A USGS researcher samples within a hydrologically restored wetland unit at the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, OH, USA. Photo Credit: Glen S Carter, USGS.
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Sampling in a Wetland
A USGS researcher samples within a hydrologically restored wetland unit at the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, OH, USA. Photo Credit: Glen S Carter, USGS.
Arcticus at its homeport
The research vessel (R/V) Arcticus at its homeport, the Cheboygan Vessel Base in Cheboygan, Michigan.
The research vessel (R/V) Arcticus at its homeport, the Cheboygan Vessel Base in Cheboygan, Michigan.
Lake Michigan Ecological Research Station
The Lake Michigan Ecological Research Center. Please see our Locations page for more information
The Lake Michigan Ecological Research Center. Please see our Locations page for more information
Fishing in the fall
USGS - GLSC fish biologist Benjamin Marcy-Quay is holding a brook trout in this 2015 staff profile image taken on the shore of a lake in the Town of Ohio, NY. Photo Credit: Eileen Randall.
USGS - GLSC fish biologist Benjamin Marcy-Quay is holding a brook trout in this 2015 staff profile image taken on the shore of a lake in the Town of Ohio, NY. Photo Credit: Eileen Randall.
Juvenile Lake Sturgeon with Anchor Tag
A juvenile lake sturgeon with an anchor tag at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Oneida Fish Hatchery.
A juvenile lake sturgeon with an anchor tag at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Oneida Fish Hatchery.
Coregonus Kiyi from Lake Superior
Coregonus Kiyi from Lake Superior, 2015
Coregonus Kiyi from Lake Superior, 2015
Juvenile Lake Superior Kiyi 2015
A juvenile kiyi caught during a 2015 survey in Lake Superior. These fish were used in a genetics study how vision adapts to differing light conditions. These fish are inhabit deeper waters than many other coregonine species in Lake Superior and have adapted to the lower light levels.
A juvenile kiyi caught during a 2015 survey in Lake Superior. These fish were used in a genetics study how vision adapts to differing light conditions. These fish are inhabit deeper waters than many other coregonine species in Lake Superior and have adapted to the lower light levels.
Pitcher's Thistle Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Pitcher's Thistle Sleeping, Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, MI. Lake Michigan is pictured in the background.
Pitcher's Thistle Sleeping, Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, MI. Lake Michigan is pictured in the background.
GLSC Director and other personnel in front of GLSC headquarters
Personnel in front of Ann Arbor headquarters. From left: Michael Schmid, Ryan Williams, and Deirdre Jordan (all SUNY Maritime College Shipping internship cadets), Director Russ Strach, and Branch Cheif Kurt Newman.
Personnel in front of Ann Arbor headquarters. From left: Michael Schmid, Ryan Williams, and Deirdre Jordan (all SUNY Maritime College Shipping internship cadets), Director Russ Strach, and Branch Cheif Kurt Newman.
USGS Research Vessel Arcticus
The new, large research vessel (R/V) Arcticus will enable USGS Great Lakes Science Center scientists to explore fish health and water quality in Lakes Michigan and Huron.
The new, large research vessel (R/V) Arcticus will enable USGS Great Lakes Science Center scientists to explore fish health and water quality in Lakes Michigan and Huron.
USGS Research Vessel Arcticus
The new, large research vessel (R/V) Arcticus will enable USGS Great Lakes Science Center scientists to explore fish health and water quality in Lakes Michigan and Huron.
The new, large research vessel (R/V) Arcticus will enable USGS Great Lakes Science Center scientists to explore fish health and water quality in Lakes Michigan and Huron.
USGS Research Vessel Arcticus
The new, large research vessel (R/V) Arcticus will enable USGS Great Lakes Science Center scientists to explore fish health and water quality in Lakes Michigan and Huron.
The new, large research vessel (R/V) Arcticus will enable USGS Great Lakes Science Center scientists to explore fish health and water quality in Lakes Michigan and Huron.
R/V Arcticus
The R/V Arcticus, based in Cheboygan, Michigan, was built in 2014 and currently operates on Lakes Huron and Michigan. The Arcticus is used primarily to carry out annual prey fish assessments, which have occurred since the 1970s.
The R/V Arcticus, based in Cheboygan, Michigan, was built in 2014 and currently operates on Lakes Huron and Michigan. The Arcticus is used primarily to carry out annual prey fish assessments, which have occurred since the 1970s.
USGS Research Vessel Arcticus
The new, large research vessel (R/V) Arcticus will enable USGS Great Lakes Science Center scientists to explore fish health and water quality in Lakes Michigan and Huron.
The new, large research vessel (R/V) Arcticus will enable USGS Great Lakes Science Center scientists to explore fish health and water quality in Lakes Michigan and Huron.
A. Sasha Bozimowski
Alexandra Sasha Bozimowski performing wetland sampling.
Alexandra Sasha Bozimowski performing wetland sampling.
A Bald Eagle in a Tree
A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is seen perched in a tree in the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge. Image credit: Michael Eggleston, USGS.
A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is seen perched in a tree in the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge. Image credit: Michael Eggleston, USGS.
Counting the Fyke Net Catch
USGS researchers process a fyke net sample from a restored wetland unit by identifying and enumerating the captured fish species. Photo Credit: USGS
USGS researchers process a fyke net sample from a restored wetland unit by identifying and enumerating the captured fish species. Photo Credit: USGS
R/V Sturgeon leaving dock at the Navy Pier in Chicago, IL
The R/V Sturgeon setting sail from the Navy Pier in Chicago, IL on its fall survey of Lake Michigan. The Sturgeon is based in Cheboygan, MI at the Cheboygan Vessel Base.
The R/V Sturgeon setting sail from the Navy Pier in Chicago, IL on its fall survey of Lake Michigan. The Sturgeon is based in Cheboygan, MI at the Cheboygan Vessel Base.
R/V Kaho in Lake Ontario
The R/V Kaho in Lake Ontario. The Kaho is stationed at the Lake Ontario Biological Station in Oswego, NY.
The R/V Kaho in Lake Ontario. The Kaho is stationed at the Lake Ontario Biological Station in Oswego, NY.
Lake Ontario Biological Station
GLSC Biologist Brian Weidel explains the importance of the small vessel program outside the Lake Ontario Biological Station in Oswego, New York.
GLSC Biologist Brian Weidel explains the importance of the small vessel program outside the Lake Ontario Biological Station in Oswego, New York.
Cladophora glomerata algae from Lake Michigan
Researcher holding Cladophora glomerata collected in Lake Michigan
Researcher holding Cladophora glomerata collected in Lake Michigan