University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tag: shad

Fish Fry Day: Shad, Like Ships, Use Locks to Get Upstream

Happy Fish Fry Day, when, like any good Wisconsin restaurant, we put fish on the menu. Today’s post is shared with permission from The Nature Conservancy‘s “Cool Green Science” blog. Thanks, TNC!  New Research Makes A Strong Case for Fish Passage By Justine E. Hausheer, science writer at the Nature Conservancy How do you figure …

Fish [Black] Fry Day Video: “FIsh-nados” Lurk Off Chicago Shoreline

With apologies to the Syfy network and its outstanding ability to combine species into preposterous science fiction specials, we’re showcasing these videos our post doc, Solomon David, recently took with colleagues from the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. It’s an embarrassment of fishy riches for the Thanksgiving holiday. Lurking in the waters of a Chicago harbor, …