Fungus Trouble

It has been a tough year for the young salmon at the hatchery this year. A large run of pink salmon glutted Indian River (the source of the hatchery water) and led to a bloom of fungus and bacteria. This stuff floats down the pipe and clogs up the drains and fish gills in the ponds.

Location: Sheldon Jackson College, Sitka, Alaska

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