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Category: The Fisheries Blog
What Is Marine Pharmacology?
In a world plagued by novel illnesses, the discovery and development of novel pharmaceuticals to treat them is becoming increasingly urgent. Coincidentally, a lot of people have become skeptical about the efficacy and ingredients of those treatments. What may surprise you is that there are lots of fascinating pharmaceuticals that are sourced directly from the…
United States of Fish
Impress your friends and family at your next cookout with facts about the officially-designated state/province fish of Canada and the U.S.
O-fish-al Art Recap
There’s a myriad of reasons that fishes are beloved by people. Whether you’re an angler, a naturalist, or an aquarist, the love of fish brings people together. The #SundayFishSketch on Twitter brings together fish enthusiasts through art. A weekly prompt to get the creative juices flowing, the paintbrushes wetted, and the pencils sharpened. Below I…
Recapture: Taking a look back at how non-game scientists are showcasing small, but important, fish.
The importance of non-game fish to our ecosystems often goes unnoticed by the general public. Finding ways to get this information to them is challenging if they cannot relate to the topic. Duke’s Instagram account was created to introduce people to the world of non-game fish.
Fishing in the deep: A dive into deep-sea fisheries
Most of the things I post about on the Fisheries Blog are associated with art or fun fish facts. My scientific research on deep-sea fishes isn’t inherently ‘fisheries’ related as I study the systematics (evolution) of deep-sea fish groups. That being said, as someone who grew up in the midwest, I have had multiple experiences…
Why you should go clean your electrofishing electrodes today
Have you ever noticed that over time your electrofishing electrodes lose their shininess and get a white material coated on them? We explain why this happens and what you should do about it.
Blotchy Bass Syndrome: new findings
Researchers in Pennsylvania have discovered a virus linked to hypermelanistic lesions on black bass species.
How toxic is the water: using biology to determine water toxicity
By: Dana Sackett, PhD How toxic is the water? That is a question many have asked themselves when trying to understand the impact of all the pollutants from industry, land and road run-off, and wastewater, mixing in an ecosystem. However, as we discussed previously (see here), there is no technique or instrument that can test…
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…
Old stories die hard: fish culture hurt more than helped historic Atlantic Salmon
The long-held story that hatcheries benefited the last Atlantic Salmon in Lake Ontario is false.
O-fish-al Art Recap
As always, the Fisheries Blog O-fish-al Art Recap highlights the themes, the artists, and the art of the #SundayFishSketch on Twitter. Our artists continue to post amazing illustrations associated with different holidays and events. Continue reading for information and sketches of fishes pertaining to Valentine’s Day, the Super Bowl, and more. #FishyReproduction A tried and…
What I learned from 10 years of science blogging
Join me as we celebrate a decade at The Fisheries Blog, dive into the numbers, and discuss some important lessons learned.
Review: “Braiding Sweetgrass” by Robin Wall Kimmerer
This book was gifted to me at the end of 2020 and I’ve been incorporating lessons from it into every aspect of my life, from hunting and fishing to the way I conduct my dissertation research. In “Braiding Sweetgrass”, Kimmerer weaves personal stories into lessons about how we can incorporate an ancient worldview into our…
The dirty depths: how connected are we to the deep ocean?
By: Dana Sackett, Ph.D. The deep sea is the largest and one of the most unique habitats on the planet. Once thought to be pristine and out of reach to human impacts, studies on the deep ocean have recently proven the opposite. This remote yet surprisingly diverse ecosystem is turning out to be more interconnected…
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