Innovative grassroots study helps remove mystery surrounding sea-run cutthroat
A new study by fishing community volunteers, a local conservation group, and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) on sea-run cutthroat trout …
Tagfish science
Why are muskies the fish of 10,000 casts?
For anglers, landing a muskellunge or muskie is a big deal. The “fish of 10,000 casts” is notoriously elusive, making the massive fish an even …
Groups seek federal protections for Arctic grayling
Arctic grayling, which are native to the Upper Missouri River basin, are the focus of a lawsuit over federal management of the cold river-dwelling fish …
Learning more about false albacore
This year, ASGA spearheaded The Albie Project, where 63 acoustic tags were deployed into false albacore throughout Nantucket Sound. The aim of the study was …
Salmon colonized the Puget lowland about 14,900 years ago
Beginning about 14,900 years ago, salmon begin to colonize Puget Sound. During the last ice age, when a 3,000-foot-thick glacier moved out of Canada and …
The West Australian catalogue of fish ear bones
Thumbing through the West Australian catalog of fish ear bones is a bit like looking at the abstract shapes in a modern art gallery. “They’re …
California’s endangered salmon population plummets amid new threat
They’ve been pushed to the brink of extinction by dams, drought, extreme heat, and even the flare of wildfires, but now California’s endangered winter-run Chinook …
Can assisted migration save the Rio Grande’s cutthroat?
Scientists wage an upstream battle to save trout in a warming West. The helicopter vaulted over Music Pass and touched down in an alpine meadow, …
Researchers Angling To Make ‘Fish-ial’ Recognition Software a Reality
Facial recognition can identify people in a crowd. Can the same be done for fish in a river with “fish-ial” recognition software? University of Virginia …
The Reason Behind the “Please Poke Eyes” Signs
If you’re not an angler, you might be surprised to see this kind of gruesome sign near fishing piers. When this one was posted on …