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FishSens Magazine - an online journal highlighting the latest in fisheries research.

 Fairborn, Ohio, USA
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Turbidity is more than just murky water. 🌊🐟 From fish health and habitat to predator-prey dynamics, changing turbidity can reveal a lot about aquatic ecosystems. Here’s why real-time monitoring matters for fisheries. 👉 fishsens.com/measuring-turbi…
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What if fish farms could go deeper? 🐟 Submersible net pens are changing how aquaculture operations manage fish, environmental conditions and challenging conditions at the surface. Dive in to see how 👉 fishsens.com/modernizing-net…

Modernizing Net Pen Aquaculture: How Submersible Pens are Changing Aquaculture Management -...

Submersible net pens are revolutionizing the aquaculture industry, making operations more robust against traditional challenges and shifting aquaculture from fixed-location farming to dynamic,...

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Think remote mountain lakes are untouched? Sediment cores from Swiss alpine waters tell a different story. Microplastics in remote lakes can still impact fish in these ecosystems 🧪📊 Read in Lake Scientist: lakescientist.com/research-b… PC HaLu via Wikimedia Commons #Microplastics
A serene alpine lake surrounded by towering mountains under a partly cloudy sky, highlighting a remote natural landscape.

ALT A serene alpine lake surrounded by towering mountains under a partly cloudy sky, highlighting a remote natural landscape.

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The Amazon River holds 15% of all freshwater fish species on Earth—yet many face decline from habitat loss, dams, and climate change. 🐟📉 A new @nature_org report outlines how empowering local communities is key to saving them: fishsens.com/report-highligh… #AmazonRiver @TNCBrasil
Fisherman in a straw hat holding a large Amazon river fish on a boat surrounded by lush green forest and calm water.

ALT Fisherman in a straw hat holding a large Amazon river fish on a boat surrounded by lush green forest and calm water.

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🌎Last month we took readers around the world, from the Amazon River Basin to rivers below Mount St. Helens. September's stories emphasize how human intervention can benefit global fisheries. Check out the stories ➡️ fishsens.com/ #Fisheries #FisheriesManagement
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How do you prevent fishery collapses in a warming climate? 🎣 New research shows how shifting angler behavior—like targeting warm-tolerant species when cold-water fish are stressed—can delay collapses by decades. Read how: fishsens.com/how-changing-an… PC: Olaf Jensen @WiscLimnology
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How do you protect drinking water after the Grand Canyon’s largest wildfire? 🌊🔥 Following the Dragon Bravo Fire, researchers at NAU deployed real-time satellite telemetry to monitor turbidity & safeguard Roaring Springs. Read how: fondriest.com/news/monitorin… PC: NPS #wildfire
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The United States Geological Survey is using acoustic telemetry and deploying a new data buoy to help track invasive carp and guard the Great Lakes. Learn more about this important invasive management ➡️ fondriest.com/news/tagging-t… PC: Katie Lieder #Carp #InvasiveSpecies
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The rivers of Mount St. Helens are returning to normal. Over the decades, the land has recovered. Now, with some human help, the Pacific Northwest's most iconic fish are being returned to their home. Learn more ➡️ fishsens.com/after-four-deca… PC: Cowlitz Tribe @WDFW #Salmon
Washington wildlife employee holding a large salmon near the North Fork Toutle River, highlighting salmon reintroduction efforts below Mount St. Helens.

ALT Washington wildlife employee holding a large salmon near the North Fork Toutle River, highlighting salmon reintroduction efforts below Mount St. Helens.

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How do you tackle decades of chloride pollution in one of the Midwest’s best fishing and outdoor destinations? For municipal employees in Madison, Wisconsin, the answer starts with understanding the environment. Learn more ➡️ fondriest.com/news/chloride-… PC: Matt Noone
Group of environmental researchers measuring water quality in a river surrounded by green trees in Madison, Wisconsin.

ALT Group of environmental researchers measuring water quality in a river surrounded by green trees in Madison, Wisconsin.

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Acoustic telemetry is helping researchers at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center uncover the hidden movements of blacktip and spinner sharks — one signal at a time. 🦈 🔗 Read the full story: fishsens.com/how-a-smithsoni… PC: Jake Konka #SharkResearch @SmithsonianEnv
Two researchers on a boat tag a large blacktip shark under a partly cloudy sky at sea.

ALT Two researchers on a boat tag a large blacktip shark under a partly cloudy sky at sea.

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Industry polluted Muskegon Lake for centuries; then the industry left. Learn how a lake monitoring program led by Grand Valley State helped transform Muskegon Lake's water quality, and identity ➡️ fondriest.com/news/how-envir… PC: Mike Hassett #GreatLakes #Muskegon #LakeMichigan
Two researchers in orange and blue gear stand beside a large yellow and blue buoy on a dock under a cloudy sky.

ALT Two researchers in orange and blue gear stand beside a large yellow and blue buoy on a dock under a cloudy sky.

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Energy from fish poop? Reducing aquaculture waste? The Conservation Fund is exploring these exciting possibilities💡🐟 Learn more about this research and how it can be used to boost aquaculture farms ➡️ fishsens.com/integrating-ana… #Aquaculture #WasteManagement @ConservationFnd
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The Miami Conservancy District was created to build dams, levees, and storage basins to control the Great Miami River and its tributaries. Learn how the organization has both tamed and protected one of Ohio's greatest rivers ➡️ fondriest.com/news/the-great… #Flood #GreatMiamiRiver
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We're at the American Fisheries Society Conference in Columbus, Ohio! Stop by our booth to learn more about the magazine, meet our staff, and more. We look forward to seeing you! #AmericanFisheriesSociety #AFS2026 #afs156
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In 2023, Connecticut non-profit Save the Sound worked with local partners to remove the derelict Strong Pond Dam (on the Norwalk River) in hopes of restoring the channel to a more natural state. Learn more ➡️ fishsens.com/removing-strong… Pc: Alex Krofta #DamRemoval @SavetheSound
Two people observe a scenic autumn landscape along the Norwalk River after dam removal and restoration efforts.

ALT Two people observe a scenic autumn landscape along the Norwalk River after dam removal and restoration efforts.

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The Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research (CIGLR) operates immense forecasting models, and the datasets are extremely complicated. To aid researchers, the institute is turning to a powerful tool: artificial intelligence. Learn more ➡️ lakescientist.com/can-ai-for… PC: CIGLR
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In 2021, the Appalachian Mountain Club worked to replace an undersized steel culvert on Henderson Brook in Maine that was blocking eight miles of upstream habitat. How does this help trout and salmon? Learn more ➡️ fishsens.com/culvert-removal… PC Garrett English. #HabitatRestoration
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With global warming, there is growing concern around how ecosystems may change, thus highlighting the importance of climate change refugia. Learn more in Lake Scientist ➡️ lakescientist.com/research-b… PC: Plh1234us via Flickr #AlpineLake #ClimateChange
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In 2016, fish sampling efforts in the Great Smoky Mountains uncovered Smallmouth Bass with elevated mercury levels. A researcher sampled taxa from different levels of the food web to find patterns of mercury biomagnification. Learn more ➡️fishsens.com/tracking-biomag… PC:Gus Engman.
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