by Sean Simoneau, Oak Ridge National Laboratory simoneausm@ornl.gov December 20, 2016—Scientific discovery can come from anywhere, but few researchers can say the answers to their questions would come from the pea-sized bones in the head …
Brenda Pracheil
Field Samples: Fish Earbones Tell Story of Kingston Coal Ash Spill
In this addition of our weekly Q&A asking researchers what they’ve been up to and what they’ve learned, Brenda Pracheil, a former CFL post doc and current research at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, talks …
Fish Fry Day: Longnose Gar
It’s that time of week again. Time for fried fishes of all sorts to pop up on Wisconsin menus and time for us here at the blog to feature a new fish for “Fish Fry …
Thinking “Big” May Not Be Best Approach to Saving Large-River Fish
Large-river specialist fishes—from giant species like paddlefish and blue catfish, to tiny crystal darters and silver chub – are in danger. According to a new study, in the U.S. 60 out of 68 species, or 88% …
Making Waves, Freshwater Fish and Other Adventures in Outreach
Sometimes it feels like limnology is an Internet afterthought and this blog is the lone oasis of freshwater science in a cyber wasteland. But then a few links surface from the deep and I …
Looking to The Skies to Save U.S. Fish
A University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher says states should be looking to the skies in order to save fish. Brenda Pracheil, a postdoctoral fellow at the UW-Madison Center for Limnology, thinks it’s time for fish to …