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- Study: Amazon dams are disrupting ecologically vital flood pulses (10 January 2018)
- Habitat grants mean millions for north valley projects (17 December 2017)
- Fish ladder finally complete: Steelhead will return to old spawning grounds at La Grande Reservoir (30 October 2017)
- Removal of Hogansburg Dam: Restoring Nature and Culture (24 October 2017)
- Demolition begins at Carver Cotton Gin in East Bridgewater (23 October 2017)
- ‘If it’s going to kill us, OK, we’ll die’: Villagers stand firm as Cambodian dam begins to fill (18 October 2017)
- The Alabama sturgeon lives! Feared extinct, fish's DNA rediscovered in Alabama River (30 August 2016)
- CFL at Shedd Aquarium: World Fish Migration Day, May 21st! (16 May 2016)
- Lamprey release into Upper Ahtanum Creek will help mark World Fish Migration Day (17 May 2016)
- Gates open to fish migration at Hamilton's Parana Park (16 May 2016)
- Conserving the Golden Mahseer (15 May 2016)
- Meet the Fish That Made America Great (13 May 2016)
- Herring make a comeback (13 May 2016)
- Event connects fish, rivers, people across globe (12 May 2016)
- Shad, other bait fish need stronger conservation measures (11 May 2016)
- Scientists investigate social patterns of salmon (10 May 2016)
- Fishing on the Potomac: Line, sinker and hooked (5 May 2016)
- Anglers vow "fight goes on" to save Powick Weir (5 May 2016)
- Newly-Found Atlantic Salmon Nests Excite Biologists, Despite Ongoing Challenges (19 January 2016)
- Large dams threaten third of freshwater fish (16 January 2016)
- 2015 Year-In-Review: Tremendous Victories For Rivers (4 January 2016)
- Save the Sound plans to remove dams along the Quinnipiac in Southington, Cheshire-Meriden (28 December 2015)
- River ecosystems show 'incredible' initial recovery after dam removal (28 December 2015)
- BANGLADESH’S PADMA BRIDGE TO STAND IN HILSA’S WAY (12 December 2015)
- Klamath Basin water accords crumble as Congress fails to act (18 December 2015)
- Experts: Mekong dams threaten ecology (9 December 2015)
- Will cooler water help shad migration? (29 November 2015)
- New Haven’s West River flowing freely again in Westville after dam removal (5 November 2015)
- Judge to hear arguments over fish passage at Conowingo Dam (5 November 2015)
- Workshop helps landowners find best practices for fish (2 November 2015)
- Migration: Alaskan Trout Retire Early and Feed On Salmon Eggs To Avoid Ocean Predators (31 October 2015)
- Hydropower dams pose threat to life on Mekong River (31 October 2015)
- Tracking American eels on the open sea to crack the mystery of their migration (27 October 2015)
- Fish Barrier Will Help Save Sacramento River Salmon (22 October 2015)
- Removing Dams Restores Streams, Benefits Wildlife (15 October 2015)
- Accurate Migration Timing Prolongs Pike Life Expectancy (14 October 2015)
- Subansiri dams may impact aquatic life (9 October 2015)
- BRAZIL BECOMES A PARTY TO THE UN-LED CONVENTION ON MIGRATORY SPECIES (2 October 2015)
- Pike Migratory Patterns: Accurate Timing Improves Life Expectancy And Reproductive Success, Say Researchers (1 October 2015)
- Thousands of Fish Die When Reservoir Abruptly Runs Dry (28 September 2015)
- Funding available for Hudson projects (27 September 2015)
- St. Martin Island added to wildlife refuge (25 September 2015)
- Tag data 'raises questions' about fishing boundaries (23 September 2015)
- Dam removal in York County opens brook habitat to fish, wildlife (23 September 2015)
- It’s ‘busy season’ for dam removals in southeastern Connecticut (15 September 2015)
- The hilsa needs our protection (7 September 2015)
- A fish lift saves native species (7 September 2015)
- 400+ dams could irrevocably harm Amazon ecology — but solutions exist (28 August 2015)
- New Children's Book FISH ON THE MOVE is Released (25 August 2015)
- Lamprey experiment uses smell of death, lure of sex in Mackinaw City stream (22 August 2015)
- Dam not only thing blocking fish resurgence [Editorial] (22 August 2015)
- River Herring Numbers Down in R.I. and Conn. (20 August 2015)
- Cambodian dam proceeds despite opposition over fish, ousted villagers (17 August 2015)
- Scottish fishing regulations and conservation measures welcomed (17 August 2015)
- Drought forces trout to be trucked from Central California hatchery to cooler lake water (13 August 2015)
- The Undamming of America (12 August 2015)
- Undamming rivers can offer a new source for clean energy (7 August 2015)
- Is Lake Oswego too thirsty for the Clackamas to handle? (August 2015)
- Fish Ladder Repairs Could Improve Low Herring Counts (6 August 2015)
