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Recovery: Why Sea Lampreys Need to Be Restored and Killed
Are sea lampreys a native species to be restored, or an invasive species to be killed? Both.
Meet The Magnificently Weird Mola Mola
Meet the Mola mola (aka sunfish), quite possibly the weirdest fish in the sea.
Gar Wars: A Fish Force Awakens
A gathering force of fish conservationists is changing the narrative around gar, an ancient fish too long accused of crimes it didn’t commit.
Restoring Beavers by Plane and Automobile
Parachuting beavers? The remarkable story of restoring nature’s engineers.
More Trout, Less Algae: Wisconsin Stream Demonstrates Benefits of Targeted Conservation
In Wisconsin’s Pecatonica River watershed, conservationists have targeted conservation practices on farms where they can make the most difference for the least cost. The results benefit everything from water quality to trout.
Recovery: Restoring Decency to Tarpon Tournaments
Can fishing tournaments treat the tarpon, a fish nobody eats, with the respect it deserves?
Two Great Fish Reads
A review of Stephen Sautner’s Fish On, Fish Off and Mark Spitzer’s Beautifully Grotesque Fish of the American West.
The (Fishery-Monitoring) Cameras Never Blink
We live in a time of unprecedented innovations to solve the Gordian Knot of sustainable fisheries: the lack of data.
Satellite-Tagged Sharks Provide New Data on Gulf Migrations
Follow Nature Conservancy scientists as they tag sharks in the Gulf of Mexico to better understand their migration.
What Has the Endangered Species Act Ever Done for Us? More Than You Think.
99% of species protected by the endangered species act have been saved from extinction. You read that right, 99%.
Can Ancient Herding Traditions Help Cattle Coexist with Wolves and Sage Grouse?
On the Central Idaho range, a rancher looks to ancient herding traditions to help coexist with wolves, sage grouse and native fish. But challenges abound.
Recovery: Benefits of Salmon Failure
Behind a well-publicized failure to recover Atlantic salmon is a largely unknown story of conservation success.
