University of Wisconsin–Madison

Month: July 2021

Around the Clock Limnology – To Better Understand Our Lakes, Some Researchers Lose a Lot of Sleep

by Cassie Gauthier – Getting to see the sunrise over a lake as I nestle into my sweatshirt in the brisk morning air is one of my favorite things. Another is being in the middle of the lake on a boat as the stars shine brightly over my head. Before this week, I had never …

New Study: Precautionary Catch Limits on Forage Fish Unlikely to Benefit Predators

The following was released by the Science Center for Marine Fisheries — A newly released study finds that, for many predator species, extra-precautionary management of forage fish is unlikely to bring additional benefits. How to manage forage fish sustainably, both by themselves and for the rest of the ecosystem, has become a much-discussed topic in …