Crews from the Colorado Parks and Wildlife conduct a fish survey in the waters of the Animas River.
Jim White, an aquatic biologist with Colorado Parks and Wildlife, steers a raft, as seasonal aquatic technician Pete Deren stands ready to net a fish stunned by Chris Lashmett during part of an annual fish survey in the Animas River. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Jim White, an aquatic biologist with Colorado Parks and Wildlife, steers a raft, as seasonal aquatic technician Pete Deren stands ready to net a fish stunned by Chris Lashmett during part of an annual fish survey in the Animas River. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Jim White, an aquatic biologist with Colorado Parks and Wildlife, steers a raft, as seasonal aquatic technician Pete Deren stands ready to net a fish stunned by Chris Lashmett during part of an annual fish survey in the Animas River. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
A crew from Colorado Parks and Wildlife prepares equipment and crafts to conduct the annual fish survey in the Animas River. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Jim White, an aquatic biologist with Colorado Parks and Wildlife, steers a raft, as seasonal aquatic technician Pete Deren stands ready to net a fish stunned by Chris Lashmett during part of an annual fish survey in the Animas River. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Jim White, an aquatic biologist with Colorado Parks and Wildlife, steers a raft, as seasonal aquatic technician Pete Deren stands ready to net a fish stunned by Chris Lashmett during part of an annual fish survey in the Animas River. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Jim White, an aquatic biologist with Colorado Parks and Wildlife, steers a raft, as seasonal aquatic technician Pete Deren stands ready to net a fish stunned by Chris Lashmett during part of an annual fish survey in the Animas River. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
John Alves, an aquatic biologist with the Colorado Parks and Wildlife, prepares to weigh a rainbow trout from the Animas River during a survey of fish population. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
John Alves, an aquatic biologist with the Colorado Parks and Wildlife, prepares to weigh a rainbow trout from the Animas River during a survey of the fish population. Chris Lashmett, center, assists, and Mike Japhet records information. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
John Alves, an aquatic biologist with the Colorado Parks and Wildlife, prepares to weigh a rainbow trout from the Animas River during a survey of the fish population. Chris Lashmett, center, assists, and Mike Japhet records information. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
John Alves, an aquatic biologist with the Colorado Parks and Wildlife, prepares to weigh a fish from the Animas River during a survey of the fish population. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
John Alves, an aquatic biologist with the Colorado Parks and Wildlife, prepares to weigh a mottled sculpin from the Animas River during a survey of fish population. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Jim White, an aquatic biologist with Colorado Parks and Wildlife, steers a raft, as seasonal aquatic technician Pete Deren stands ready to net a fish stunned by Chris Lashmett during part of an annual fish survey in the Animas River. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
