Recent data on intersex bass frequencies show that wildlife refuges are negatively impacted by human influence, despite protections.
Intersex fish are on the rise in the Northeastern U.S. as agricultural runoff may cause male smallmouth and largemouth bass to develop eggs in their testes.
Much like humans are genetically pre-disposed to developing certain illnesses, fish are likely the same. However, environmental factors may contribute to the likelihood of developing cancer and should not be entirely overlooked. A Great Barrier Reef study...
After White Clay Creek in Delaware was designated as one of the United States’ National Wild and Scenic Rivers in the 1990s, the National Park Service established a restoration committee with the goal of bringing the river...
Many lakes across the United States, and certainly those in the Great Lakes basin, have been impacted by the removal of underwater vegetation and nearshore habitat. And though the changes may alter shorelines in ways that people...
Focused upon the grander picture of global climate change, it’s easy to forget the finer — but not insignificant — pressures that humans inflict upon their environment through everyday activity. Whether for subsistence, commercial or recreational purposes,...
It's no secret that Florida's slow-flowing St. Johns River is something of a bass factory, but a new study from state researchers sheds new light on what the fish are eating to grow so well.
Some of Florida's top bass lakes have areas where the weeds grow so thick they look like you could walk across the top of them. A recently published study of two of those lakes shows what the...
The Guadalupe bass, a Central Texas native and the target of restoration efforts in recent years, has become an angler favorite since it was discovered to be a distinct species found only in the state's Hill Country....
The most recent edition of an annual list highlighting waterbodies on the mend included just a single reservoir: Lake Bloomington, a water supply lake in central Illinois. Projects underway to improve fish habitat, especially for an anemic...