- State Awards $1 Million Grant for Herring River Restoration Project (5 August 2015)
- What did the fish say when it swam into a wall? (4 August 2015)
- Why are thousands of migratory salmon dying before they can spawn? (27 July 2015)
- Easthampton’s fish ladder functional; Atlantic salmon, other species, spotted (13 July 2015)
- Deschutes salmon deaths add to NW biologists' heat battle (10 July 2015)
- A LAMPREY LOVE TRIANGLE (July 2015)
- HEXHAM: LONG-AWAITED BRIDGE WORK GETS UNDER WAY (27 May 2015)
- Big dams have affected biodiversity (25 May 2015)
- Removal of dams on Des Plaines River aims to return waterway to the wild (23 May 2015)
- Array of species in Braintree would benefit from river restoration (21 May 2015)
- $4M plan to help fish get to, from ocean and coastal pond (10 May 2015)
- HRM report casts shadow on daylighting Sawmill River (10 May 2015)
- Cecil waters help repopulate fish in Bay (9 May 2015)
- Harold: Colchester project will help renew fish population (3 May 2015)
- Rivers Recover Rapidly Once Dams Are Gone, Study Finds (30 April 2015)
- Bigger bang for your buck: Restoring fish habitat by removing barriers (28 April 2015)
- Alewife migration to St. Croix River watershed debate resurfaces (28 April 2015)
- Shad Finally Return To The Connecticut River (25 April 2015)
- Dartmouth marchers push for Sawmill River to see light of day (19 April 2015)
- The Hated, Invasive Parasite That’s Actually a Key Part of Its Ecosystem (13 April 2015)
- Plan For Oregon Native Fish In A Developing World (8 April 2015)
- Howland fish bypass construction to start next month (7 April 2015)
- Salmon, steelhead fishing seen as potential boon as Kalamazoo River improves (5 April 2015)
- Researchers explain mysterious migratory journey of wild salmon (27 March 2015)
- Coorong fish hedge their bets for survival (26 March 2015)
- Stewards Keep Watch Over Spawning Shad (26 March 2015)
- Why you should care about what fish swim with you in N.J. rivers (24 March 2015)
- Sturgeon could spawn in Maumee River (23 March 2015)
- New Beer Honors Endangered Connecticut River Sturgeon (21 March 2015)
- UNR researcher: Big fish disappearing indicates freshwater ecosystem crisis (19 March 2015)
- Toronto Fish Health Improving – But You Can't Eat Them Yet (19 March 2015
- Wehr's Dam decision imminent in South Whitehall (18 March 2015)
- Blewett Falls fishing area to close temporarily for testing (17 March 2015)
- Giant stingray the largest freshwater fish ever caught? (16 March 2015)
- A Sucker (Myth) Is Born Every Minute (2 March 2015)
- Seattle’s new seawall also a highway for fish (25 February 2015)
- Fish heads and math could solve migratory mystery (23 February 2015)
- Poachers Supply Juvenile Eels to Asian Markets (22 February 2015)
- Study shows Athabasca fishery in decline (2 February 2015)
- Lancaster County and Pennsylvania lead nation in removals of old dams (29 January 2015)
- Movement to Take Down Thousands of Dams Goes Mainstream (28 January 2015)
- Discovery of larval Missouri River pallid sturgeon heralded (20 January 2015)
- Paddlefish returning to western Iowa rivers (19 January 2015)
- Paddlefish fishing returns to Missouri and Big Sioux (8 January 2015)
- Great Gamble on the Mekong (28 December 2014)
- Concerns raised on Laos’ Don Sahong hydroelectric plant (25 December 2014)
- Parties Polarized After Consultation on Laos' Don Sahong Dam (16 December 2014)
- Tulsa Biologist Studying, Tracking Prehistoric Fish (15 December 2014)
- Paddlefish Fishing Returns to Missouri and Big Sioux Rivers in 2015 (9 December 2014)
- Demise of dam fuels a vision in Westbrook (8 December 2014)
- Great Lakes Now Connect: Fisheries (Special guest CFL/Shedd post-doc Solomon David)
- Migratory birds, fish and mammals get new UN protection (10 November 2014)
- Nequasset Dam valve replacement postponed (6 November 2014)
- Ecuador Hosts UN Meeting on Migratory Species (5 November 2014)
- Ancient sturgeon in China's Yangtze 'nearly extinct' (15 September 2014)
- Big Gulp: How Often Do Trout and Grayling Eat Mammals? (10 September 2014, featuring CFL post-doc Peter Lisi)
- A century later, whitefish are turning up in Wisconsin rivers (27 November 2013, featuring CFL post-doc Solomon David)
- The Mystery of the Migrating Fishes: Investigating Clues for Great Lakes Conservation Efforts (15 March 2013, featuring CFL post-doc Solomon David)
- UW study proposes “swimways” to help save migratory fish (10 October 2012, featuring former CFL post-doc Brenda Pracheil)
- Thinking ‘big’ may not be best approach to saving large-river fish (22 May 2013, featuring former CFL post-doc Brenda Pracheil)