pacific lamprey are an important ceremonial food for Native American tribes in the Columbia River basin. Little is known about the life history or habits of this fish except that their numbers in the Columbia River have greatly declined over several decades. Photographed at the USGS Columbia River Research Lab in Willard, Washington.
    Pacific_Lamprey_Lampetra_tridentata_...jpg
  • An juvenile Pacific Lamprey (Lampetra tridentata). These fish have an ancient lineage, appearing in the fossil record nearly 450 million years ago – well before the age of the dinosaurs. Pacific lamprey are an important ceremonial food for Native American tribes in the Columbia River basin. Little is known about the life history or habits of this fish except that their numbers in the Columbia River have greatly declined over several decades. Photographed at the USGS Columbia River Research Lab in Willard, Washington.
    Pacific_Lamprey_Lampetra_tridentata_...jpg
  • An juvenile Pacific Lamprey (Lampetra tridentata) with an experimental rfid tag (under the skin). These fish have an ancient lineage, appearing in the fossil record nearly 450 million years ago – well before the age of the dinosaurs. Pacific lamprey are an important ceremonial food for Native American tribes in the Columbia River basin. Little is known about the life history or habits of this fish except that their numbers in the Columbia River have greatly declined over several decades. Photographed at the USGS Columbia River Research Lab in Willard, Washington.
    Pacific_Lamprey_Lampetra_tridentata_...jpg
  • A pair of juvenile Pacific Lamprey (Lampetra tridentata). These fish have an ancient lineage, appearing in the fossil record nearly 450 million years ago – well before the age of the dinosaurs. Pacific lamprey are an important ceremonial food for Native American tribes in the Columbia River basin. Little is known about the life history or habits of this fish except that their numbers in the Columbia River have greatly declined over several decades. Photographed at the USGS Columbia River Research Lab in Willard, Washington.
    Pacific_Lamprey_Lampetra_tridentata_...jpg
  • An juvenile Pacific Lamprey (Lampetra tridentata). These fish have an ancient lineage, appearing in the fossil record nearly 450 million years ago – well before the age of the dinosaurs. Pacific lamprey are an important ceremonial food for Native American tribes in the Columbia River basin. Little is known about the life history or habits of this fish except that their numbers in the Columbia River have greatly declined over several decades. Photographed at the USGS Columbia River Research Lab in Willard, Washington.
    Pacific_Lamprey_Lampetra_tridentata_...jpg
  • An juvenile Pacific Lamprey (Lampetra tridentata). These fish have an ancient lineage, appearing in the fossil record nearly 450 million years ago – well before the age of the dinosaurs. Pacific lamprey are an important ceremonial food for Native American tribes in the Columbia River basin. Little is known about the life history or habits of this fish except that their numbers in the Columbia River have greatly declined over several decades. Photographed at the USGS Columbia River Research Lab in Willard, Washington.
    Pacific_Lamprey_Lampetra_tridentata_...jpg
  • An juvenile Pacific Lamprey (Lampetra tridentata). These fish have an ancient lineage, appearing in the fossil record nearly 450 million years ago – well before the age of the dinosaurs. Pacific lamprey are an important ceremonial food for Native American tribes in the Columbia River basin. Little is known about the life history or habits of this fish except that their numbers in the Columbia River have greatly declined over several decades. Photographed at the USGS Columbia River Research Lab in Willard, Washington.
    Pacific_Lamprey_Lampetra_tridentata_...jpg
  • An juvenile Pacific Lamprey (Lampetra tridentata). These fish have an ancient lineage, appearing in the fossil record nearly 450 million years ago – well before the age of the dinosaurs. Pacific lamprey are an important ceremonial food for Native American tribes in the Columbia River basin. Little is known about the life history or habits of this fish except that their numbers in the Columbia River have greatly declined over several decades. Photographed at the USGS Columbia River Research Lab in Willard, Washington.
    Pacific_Lamprey_Lampetra_tridentata_...jpg
  • A Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) egg at 10 weeks after spawning. At this stage, the tiny fish is receiving nutrients from the yoke. As the fish grows the yoke shrinks until the fish is ready to hatch. Washington.
    salmon_egg_21607CSe3_V2.jpg
  • Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) eggs at 10 weeks after spawning. At this stage, the tiny fish are receiving nutrients from the yoke. As the fish grow the yoke shrinks until the fish are ready to hatch. Washington.
    Coho_salmon_egg_21607CSe5.jpg
  • A Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) egg at 10 weeks after spawning. At this stage, the tiny fish is receiving nutrients from the yoke. As the fish grows the yoke shrinks until the fish is ready to hatch. Washington.
