University of Wisconsin–Madison

Month: March 2022

Focus Groups Reveal Disparate Reactions to Regulation As Fisheries Managers Angle for “Optimum Outcomes”

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Up and down the New Jersey shore each summer, charter fishing boats and larger “party boats” entice optimistic anglers to head out to sea in search of bottom-dwelling species like summer flounder, black sea bass, scup and tautog.  A charter boat captain hires out their small boat to groups of up to six people for …

Beneath the Surface, Long-Term Lake Monitoring Reveals the Drama of a Food Web in Flux

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Seen from shore, it doesn’t look like a lot is going on in Trout Lake in northern Wisconsin. Aside from windy days that shove waves against its mostly wooded shoreline, the lake presents, more often than not, a smooth, picturesque surface of crystal-clear water. But, peer beneath the surface or, more accurately, dig through decades’ …