by Rob Mooney – Spring is always a busy time for people that study freshwater ecosystems in the Midwest – lakes begin to thaw, streams rise after the snow melts, and many species of fishes …
Fish Fry Day
Thanks to 11-Year-Old Henry Foster, Arkansas Will Soon Have a State Fish
Happy Friday everyone. Here’s a fun story for you – an 11-year-old’s long quest to get a state fish for Arkansas has finally paid off! Yesterday, Henry Foster (along with his supportive mother and sidekick …
Happy Valentine’s Day to the Fish That Builds Walls – For Love.
Happy Valentine’s Day! Considering we’re still talking about a certain wall two years after we first published this, we thought it was time to reshare the tale of a fish that builds walls – for …
New Online Tools Says to Catch the Big One, Think Small
When it comes to fish food webs, the basic narrative is that the bigger the fish, the bigger its prey. In fact, one of the measurements scientists often use to determine a predator’s potential diet …
Celebrating World Fish Migration Day at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium
This Saturday, April 21st, is World Fish Migration Day – a day to celebrate the incredible journeys that fishes undertake each year to spawn and continue their species’ existence. World Fish Migration Day is “a one …
Golden Gophers Worried About Golden Shiners
Happy Fish Fry Day, everyone! Restaurants across Wisconsin are battering up bluegill, perch and walleye (and, yes, even cod) and featuring fish as the daily special and so are we. As we work our way …
Fish Migrations Underway in Wisconsin
Each spring, as birds take to the sky and head north, bringing bright colors and cheerful songs with them, an equally massive migration is taking place just beneath the surface of our inland waters. In …
Which Wisconsin Fish Takes 1st Place in Spring Spawning?
Since the ice is off our lakes early this year and the sun is now (sometimes) shining on the water, it’s time to start thinking about spring spawning. As water temperatures start to warm, a …
Video: Searching for Spring’s Spawning Suckers
Happy Fish Fry Day! Just like many Wisconsin restaurants, we’ve got fish on the menu today. The special? Suckers with a side of steelhead. Watch as CFL graduate student, John Rodstrom, and post-doc, Allison Moody, …
Fish Fry Day: “Save Yourselves!” Fish Under Attack Sound The Alarm to Others
Happy Fish Fry Day folks! You’ll find perch and walleye specials at our fair state’s eateries today, but here on the blog we’ve got a tiny little martyr on the menu – the blacknose shiner. …