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…
Repeat Spawners: High Sierra Trout Stocking
Starting the year 2022, many of us a looking back on simpler and easier times. The last couple years have been hard on us all, and those of us here at the Fisheries Blog hope you have a better year moving forward. We wanted to take a look back at the first fisheries blog post,…
Ten Fisheries Blog Lists
Happy New Year! This year marks a milestone for us at the Fisheries Blog – we’ve laughed, learned, and shared our love of fish with you for the past TEN YEARS!
Fisheries Blog Gift Guide 2021
Don’t know what to get the fish nerd in your life? Start here…
American Fisheries Society – #SundayFishSketch Edition
Recently, the American Fisheries Society (AFS) had their annual meeting. This year’s conference was held in Baltimore, MD, home of the garbage eating trash wheels, cleaning up Baltimore’s waterways. The AFS reached out to me and the #SundayFishSketch and asked if our artists would sketch and call attention to fishes of the Chesapeake or mid-Atlantic…
A peacock of a different feather
The crystal-clear waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans are home to one of the world’s most colorful creatures who packs a powerful secret…
Tasting Beers with Fish Themed Labels: Session 1 Easy Drinkers
As a fish scientist, I felt compelled to taste and review beers that have fish and fishing themed labels. Enjoy Session 1: The Easy Drinkers.
The best (and worst) specialty license plates for fish lovers
Hank ranks the top ten specialty license plates with fish on them. Did your home state make the cut?
Fishing waste: a potential new source of biodegradable plastic
By: Dana Sackett, PhD The prestigious James Dyson Award is given to a university student each year for an invention that helps solve a widespread problem. Lucy Hughes, the 2019 winner of this award, may have outdone herself by potentially solving not one but two global issues with her innovative design. She proposed using the…
Five Years of the #SundayFishSketch
It started with a desire for accountability, consistency, and practice. My busy life of balancing being a graduate student, working part-time in a restaurant, managing regular household chores and errands, and trying to keep up socially with friends and family didn’t leave much time for many extracurricular activities. My name is Rene, and this is…
Sparking future fisheries scientists with Nisga’a Salmon Science Camp
In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, check out this four minute film by a young indigenous videographer on the 2021 Nisga’a Salmon Science Camp!
Get outdoors and support women in fisheries science!
From October 1-17, 2021, Women of Fisheries, Inc. will be hosting their 2nd Annual fisHER Adventure Classic. Proceeds for this event will be used to fund initiatives such as scholarships, awards, mentoring support, and planning for future annual meetings.
“Fall” fish
As the Harvest Moon wanes, a new season gathers steam, and grocery stores across the country struggle to keep up with the insatiable crowds of pumpkin spice fiends and Halloween-ers. For many, Autumn’s onset floods us with nostalgia, and cozy memories. We wrap each other up in fleece and take our children apple picking. We…
Angling for Accuracy
Growing up between the 1980’s and early 2000’s meant at least some influence of the flourishing industry of video games on some aspect of your life. Whether it was a trip to the arcade with friends or waiting for the newest gaming system or that long-awaited game release, the gaming industry has had a far-reaching…
‘Social fishtancing’ through the pandemic
One out of every five anglers fished more in spring 2020. Are you one of them?
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