How Lake Trout Use Ocean Habitat
Fishes like shad and salmon are well known for large annual migrations between rivers and oceans. This life history trait, known as anadromy, allows fish to take advantage of the perks of both habitats. ...
Fishes like shad and salmon are well known for large annual migrations between rivers and oceans. This life history trait, known as anadromy, allows fish to take advantage of the perks of both habitats. ...
Asian shore crabs (Hemigrapsus sanguineus; Figure 1) are a small species of crab that live in rocky intertidal habitats along the coast. Native to eastern Asia and the Japanese archipelago, these crabs have inadvertently...
Sea lampreys (Petromyzon marinus) are a jawless species of fish native to the northern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. They have a complex life cycle that begins and ends in freshwater. Sea lamprey eggs...
The Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) is a marine invertebrate whose native range spans from the Gulf of Maine to the Gulf of Mexico. This species is ecologically and economically important. Several species of...
Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides; Figure 1) are a highly prized freshwater gamefish in the sunfish family, Centrarchidae. They are native to east-central North America but have been introduced worldwide due to their popularity with...
Eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) have traditionally been farmed on leased shellfish beds in estuaries. The most common oyster farming technique in Connecticut waters is called bottom culture. In bottom culture, an oyster bed is...
Fish use habitat depending on their needs. Typically, management of fishes relies on what habitats the fish are thought to inhabit. For example, sampling at a single depth can be biased if the fish...
Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides; Figure 1) and smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu; Figure 2) are two of the most popular species of freshwater fish in North America. Both species are voracious predators and are highly...
Fish use different habitats based on habitat characteristics, such as vegetation type or bottom composition. Ecologists have long believed that these habitat characteristics determine the makeup of a fish community. Therefore, our idea of...
Ever wonder how scientists figure out what fish eat – or why they are even curious about fish diets? One answer to these questions comes from a popular sport fishery in Lake Ontario for...