Aquatic ecology & Fisheries with Wisconsin Sea Grant. Science Communication. Helping improve the Great Lakes since 2001. #Freshwater, #Fish, #GreatLakes! He/Him. Manitowoc, WI go.wisc.edu/j0c989
Titus Seilheimer
Americans will measure in literally anything but the metric system
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As some reservoirs in Colorado and Oregon are expected to get exceptionally low this summer due to historic drought conditions, state agencies are lifting limits on fishing www.nbcnews.com/science/envi...
The American eel is one of the coolest fish species found in the #GreatLakes (objectively), but they face a whole gauntlet of challenges to actually get there www.michiganpublic.org/podcast/beyo...
Invasive bloody red shrimp - first found in the #GreatLakes in 2006 - is now established in all of the lakes. The small crustacean is native to the Caspian/Black Sea and is thought to have arrived in North America via ballast water dumped by ocean-going cargo ships greatlakesecho.org/2026/06/07/s...
Another funny fish face for #SundayFishSketch with the Silver Carp. I'm working through all the Wisconsin species because head-on views are adorable!
"Open-water spawning was therefore prevalent, indicating diversified reproductive sources within the population. Among tributaries, the Tittabawassee River was most frequently used."
By Eric Freedman
Scientists now have evidence that yet another invasive aquatic species -- the bloody red shrimp -- is established in all five Great Lakes.
