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Maj. Douglas B. Bathe (left), the Agricultural officer for the Multi-National Coalition - Iraq C9, and Mr. Feras M. Chabik, a Chief Fishery biologist working for the government of Iraq, take some time to pose for the camera before their fishing mission near the Al Faw Palace on Feb. 27. Bathe, an independent farmer by trade, is an Army Reserve officer originally assigned to the 351st Civil Affairs Command out of Mountain View, Calif. He hails from the town of Arroyo Grande in San Luis Opispo County, Calif. The Multi-National Coalition - Iraq and its C9 Agriculture section is collaborating with the Iraqi government, and with some assistance from the 304th Civil Affairs Brigade, to repopulate three specific species of fish to the southeastern marshes of Iraq. The species are the Shaboot, Bunny, and Kattan (pronounced: Sha-boot, Buun-nee, and Kat-tan). One of the few places where these 3 species are found in abundance is in and around the lake complex of the Al Faw palace on Camp Victory, Iraq. The fish are being kept at Al Suwaira in the Wasit province, once the eggs hatch and become fingerlings of about 3 inches or so, they will be transferred to the marshes. The 304th Civil Affairs Brigade and the 351st Civil Affairs Command are a part of the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), headquartered at Fort Bragg, N.C.
| Date Taken: | 02.27.2009 |
| Date Posted: | 03.10.2009 13:04 |
| Photo ID: | 156368 |
| VIRIN: | 090310-A-0905G-001 |
| Resolution: | 3872x2592 |
| Size: | 1.25 MB |
| Location: | BAGHDAD, IQ |
| Web Views: | 86 |
| Downloads: | 12 |
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