Planting Atlantic salmon eggs

Atlantic salmon egg planting crew standing in a stream simulating spawning by Atlantic salmon on the west branch of the Sheepscot River in mid-coast Maine
Photo By/Credit
Bonnie Turek/USFWS
Date Shot/Created
12/15/2025
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Biologists using aluminum cones and mechanical suction to mimic natural spawning by Atlantic salmon on the west branch of the Sheepscot River in mid-coast Maine
Partner(s)
Maine Department of Marine Resources
Ecosystem
Coastal
River/stream
Species
Salmo
Staff
Bonnie Turek
Subject tags
Conservation science
Endangered and/or Threatened species
Fish migration
Fisheries management