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  Fish on the run

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Click on the headlines below for links to the latest migratory fish stories from around the world

  • 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)



































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