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Research fisheries biologist Tim Sheehan has finished his 2019 Atlantic salmon tagging efforts in Greenland for the year.

Research fisheries biologist Tim Sheehan continues his search for pre-adult Atlantic salmon in southwest Greenland.

Research fisheries biologist Tim Sheehan is in southwest Greenland, hoping to catch a lot of pre-adult Atlantic salmon.

Research fisheries biologist Tim Sheehan is currently in southwest Greenland, hoping to catch pre-adult Atlantic salmon. He and his collaborators have an ambitious plan: Tag as many salmon as possible with special pop-off satellite tags and acoustic tags.

Each winter from mid-February to early March, biologists from the Maine Department of Marine Resources (ME-DMR), Penobscot Indian Nation (PIN), Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NOAA/NEFSC), Greater Atlantic Region Field Office (NOAA/GARFO).