    Coho_salmon_egg_21607CSe3_V3.jpg
  • Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) eggs at 10 weeks after spawning. At this stage, the tiny fish are receiving nutrients from the yoke. As the fish grow the yoke shrinks until the fish are ready to hatch. Washington.
    Coho_salmon_egg_21607CSe2.jpg
  • Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) eggs at 10 weeks after spawning. At this stage, the tiny fish are receiving nutrients from the yoke. As the fish grow the yoke shrinks until the fish are ready to hatch. Washington.
    Coho_salmon_egg_21607CSe1.jpg
  • Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) eggs at 10 weeks after spawning. At this stage, the tiny fish are receiving nutrients from the yoke. As the fish grow the yoke shrinks until the fish are ready to hatch. Washington.
    Coho_salmon_egg_21607CSe.jpg
  • Olympic mudminnow (Novumbra hubbsi), Washington state's only endemic fish. Photographed near the Chehalis River in Washington.
    Olympic_Mudminnow-71216OM-131.jpg
  • Olympic mudminnow (Novumbra hubbsi), Washington state's only endemic fish. Photographed near the Chehalis River in Washington.
    Olympic_Mudminnow-71216OM-118.jpg
  • A male Coho slamon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) moves upstream in Cedar Creek to the Sandy Fish Hatchery, Oregon.
    salmon_run_oregon_102509Sfh-96.jpg
  • Olympic mudminnow (Novumbra hubbsi), Washington state's only endemic fish. Photographed near the Chehalis River in Washington.
    Olympic_Mudminnow-71216OM-136.jpg
  • Olympic mudminnow (Novumbra hubbsi), Washington state's only endemic fish. Photographed near the Chehalis River in Washington.
    Olympic_Mudminnow-71216OM-134.jpg
  • Olympic mudminnow (Novumbra hubbsi), Washington state's only endemic fish. Photographed near the Chehalis River in Washington.
    Olympic_Mudminnow-71216OM-116.jpg
  • Olympic mudminnow (Novumbra hubbsi), Washington state's only endemic fish. Photographed near the Chehalis River in Washington.
    Olympic_Mudminnow-71216OM-113.jpg
  • Olympic mudminnow (Novumbra hubbsi), Washington state's only endemic fish. Photographed near the Chehalis River in Washington.
    Olympic_Mudminnow-71216OM-108.jpg
  • Coho slamon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) move upstream in Cedar Creek to the Sandy Fish Hatchery, Oregon.
    salmon_run_oregon_102509Sfh-114.jpg
  • Coho slamon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) move upstream in Cedar Creek to the Sandy Fish Hatchery, Oregon.
    salmon_run_oregon_102509Sfh-112.jpg
  • Coho slamon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) move upstream in Cedar Creek to the Sandy Fish Hatchery, Oregon.
    salmon_run_oregon_102509Sfh-108.jpg
  • The late Elmer Crow Jr., a Nez Perce Elder and technical supervisor for the Nez Perce Department Of Fisheries Resources Management, holds an adult Pacific Lamprey (Lampetra tridentata) before placing it in a holding tank. The Columbia River and the John Day Dam are in the background. Pacific Lamprey, often described as a trash fish, are in significant decline and are important to the tribes of the Columbia River Basin icnluding the Nez Perce. They are also important to the ecology of the river and tributary ecosystem.
    nez_perce_elder_Elmer_Crow_111609JDm...jpg
  • The late Elmer Crow Jr., a Nez Perce Elder and technical supervisor for the Nez Perce Department Of Fisheries Resources Management, holds an adult Pacific Lamprey (Lampetra tridentata) before placing it in a holding tank. The Columbia River and the John Day Dam are in the background. Pacific Lamprey, often described as a trash fish, are in significant decline and are important to the tribes of the Columbia River Basin icnluding the Nez Perce. They are also important to the ecology of the river and tributary ecosystem.
    nez_perce_elder_Elmer_Crow_111609JDm...jpg
  • The late Elmer Crow Jr., a Nez Perce Elder and technical supervisor for the Nez Perce Department Of Fisheries Resources Management, holds an adult Pacific Lamprey (Lampetra tridentata) before placing it in a holding tank. The Columbia River and the John Day Dam are in the background. Pacific Lamprey, often described as a trash fish, are in significant decline and are important to the tribes of the Columbia River Basin icnluding the Nez Perce. They are also important to the ecology of the river and tributary ecosystem.
