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Water We Talking About? Water, The Moon, and Catching Catfish

Posted on May 22, 2020

Happy Friday! It’s that time again – when kids across Wisconsin (and the country, really) sending questions and we track down real-life scientists to answer them. This week Wisconsin’s leading fish expert and a  – …

Posted in Water We Talking About?Tagged channel catfish, John Lyons, limnology, Maggie Turnbull, moon, sturgeon, water on Earth, Water We Talking About?, world's largest fish

CFL at the Shedd Aquarium: World Fish Migration Day, May 24th!

Posted on May 21, 2014

At the break of dawn this Saturday, May 24th, Center for Limnology researchers and your trusty blogger will hit the road for Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium. Once there, we will help Shedd researchers and volunteers set …

Posted in Fish, OutreachTagged Center for Limnology, migratory fish, pike, Shedd Aquarium, sturgeon, suckers, World Fish Migration Day

Fish Fry Day: Sturgeon Take the Elevator & Climate Change Ruins Everything

Posted on January 31, 2014

Happy Fish Fry Day! Battered, fried deliciousness will on Wisconsin menus this evening, so consider this an appetizer. Before you tuck in to a plate of bluegill, perch, walleye or (if you must) cod, here …

Posted in Fish, Fish Fry Day, Global Change & Long-Term EcologyTagged Fish Fry Day, Lake Erie, NOAA, NOAA Climate, perch, River Alliance Wisconsin, sturgeon, walleye

Thinking “Big” May Not Be Best Approach to Saving Large-River Fish

Posted on April 8, 2013

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% …

Posted in CFL In The News, Fish, Hasler LabTagged Brenda Pracheil, catfish, Center for Limnology, Fronteirs in Ecology, gar, Mississippi River, paddlefish, sturgeon, UW-Madison

Video: Looking in on Lake Monona Sturgeon

Posted on November 19, 2012

As fall gives in to winter, we thought we’d hold the long cold season off a bit more with a tale from open water days and the warming months of spring… A number of years …

Posted in Fish, Fishing, Boating & Water Recreation, Hasler Lab, Wildlife & WaterfowlTagged ancient fish, Center for Limnology, Lake Monona, lake strugeon, Madison, sturgeon, UW-Madison

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