Fisheries and habitat scientists often focus on how vegetation and physical structures can create or enhance habitat for fish. But a recent article turned the tables by evaluating how salmon carcasses provide nutrients that...
Fish can be tricky to count. Many fish are sensitive to disturbances in their surrounding environment, such as from an approaching diver conducting surveys, so care must be taken to ensure that survey methods...
The American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting is coming up next week! In anticipation of the event, we have collected some details and tips that will be helpful for getting the most out of your...
Mangrove forests connect the land and the ocean in many coastal areas throughout the world (Figure 1). They are estimated to cover over 75,000 square miles (19.4 km2) of coastline globally and contribute a...
The author would like to extend a special thank you to Avery Paxton for providing quotes, pictures, and video links that enriched the content of this post. Artificial reefs come in a variety of...
Welcome to the second part of our Safety in the Field series! In this post you will find tips for staying safe and responding to sun and heat related hazards. Consider sharing these posts...
Across the country, we are slowly transitioning from winter into spring and many groups are preparing for a season of fieldwork. While it is more exciting to think about all of the data to...
*This post was edited on 8 March 2018. The original text inaccurately stated that some clam gardens have been identified to be as old as 5,000 years. The current oldest published date is around...
In most homes across America, signs of the holidays are slowly disappearing. Festive bows and wrapping paper has been discarded, New Years confetti has been swept up, and left over cookies are vanishing one...
In the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean is a large gyre (a system created by circulating ocean currents) where the water is still and the wind barely blows; this place is known as...