    Pacific_Lamprey_Lampetra_tridentata_...jpg
  • River fish (Tor tambroides) in the jasin River Kulala Marong Fish Conservation Area in Endau-Rompin National Park, Malaysia.
    tropical_river_fish82206ERts1.jpg
  • Decorated warbonnet (Chirolophis decoratus), a bottom dwelling fish native to the Pacific Coast of North America. Photographed in captivity on the Pacific Coast of Oregon. July 1996.
    Decorated_warbonnet-MDurham308.jpg
  • Olympic mudminnow (Novumbra hubbsi), Washington state's only endemic fish. Photographed near the Chehalis River in Washington.
    Olympic_Mudminnow-71216OM-142.jpg
  • Olympic mudminnow (Novumbra hubbsi), Washington state's only endemic fish. Photographed near the Chehalis River in Washington.
    Olympic_Mudminnow-71216OM-138.jpg
  • Olympic mudminnow (Novumbra hubbsi), Washington state's only endemic fish. Photographed near the Chehalis River in Washington.
    Olympic_Mudminnow-71216OM-135.jpg
  • Olympic mudminnow (Novumbra hubbsi), Washington state's only endemic fish. Photographed near the Chehalis River in Washington.
    Olympic_Mudminnow-71216OM-133.jpg
  • Olympic mudminnow (Novumbra hubbsi), Washington state's only endemic fish. Photographed near the Chehalis River in Washington.
    Olympic_Mudminnow-71216OM-130.jpg
  • Olympic mudminnow (Novumbra hubbsi), Washington state's only endemic fish. Photographed near the Chehalis River in Washington.
    Olympic_Mudminnow-71216OM-123.jpg
  • Olympic mudminnow (Novumbra hubbsi), Washington state's only endemic fish. Photographed near the Chehalis River in Washington.
    Olympic_Mudminnow-71216OM-122.jpg
  • Olympic mudminnow (Novumbra hubbsi), Washington state's only endemic fish. Photographed near the Chehalis River in Washington.
    Olympic_Mudminnow-71216OM-115.jpg
  • Olympic mudminnow (Novumbra hubbsi), Washington state's only endemic fish. Photographed near the Chehalis River in Washington.
    Olympic_Mudminnow-71216OM-110.jpg
  • Olympic mudminnow (Novumbra hubbsi), Washington state's only endemic fish. Photographed near the Chehalis River in Washington.
    Olympic_Mudminnow-71216OM-105.jpg
  • Olympic mudminnow (Novumbra hubbsi), Washington state's only endemic fish. Photographed near the Chehalis River in Washington.
    Olympic_Mudminnow-71216OM-104.jpg
  • Coho slamon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) move upstream in Cedar Creek to the Sandy Fish Hatchery, Oregon.
    salmon_run_oregon_102509Sfh-115.jpg
  • Coho slamon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) move upstream in Cedar Creek to the Sandy Fish Hatchery, Oregon.
    salmon_run_oregon_102509Sfh-107.jpg
  • The late Elmer Crow Jr., a Nez Perce Elder and technical supervisor for the Nez Perce Department Of Fisheries Resources Management, holds an adult Pacific Lamprey (Lampetra tridentata) before placing it in a holding tank. The Columbia River and the John Day Dam are in the background. Pacific Lamprey, often described as a trash fish, are in significant decline and are important to the tribes of the Columbia River Basin icnluding the Nez Perce. They are also important to the ecology of the river and tributary ecosystem.
    nez_perce_elder_Elmer_Crow_111609JDm...jpg
  • The late Elmer Crow Jr., a Nez Perce Elder and technical supervisor for the Nez Perce Department Of Fisheries Resources Management, holds an adult Pacific Lamprey (Lampetra tridentata) before placing it in a holding tank. The Columbia River and the John Day Dam are in the background. Pacific Lamprey, often described as a trash fish, are in significant decline and are important to the tribes of the Columbia River Basin icnluding the Nez Perce. They are also important to the ecology of the river and tributary ecosystem.
    nez_perce_elder_Elmer_Crow_111609JDm...jpg
  • The late Elmer Crow Jr., a Nez Perce Elder and technical supervisor for the Nez Perce Department Of Fisheries Resources Management, holds an adult Pacific Lamprey (Lampetra tridentata) before placing it in a holding tank. The Columbia River and the John Day Dam are in the background. Pacific Lamprey, often described as a trash fish, are in significant decline and are important to the tribes of the Columbia River Basin icnluding the Nez Perce. They are also important to the ecology of the river and tributary ecosystem.
    nez_perce_elder_Elmer_Crow_111609JDm...jpg
  • The late Elmer Crow Jr., a Nez Perce Elder and technical supervisor for the Nez Perce Department Of Fisheries Resources Management, holds an adult Pacific Lamprey (Lampetra tridentata) before placing it in a holding tank. The Columbia River and the John Day Dam are in the background. Pacific Lamprey, often described as a trash fish, are in significant decline and are important to the tribes of the Columbia River Basin icnluding the Nez Perce. They are also important to the ecology of the river and tributary ecosystem.
