Collection of mummichog from a Rhode Island salt pond six months after an oil spill washed into the pond

Collection of mummichog from a Rhode Island salt pond six months after an oil spill washed into the pond. This salt pond was also a wildlife refuge, so canoes and traps were used to collect fish, rather than powerboats and trawls. Lawrence Chicelly (NOAA Corp) assisted NWFSC scientists with fish collections to examine fish health and contaminant exposure.

Photo Category: NOAA 200th Photo Contest
Photo Location: Rhode Island
Photo Date: 1996 July