Filling mussel cages at DHNFH

Scientists working in a floating research building filled with mussel rearing equipment. They are handling cages and transferring mussels in and out of the water
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TWRA C-RAC

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Each cage is filled according to mussel size anywhere from 200 to several thousand mussels. TWRA and USFWS staff use a small hoist or hand lift the cages slowly in and out of the water during harvest, inventory and planting.
Facility
Dale Hollow National Fish Hatchery
Ecosystem
Lake
River/stream
Recreational Activity
Fishing
Shell fishing
Scuba diving
Subject tags
Animal health
Aquaculture
Biodiversity
Biological control
Captive breeding
Dams
Ecosystem recovery
Endangered and/or Threatened species
Equipment
Habitat restoration
Population status
Scientific personnel (USFWS)
Swimming
Wildlife management