    Pacific_Lamprey_Lampetra_tridentata_...jpg
  • Decorated warbonnet (Chirolophis decoratus), a bottom dwelling fish native to the Pacific Coast of North America. Photographed in captivity on the Pacific Coast of Oregon. July 1996.
    Decorated_warbonnet-MDurham309.jpg
  • Alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula). captive. Native range:  Sluggish pools and brackish water in SE United States and Mexico. This aggresive fish can grow up to 12 feet in length, and wait to ambush fish, and other prey, that wander with in range.
    Alligator_gar_Atractosteus_spatula90...jpg
  • The John Day Dam on the Columbia River with fish ladders visible in the foreground.
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  • A rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) at the Wizard Falls fish hatchery. Deschutes National Forest, Oregon.
    rainbow_trout_(Oncorhynchus_mykiss)_...jpg
  • A single Pacific Lamprey (Lampetra tridentata) is mixed in with white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) and steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) as they are washed down a fish ladder while it is drained. They will be placed back in into the river by Army Corp Of Engineers staff. John Day Dam on the Columbia River.
    Pacific_Lamprey_Lampetra_tridentata_...jpg
  • A wild coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in the fish trap at Portland General Electric's Faraday hydroelectric facility.
    CohoSalm1.jpg
  • A rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) at the Wizard Falls fish hatchery. Deschutes National Forest, Oregon.
    rainbow_trout_(Oncorhynchus_mykiss)_...jpg
  • A rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) at the Wizard Falls fish hatchery. Deschutes National Forest, Oregon.
    rainbow_trout_(Oncorhynchus_mykiss)_...jpg
  • A rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) at the Wizard Falls fish hatchery. Deschutes National Forest, Oregon.
    rainbow_trout_(Oncorhynchus_mykiss)_...jpg
  • A rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) at the Wizard Falls fish hatchery. Deschutes National Forest, Oregon.
    rainbow_trout_(Oncorhynchus_mykiss)_...jpg
  • A rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) at the Wizard Falls fish hatchery. Deschutes National Forest, Oregon.
    rainbow_trout_(Oncorhynchus_mykiss)_...jpg
  • A single Pacific Lamprey (Lampetra tridentata) is mixed in with white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) and steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) as they are washed down a fish ladder while it is drained. They will be placed back in into the river by Army Corp Of Engineers staff. John Day Dam on the Columbia River.
    Pacific_Lamprey_Lampetra_tridentata_...jpg
  • A female coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) hides in the rocks of Thompson Creek, under foilage along the bank. Oregon Coast. The fish has come up stream from the ocean to spawn and die.
    hiding_coho_salmon_121507NLC-18.jpg
  • Oregon Department Of Fish And Wildlife biologist Pat Matthews disentangles a panicked, three day old rocky mountain elk calf (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) from a cattle fence in the Sled Springs Elk Research Area, Oregon.
    trapped-ElkCalf13.jpg
  • Umatilla tribe member and fisheries biologist Aaron Jackson holds a pacific lamprey (Lampetra tridentata) collected from Willamette Falls. Water flowing over Willamette Falls (background) was restricted so tribe memebers from the Columbia River Basin could exercise their treaty rights to fish for lamprey.
    pacific_lamprey_Lampetra_tridentata_...jpg
  • Umatilla tribe member and fisheries biologist Aaron Jackson holds a pacific lamprey (Lampetra tridentata) collected from Willamette Falls. Water flowing over Willamette Falls (background) was restricted so tribe memebers from the Columbia River Basin could exercise their treaty rights to fish for lamprey.
    pacific_lamprey_Lampetra_tridentata_...jpg
  • Umatilla tribe member and fisheries biologist Aaron Jackson holds a pacific lamprey (Lampetra tridentata) collected from Willamette Falls. Water flowing over Willamette Falls (background) was restricted so tribe memebers from the Columbia River Basin could exercise their treaty rights to fish for lamprey.
