Recent research on some of Minnesota’s native fishes pinpoints astonishing longevity and an important role in ecosystems.
Living with Aquatic Invaders
Scientists have learned a lot about aquatic invasive species, and experts now say the appearance of an exotic species in a body of water doesn’t necessarily mean the end of life as we know it.
Where Wonders Never Freeze
Life in the winter trout streams of the Driftless.
Audible underwater worlds
A researcher records sounds under the surface of Minnesota lakes and hopes to learn whether humans are disturbing the lives of the denizens of the deep.
Confronting Great Lakes invaders
Mid-ocean ballast water exchange is working well to keep non-native aquatic organisms from invading the Great Lakes, but scientists are racing to find more secure solutions.
Night of the Sturgeon
On the St. Croix with fishing guide Brian Klawitter
Book Review: The Death and Life of the Great Lakes by Dan Egan
A vivid history and sober analysis of the many threats the Great Lakes face.
Diary of an Aquatic Scientist
How an arts-based underwater photography program functions as a platform for student driven scientific inquiry (or) Thirty years after hearing a B-side Iron Maiden song, I finally get it.
Taking the Brook Trout’s Temperature
Notre Dame biologists study how native fish could be restored to the Namekagon River watershed.