There’s big trouble with brook trout in Big Sky Country. These invasive fish have spread through waterways in Montana and the rest of the West, disrupting ecosystems and crowding out native species. While the old vanguard of...
Studying in the La Grange Reach of the Illinois River, scientists at Western Illinois University in collaboration with the U.S. Geological Survey, the Illinois Natural History Survey and the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center have found that...
Virginia's popular introduced blue catfish fishery is something that both trophy- and food-seeking anglers can get excited about. But the health of the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem might be better off if there weren't quite so many of...
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...
Rehabilitating a particular fish population isn't as simple as dropping a bunch of the same species into the deficient pond or stream. A number of factors come into play, including cost, the habitat’s carrying capacity and potential...