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AuthorsBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchSt. Clair RiverThe StatesTourismI Speak for the Fish: These catfish have something to say
-Northern madtom are an indicator species. What does it mean to be an indicator species? What can the tiny catfish tell us? And who, if anyone, is listening?
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AuthorsFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchI Speak for the Fish: Water snakes are spooktacular
-Fear of the natural world is often amplified underwater, and water snakes in particular are one of the species that can intimidate even the bravest of souls.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureI Speak for the FishLake St. ClairLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsNewsOntarioRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchTorontoTourismI Speak for the Fish: A Fish’s Shelf Life
-A private tour of the Royal Ontario Museum’s fish collection with its 1.5 million specimens, representing 7,500 species preserved in 110,000 jars.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureI Speak for the FishLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchSt. Clair RiverTourismI Speak for the Fish: A jarring look at gizzard shad
-In years past, acres of shad could be seen schooling just beneath Lake Erie’s surface. These days, schools large enough to block out the sun are a rare sight.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchI Speak for the Fish: Taking the measure of a rainbow darter
-The rainbow darter is a tiny freshwater fish. Scale for scale, it’s as flamboyant as many colorful species living among coral reefs.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishLake OntarioLatest NewsMichiganRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchI Speak for the Fish: Not all lampreys are killers, but all are paying the price for their reputation
-Native lamprey species in the Great Lakes generally get reviled by association with sea lamprey even though they don’t normally kill their host fish.
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Fish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishLatest NewsNewsOhioRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchTourismI Speak for the Fish: Inside a trout feeding frenzy
-Gilboa Quarry is a popular Midwest dive destination with underwater attractions that include a helicopter, a plane and an aggressive school of rainbow trout.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishLake ErieLake MichiganLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSt. Clair RiverI Speak for the Fish: How the round goby changed the Great Lakes, twice
-In this month’s column, Kathy Johnson looks at how, when and where round goby were first identified in the Great Lakes.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsI Speak for the FishLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchSt. Clair RiverI Speak for the Fish: Playing peek-a-boo with the ducks
-An intuitive distrust of scuba divers reflects a key survival strategy of ducks and other waterfowl.
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Fish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureI Speak for the FishInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchI Speak for the Fish: Logperch rocking, rolling and rebounding
-How the native smallmouth bass helped save logperch – the Great Lakes’ largest darter – from the invasive round goby.
