Fish Health Research at the U.S. Geological Survey - Marrowstone Marine Field Station

From the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS):

Fish Health Research at the U.S. Geological Survey - Marrowstone Marine Field Station

Research at the Marrowstone Marine Field Station (MMFS) addresses several of the most important marine ecosystem health issues throughout the Northeast Pacific Ocean. Located on an island in the northwest corner of Puget Sound, the five acre Marrowstone campus is home to a unique USGS research facility, where approximately 7,000 square feet of laboratory space benefits from tanks filled with high-quality treated seawater. Strict biosecurity procedures and biocontainment infrastructure allow for the responsible handling of endemic marine pathogens. These unique capabilities allow scientists to empirically address disease issues that impact populations of wild marine fishes and invertebrates.

Ongoing ecological disease projects at Marrowstone are addressing population-level impacts of pathogens to Pacific herring, steelhead trout, and Chinook salmon in coastal areas from Washington State to Alaska (AK).

To learn more about fisheries research going on at the MMFS, visit http://wfrc.usgs.gov/newsletter/ orhttp://wfrc.usgs.gov/fieldstations/marrowstone/index.html

Photo: The USGS Western Fisheries Research Center's Marrowstone Marine Field Station, overlooking the Puget Sound, is well-situated for addressing marine ecosystem health issues. Photo taken by Paul Hershberger, USGS.