People and Nature

DSC_7069 Pouched lamprey (Geotria australis) NIWA freshwater scientists Don Jellyman and son Phillip, use electro-fishing gear to search for ammocoete larva which live buried in the mud for the first four years or so of their life. Okuti River, Canterbury *

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DSC_7069 Pouched lamprey (Geotria australis) NIWA freshwater scientists Don Jellyman and son Phillip, use electro-fishing gear to search for ammocoete larva which live buried in the mud for the first four years or so of their life. Okuti River, Canterbury *

electro fishing for ammocoetes 7069 DSC Pouched lamprey pouched Geotria australis lamprey