CFL graduate student, Aaron Koning, spends a lot of time in Thailand, where he is studying fish conservation zones in rural communities to see if these efforts help protect fish biodiversity at a larger scale. …
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Guest Post: How Do Fish Handle Cold Water?
Each winter people ask us what, exactly, is everything doing down under that ice? As those ice fishing shanties dotting the frozen surface of our lakes attest, fish are still active. So how, exactly, do …
Trout Lake Research Rewind: Tricking the Turf & Sampling the Surf
by Riley Steinbrenner Tree Skirts? Ever since Dom got stuck between a hand drill and a hard place the first time I ventured out with him and Patrick, this whole “tree skirt” situation had just …
Trout Lake Research Rewind: Fyke Nets & Native Mussels
by Riley Steinbrenner Week Seven This summer, CFL graduate students Martin Perales and Holly Embke are busy catching fish on their two study lakes–Sandy Beach Lake and McDermott Lake in Iron County–using a lot of …
Trout Lake Research Rewind: Bog Walks, Lab Work & Wild Rice
by Riley Steinbrenner Week One One of the first things I did up north was walk on water–well, on a bog, that is! TLS Interim Director Susan Knight took CFL outreach/communications specialist Adam Hinterthuer and …
From the Vault: Madison in Bloom – Blue-Green Algae Hits Home
A cool, wet Spring and booming populations of algae-munching daphnia couldn’t hold-off the inevitable – Madison’s lakes have been beset by cyanobacteria blooms the last few day. We dusted off this older post to explain …
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 …
CFL in Thailand: Whirlwind Road Trip with Coolers Full of Fish
CFL graduate student, Aaron Koning, just returned from a research trip to Thailand and shared this story of his epic road trip. You can read and see more of Aaron’s adventures doing fieldwork in Thailand …
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 …