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I Speak for the Fish: Sturgeon vs salmon prioritizing native Great Lakes species
-Lake sturgeon restoration efforts on Michigan’s Big Manistee River near Tippy Dam are a success, but tensions rise with salmon anglers as larger numbers of sturgeon return to spawn.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishKathy JohnsonLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchI Speak for the Fish: Is it a rainbow trout or a steelhead?
-All steelhead start life as rainbow trout, but not all rainbow trout will become steelhead. Confused? You’re not alone.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishKathy JohnsonLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchI Speak for the Fish: Hornyhead chubs are cooler than their name implies
-Hornyhead chubs have an interesting reproductive strategy which includes constructing stone nests with the precision of seasoned bricklayers.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsKathy JohnsonLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchThe History of the Button Industry’s Impact on Freshwater Mussels
-Discover how the button industry contributed to their decline, leaving these vital species critically endangered today.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishKathy JohnsonLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchI Speak for the Fish: Why do mudpuppies matter?
-Love them or hate them, mudpuppies are critical to the survival of an unlikely federally endangered species.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishKathy JohnsonLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchI Speak for the fish: Sammy the red-nosed sucker
-Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the film Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, I Speak for the Fish columnist Kathy Johnson creates a whimsical remix of the classic holiday jingle.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureI Speak for the FishIndigenous CommunitiesKathy JohnsonLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchI Speak for the Fish: How Native Americans are saving lake sturgeon
-Tribal communities have played a critical role in lake sturgeon restoration efforts in the Great Lakes, yet their efforts are often overlooked and undervalued.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishKathy JohnsonLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchI Speak for the Fish: Where’s the line in fisheries research?
-Netting, tagging, shocking, sampling — a lot of things are done to fish in the name of science. So, it begs the question, who decides what can be done to Great Lakes fish?
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AuthorsChicagoFeature HomepageFeature-ChicagoFish, Birds and AnimalsIllinoisKathy JohnsonLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchHow do fish survive in large urban waterways, like the Chicago River?
-The Chicago River’s hardened shorelines, stormwater pollution events and limited habitat would seem inhospitable to fish. Yet, native species are finding ways to call the city home.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishKathy JohnsonLatest NewsNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchI Speak for the Fish: The Quest for a Largemouth
-Largemouth are like 8-year-old English bulldogs; fierce guardians of their own with a standoffish demeanor and no interest in making friends.
