EdentonNFHWhite Shiner Spawning tank.JPG

Large tank filled with water, small rocks in a mound at the bottom and a light over the tank.
Photo By/Credit
Sonia L. Mumford DVM/USFWS
Date Shot/Created
12/04/2021
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
This tank is used to spawn white shiners. A large nest made of rocks by blue head job helps provide a good place for white shiners to spawn. The rocks provide cover. The light is use to attract the larval white shiners so they can be more easily collected to separate them from the adults.
Subject tags
Aquaculture
Fish hatcheries
Work of the Service