IAN Image and Video Library

Marsh grass sample

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:12:45 -0500

a sample of marsh grass found in the surrounding marsh of the Choptank River, Maryland

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Sewage outfall

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:11:15 -0500

Sewage outfall into a water source in Virginia, USA

run off,waste,water quality,water,river,management,marine,human

UMCES Horn Point Lecture Hall

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:10:57 -0500

Ben Fertig prepares to make a presentation at the UMCES Horn Point lab, in Cambridge, Maryland, regarding how nitrogen levels in oyster tissue can be used as an indicator of estuary nitrogen sources.

ben,fertig,nitrogen,speach,human,conservation,education

Virginia Wetlands

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:18:17 -0500

Looking out over the the wetlands in Virginia, USA

water,wetland,marsh,river,ecosystems,marine

Chesapeake Bay Bridge

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:18:04 -0500

The Chesapeake Bay bridge is located on the northern part of the Chesapeake Bay. It connects Maryland's eastern and western shores.

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Virginia Wetlands

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:17:50 -0500

Looking out over the the wetlands from a vehicle in Virginia, USA

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Hard Shoreline

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:41:47 -0500

This concrete wall creates a hard shoreline, which is detrimental to wildlife, and causes sedimentation

shore,hard vs soft,management,erosion,maryland

Osprey Nest

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:41:35 -0500

Osprey flying over nest found on the Choptank river, Maryland

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Oyster Hatchary Tank

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:41:21 -0500

This tank was found at the Oyster Hatchary, at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Horn Point Laboratory in Cambridge, Maryland. The Horn Point oyter hatchary produces over five-hundred oyster larvae for reasearch, educational projects, and oyster restoration in the Chesapeake Bay and surrounding rivers.

estaury,mollusc,bivalve,crassostrea gigas,chesapeake bay,marine,brackish,larvae,spat,restoration

Pandion haliaetus (Osprey)

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:41:06 -0500

An Osprey, also known sea hawk or fish hawk, found nesting in the Choptank River.

hawk,sea hawk,choptank,bird,chordata,aves,north america

Tractor

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:39:24 -0500

Tractor cultivating farmland

human,maryland,cultivation,crop,farming,farmland,farm,corn

Blue Angels

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:39:14 -0500

The U.S. navy's flight demonstration squad, performing a flyover

maryland,flight,plane,navy,f/a-18 hornet,flyover

Rana catesbeiana (American Bullfrog)

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:38:56 -0500

The American bullfrog is native to the Southeastern, and far western regeions of North America. It inhabats water bodies such as ponds, swamps and lakes.

frog,amphibian,native,species,north american,marsh

Assateague Island public beach

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:38:30 -0500

Tourists swimming and sitting beachside on the ocean-side beach of Assateague Island, Maryland

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Assateague Island public beach

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:38:17 -0500

Tourists beachside on the ocean-side beach of Assateague Island, Maryland

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Sediment runoff

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:18:18 -0500

Photo demonstrating sedimentation, found in the War at the Pacific National Historical Park in Guam.

sediment,tropical,guam,sediementation,dirt,coral,ploom

Line Fishing Tackle

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:59:04 -0500

Tying fishing tackle for catching striped bass

tackle,bait,line,fishing,arrangement,pole

Fish Seining

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:55:40 -0500