Fishing line and tackle disposal Its about more than just monofilament
Fishing is a key component of the Florida lifestyle as well as the state’s economy. But fishing line and other fishing tackle frequently enter Florida’s aquatic systems as a result of incidental snags...
View ArticleNew studies quantify the impacts of water use on diversity of fish and...
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – The health of fish and aquatic insects could be significantly affected by withdrawals of fresh water from the rivers and streams across North Carolina according to a new...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Water Planners Have New Way to Protect Rivers and Streams
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – February 21, 2017) North Carolina policy makers have a new way to determine how much water is required in state rivers and streams for fish and aquatic insects to be...
View ArticleScientists Use 'Beetlejuice Provision' to Protect Data From Trump
WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity, along with noted conservation biologist Stuart Pimm and the Center for Media and Democracy, launched an effort today to prevent hundreds of...
View ArticleMSU, Shedd Aquarium partnering to create healthier aquatic homes
Viruses are the most abundant living organisms on the planet, yet we know very little about them, especially in aquatic environments. Michigan State University’s Joan Rose is partnering with Shedd...
View ArticleStudy Linking Microscale Processes with Landscape Impacts Wins Bormann Prize
Ashley Keiser ’14 Ph.D., who studies how microbes in the soil respond to changing conditions aboveground, has won the 2017 F. Herbert Bormann Prize, which honors doctoral research that exemplifies the...
View ArticleVirus infection may be linked to 2014 Toledo water crisis
ANN ARBOR—In August 2014, toxins from algal blooms in Lake Erie shut down the city of Toledo's water supply, leaving more than 400,000 area residents without potable water for more than two days. read...
View ArticlePeter Goodwin, Ph.D. Named President of University of Maryland Center for...
Adelphi, MD (July 5, 2017) -- The University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents has appointed Peter Goodwin, Ph.D., as president of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science...
View ArticleSoutheast Aquatics 2017 Request for Proposals
The southeastern United States harbors a diversity of freshwater species unparalleled anywhere else in the nation. At the same time, the number of at-risk aquatic species in this region is greater than...
View ArticleWidespread chemical contaminants stunt growth of amphibians
Research led by Purdue University professor Maria Sepúlveda revealed certain chemicals are stunting the growth of amphibians, including the northern leopard frog (shown here). read more
View ArticleRoseau cane scale research featured at vegetation managers meeting
BATON ROUGE, La. — More than 300 commercial applicators met recently for the annual Louisiana Vegetation Managers Association meeting — a session designed for their license renewals. It was also a...
View ArticleSoutheast Aquatics Fund 2018 Request for Proposals
In 2018, the Southeast Aquatics Fund will award approximately $800,000 in grants to projects within the Conasauga, Locust Fork and Middle Coosa watersheds of the Alabama-Mobile-Tombigbee Basin as well...
View ArticleBetter bass fishing results from LSU AgCenter research
Researchers at the LSU AgCenter are looking at ways to make bass fishing an even more fun experience.read more
View ArticleNational Fish and Wildlife Foundation Announces $940,000 in Grants from...
The grants will leverage $1.1 million in matching contributions, generating a total conservation impact of more than $2 million.read more
View ArticleU.S. EPA orders manufacturing company to investigate contamination at San...
SAN FRANCISCO – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Buckhorn Inc.read more
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