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Fish Fry Day: Fish on the Move

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Solomon David spoke at the CFL last week about the November migrations of the Great Lakes populations of whitefish. We started thinking about ways to spread the message that keeping fish “on the move” is crucial to their survival. Here’s an animated attempt: Let us know what you think in the comments. This was a …

Fish Fry Day: Whitefish Runs Return to Wisconsin Rivers

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Last week, an excellent article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel covered some great news – lake whitefish are migrating inland to spawn and, in many cases, fish were running up into tributaries where they hadn’t been seen for 100 years. One of the scientists featured in that article is Solomon David, a post doctoral researcher …