    pacific_lamprey_Lampetra_tridentata_...jpg
  • Umatilla tribe member and fisheries biologist Aaron Jackson holds a pacific lamprey (Lampetra tridentata) while Umatilla tribe member Tony Montoya walks behind him with collecting nets. Water flowing over Willamette Falls (background) was restricted so tribe memebers from the Columbia River Basin could exercise their treaty rights to fish for lamprey.
    pacific_lamprey_Lampetra_tridentata_...jpg
  • Umatilla tribe member and fisheries biologist Aaron Jackson holds a pacific lamprey (Lampetra tridentata) collected from Willamette Falls. Water flowing over Willamette Falls (background) was restricted so tribe memebers from the Columbia River Basin could exercise their treaty rights to fish for lamprey.
    pacific_lamprey_Lampetra_tridentata_...jpg
  • Umatilla tribe member and fisheries biologist Aaron Jackson holds a pacific lamprey (Lampetra tridentata) collected from Willamette Falls. Water flowing over Willamette Falls (background) was restricted so tribe memebers from the Columbia River Basin could exercise their treaty rights to fish for lamprey.
    pacific_lamprey_Lampetra_tridentata_...jpg
  • A female coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) (right) gaurds her redd in Thompson Creek, while a male hovers nearby to keep other competing males from fertilizing the eggs.  Oregon Coast. These fish will die about two weeks after spawning.
    wild_oregon_salmon_122907TCs-180.jpg
  • Oregon Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) biologist Scott Findholdt checks a still warm, yearling rocky mountain elk calf (Cervus elaphus elaphus) where it was killed by a cougar. The cougar jumped on the animals back and then broke its neck. Wenaha cougar study area, Eastern Oregon.
    cougar_killed_elk_ElkKill7-4.jpg
  • Oregon Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) biologist Scott Findholdt checks a still warm, yearling rocky mountain elk calf (Cervus elaphus elaphus) where it was killed by a cougar. The cougar jumped on the animals back and then broke its neck. Wenaha cougar study area, Eastern Oregon.
    cougar_killed_elk_ElkKill7-2.jpg
  • Oregon Division Of Fish And Wildlife biologist Pat Matthews collects data on a newborn elk calf in the Sled Springs Elk Study Area. The calf will be radio collared so that its movements and health may be studied.
    wildlife_biologist-ElkCalfS3.jpg
  • Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) eggs in a redd at 10 weeks after spawning. The female salmon digs the redd, or nest, and after depositing her eggs, she will gently fan rocks and gravel over the eggs to protect them from predators. Water temperature, water flow and oxygen content are all critically important for the developing salmon eggs. At this stage, the small eyes of the developing fish are visible through the transparent skin of the egg.  Washington.
    Coho_salmon_egg_21607CSe9.jpg
  • Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) eggs in a redd at 10 weeks after spawning. The female salmon digs the redd, or nest, and after depositing her eggs, she will gently fan rocks and gravel over the eggs to protect them from predators. Water temperature, water flow and oxygen content are all critically important for the developing salmon eggs. At this stage, the small eyes of the developing fish are visible through the transparent skin of the egg.  Washington.
    Coho_salmon_egg_21607CSe14.jpg
  • Washington Fish and Wildlife Senior Research Scientist Mark Hayes holdes a young oregon spotted frog (Rana Pretios) in the Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge during a survey as participants look on.
    marc_hayes_32208OSf-146-Edit.jpg
  • Washington Fish and Wildlife Senior Research Scientist Mark Hayes holdes a young oregon spotted frog (Rana Pretios) in the Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge during a survey as participants look on.
    marc_hayes_32208OSf-140-Edit.jpg
  • Oregon Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) biologist Scott Findholdt checks a still warm, yearling rocky mountain elk calf (Cervus elaphus elaphus) where it was killed by a cougar. The cougar jumped on the animals back and then broke its neck. Wenaha cougar study area, Eastern Oregon.
    cougar_killed_elk_ElkKill7-5.jpg
  • Oregon Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) biologist Scott Findholdt checks a still warm, yearling rocky mountain elk calf (Cervus elaphus elaphus) where it was killed by a cougar. The cougar jumped on the animals back and then broke its neck. Wenaha cougar study area, Eastern Oregon.
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  • Oregon Division Of Fish And Wildlife biologist Pat Matthews places a radio collar on a newborn elk calf in the Sled Springs Elk Study Area. The collar will allow biologists to track its movements and monitor its health.
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