Blackspot Topminnow Gill with Glochidia (5564536584)
March 21, 2011 - Natchitoches National Fish Hatchery Here Glochidia is attached to the gill of this topminnow. This would either be pigtoe mussel or LA pearlshell. Photographer: Tony Brady, mussel propogat... Mehr
Alligator Gar (5173403056)
November 5, 2010 - Natchitoches, LA This alligator gar shares his tank with bass and numerous little feeder fish. Photographer: Daniel Mayer
Alligator Snapping Turtle Hatchlings (5172799191)
November 5, 2010 - Natchitoches, LA Here is this year's newly hatched clutch of alligator snapping turtles. Photographer: Daniel Mayer
Returning turtles to tank (5068148123)
October 6, 2010 - Natchitoches, LA Here Jan and I are replacing the turtles in their tank one by one. Photographer: Mussel Biologist www.fws.gov/natchitoches
Taking turtles out of the tank (5068147513)
October 6, 2010 - Natchitoches, LA Here Jan is taking turtles out of the tanks so that they can be measured, weighed, and scanned for pet chips. Photographer: Mussel Biologist www.fws.gov/natchitoches
Turtle data collection (5068174909)
October 6, 2010 - Natchitoches, LA Me (Daniel Mayer) describing turtle data collection process. Photographer: Jan www.fws.gov/natchitoches
Turtles (5172799301)
November 5, 2010 - Natchitoches, LA Upon watching these turtles for a time, I observed that the turtle on the right has a constant desire to be right next to the turtle on the left, but the feeling is not mutua... Mehr
Bass and other assorted native fishes (5173402910)
November 5, 2010 - Natchitoches, LA Whole view of the tank containing the alligator gar and bass. Photographer: Daniel Mayer
Blue Catfish (5172800357)
November 5, 2010 - Natchitoches, LA Tank of blue catfish Photographer: Daniel Mayer
Blue gill (5172799623)
November 5, 2010 - Natchitoches, LA Tank of blue gill Photographer: Daniel Mayer
Captive redfin darter (Etheostoma whipplei)
A redfin darter captured in a tank at the Natchitoches National Fish Hatchery. This fish may be host fish for the Louisiana pearlshell mussel.
Climbing snapper (5068755482)
October 6, 2010 - Natchitoches, LA Many of the snappers could be observed climbing on their pump in the center of the tank. Here is one doing just that. Photographer: Mussel Biologist www.fws.gov/natchitoches
Goldfish (5173405568)
November 5, 2010 - Natchitoches, LA Here are the three resident gold fish at the hatchery. Gold fish are commonly used as feeder fish at NNFH. Photographer: Daniel Mayer
Instrument used to retrieve mussels (5368538062)
January 15, 2011 - Natchitoches, LA This is a personal invention of Tony Brady. This fine net tube is used in the process of harvesting the mussels from their host fish. Photographer: Daniel Mayer www.fws.g... Mehr
Tanks for snappers (5172799007)
November 5, 2010 - Natchitoches, LA These are the tanks which are currently holding the alligator snapping turtle hatchlings. Photographer: Daniel Mayer
Back into the tank (5068758194)
October 6, 2010 - Natchitoches, LA Here Jan is handing me the turtles individualy, and I am placing them back into their tank one by one. Photographer: Mussel Biologist www.fws.gov/natchitoches
Brady checking aquaria temperature (5367928609)
January 15, 2011 - Natchitoches, LA Here Tony Brady is checking the temperature of the aquaria tanks. Photographer: Daniel Mayer www.fws.gov/natchitoches/
Buddies (5173404172)
November 5, 2010 - Natchitoches, LA This red ear slider turtle and American alligator are having a staring contest. There is a third turtle which is almost not visible behind the alligator. Photographer: Daniel Mayer
Catfish Pond (5089429581)
October 13, 2010 - Natchitoches, LA This is the catfish pond when it was beginning to drain the day of the harvest. Photographer: Daniel Mayer www.fws.gov/natchitoches/
Collecting turtle data II (5068148897)
October 6, 2010 - Natchitoches, LA Jan and I collecting snapper data. Photographer: Mussel Biologist www.fws.gov/natchitoches
Collecting turtle data (5068758970)
October 6, 2010 - Natchitoches, LA Jan and I collecting snapper data. Photographer: Mussel Biologist www.fws.gov/natchitoches
Cross polarizing baby mussels (5368536270)
January 15, 2011 - Natchitoches, LA This is a picture of baby mussels under the microscope, however a technique called cross polarizing is being used. The mussels are the larger white figures. Photographer: ... Mehr
Frenzy Catfish (5068766810)
October 6, 2010 - Natchitoches, LA Catfish fingerlings at feeding. Photographer: Jan www.fws.gov/natchitoches
Frenzy Catfish II (5068763492)
October 6, 2010 - Natchitoches, LA Catfish fingerlings at feeding. Photographer: Jan www.fws.gov/natchitoches
Gator (5173405420)
November 5, 2010 - Natchitoches, LA This gator is awaiting his meal. Photographer: Daniel Mayer
Harvesting Blue Gill (5089431259)
October 13, 2010 - Natchitoches, LA Blue gill are saned put into a bucket which will be emptied into a containment vessel and brought to wherever the fish are to be released. Photographer: Daniel Mayer www.fw... Mehr
Harvesting Catfish (5089430223)
October 13, 2010 - Natchitoches National Fish Hatchery, Louisiana. Here catfish are being harvested. There were so many catfish in the pond that even with all the "orders" filled there was still enough fish le... Mehr
Holding tanks (5089431093)
October 13, 2010 - Natchitoches, LA These are the holding tank facilities at the hatchery. Photographer: Daniel Mayer www.fws.gov/natchitoches/
Redfin Darter (5563961447)
March 24, 2011: A redfin darter captured in a tank at the Natchitoches National Fish Hatchery. This fish is a potential host fish for the LA pearlshell mussel. Photographer: Tony Brady, mussel propogation bi... Mehr
Siphoning mussles II (5368539010)
January 15, 2011 - Natchitoches, LA Here Tony Brady is siphoning the aquaria for baby Little Spectaclecase mussels. Photographer: Daniel Mayer www.fws.gov/natchitoches/
Siphoning mussels I (5367929181)
January 15, 2011 - Natchitoches, LA Here Tony Brady is siphoning the aquaria for baby Little Spectaclecase mussels. Photographer: Daniel Mayer www.fws.gov/natchitoches/
Tony Brady looking at mussels under microscope (5367929987)
January 15, 2011 - Natchitoches, LA Here Tong Brady is looking at mussels that were just harvested from the host tank aquaria earlier that morning. Photographer: Daniel Mayer www.fws.gov/natchitoches/
Upclose and Personal with Glochidia (5564536774)
March 24, 2011 - Natchitoches National Fish Hatchery Close up pic of Louisiana pearlshell mussel glochidia. Photographer: Tony Brady, mussel propogation biologist www.fws.gov/natchitoches/
Albino Alligator Snapping Turtle (5173405248)
November 5, 2010 - Natchitoches, LA This is the only resident snapper at the hatchery, and he is an albino! Photographer: Daniel Mayer