The Fisheries Blog

The Iconic Salmon: Champions Worthy of Conservation

Efforts to conserve salmon habitats encompass a range of strategies aimed at restoring and preserving their critical ecosystems.

O-fish-al Art Recap

The #SundayFishSketch is a Twitter hashtag that encourages like-minded individuals to incorporate art and fish into their weekly lives. It is a great community to join for beginning sketchers and is also a way for seasoned artists to continue to practice. Many of the #SundayFishSketch themes can be fun getaways from your current life while…

Chasing Giants book launch

What began as a quest to find the world’s largest freshwater fish became so much more…

What can a pile of seal poop tell us about plastic pollution in our oceans?

Guest Written By Aaron Bunch Imagine that funny little emoji. Yeah, you know the one that looks like a pile of poop with a smiley face? But now think of it covered in birthday cake sprinkles! Yes, I am asking you to think about a pile of poop coated with small pieces of shiny colored…

#SundayFishSketch O-fish-al Art Recap

8 Questions for the 2023 Presidential Candidates of the American Fisheries Society

I asked 8 questions to Margaret Murphy and Patrick Shirey, the two Candidates for the American Fisheries Society (AFS) election.

From “Asian Carp” to “Copi”: When Fish Get a Rebrand

If you can’t beat ’em, eat ’em? A look into a new name – and, some hope, a new taste – for an invasive species.

Federal Excise Taxes Help Turn Former Cranberry Bogs into Haven for Wildlife and Fish

Join (regular) Guest Author, Craig Springer, on a virtual hike through woodlands and lowland bog to see the miraculous transformation of your excise taxes at work!

We all need freshwater biodiversity

Guest author Rob St. John reflects on why people need freshwater biodiversity. And it‘s more than just the edible fish and recreation that you might…

New Year, New Me: Amazing Metamorphoses in Fish

For some fish species that undergo metamorphosis, “New Year, New Me” takes on a whole new meaning.

Centenarians of the Sea

What is the lifespan of a Rougheye Rockfish? Take a look at this guest post by Andreas Rice to find out!

In Memory of Legendary Fly Fisher, Artist, Scientist: Dave Whitlock (1934-2022)

Many of you may have heard about the passing of Dave Whitlock this Thanksgiving. He suffered a massive stroke Thursday night, his wife Emily told Fly Fisherman Magazine. “He was working on his boat next to our casting pond when it hit, and was flown to Tulsa for care. But he broke the tippet and…