Contact: Mike Wolterbeek
mwolterbeek@unr.edu
University of Nevada, Reno

Implanting Transmitter in Warm-water Invasive Fish at Lake Tahoe

Caption: University of Nevada, Reno researcher Ka Lai Ngai surgically implants a tracking device in a large-mouth bass, a warm-water fish invasive to Lake Tahoe, as part of a research program to study its movements. The data will be used to help develop a mitigation plan.

Credit: Photo by Mike Wolterbeek, University of Nevada, Reno.

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