Photo by Janet Meredith | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District - MVS | 03.22.2024
Biologists inject a passive integrated transponder (PIT) tag into shovelnose sturgeon using a syringe. Fish pit tags allow biologists to follow fish on the Mississippi River and learn what parts of the river they use. The St. Louis District Rivers Project Office and Missouri Department of Conservation place tags in fish periodically for monitoring purposes....
Photo by Janet Meredith | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District - MVS | 03.22.2024
Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tags allow biologists to follow fish on the Mississippi River and learn what parts of the river they use. The St. Louis District Rivers Project Office and Missouri Department of Conservation place tags in fish periodically for monitoring purposes. Biologists inject the tag into fish using a syringe, and then install antennas at points along the river that......
Photo by Janet Meredith | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District - MVS | 03.22.2024
This shovel nose sturgeon caught while doing surveys below the Melvin Price Locks and Dam was measured and checked for a tag before it was returned to the Mississippi River. The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Missouri Department of Conservation are studying the populations to improve habitat of fish species in the Mississippi River. The shovelnose sturgeon is the smallest species of......
Photo by Janet Meredith | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District - MVS | 03.22.2024
This shovel nose sturgeon caught while doing surveys below the Melvin Price Locks and Dam was measured and checked for a tag before it was returned to the Mississippi River. The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Missouri Department of Conservation are studying the populations to improve habitat of fish species in the Mississippi River. The shovelnose sturgeon is the smallest species of......
Photo by Janet Meredith | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District - MVS | 03.22.2024
Trot lines baited with small pieces of fish or worms are used to capture fish for data collection purposes. The St. Louis District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers works in partnership with the Missouri Department of Conservation to survey fish species on the Mississippi River as part of the ongoing restoration efforts geared at improving the lake sturgeon population. The lake sturgeon is the......
Photo by Janet Meredith | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District - MVS | 03.22.2024
Biologists preparing trot lines to collect Lake Sturgeon for population monitoring at the Melvin Price Locks and Dam in West Alton, Missouri on March 22, 2024. The St. Louis District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers works with the Missouri Department of Conservation to monitor and improve the state endangered lake sturgeon populations on the Mississippi River and have seen spawning at this......
