We will rock you: Positive and negative impacts of shoreline stabilization through rock armouring
Every day as you travel home from work, you likely pass over a stream, river, or creek. Roads cross these flowing watercourses with the help of culverts, dams, and bridges. […]
Where are Striped Bass when they aren’t Migrating?
Striped bass (Morone saxatillis) are an important part of commercial and recreational fisheries on western Atlantic Coastline. They are anadromous species (breeding in brackish water and living in salt water) […]
Timing of Atlantic salmon spawning migrations influenced by habitat availability
The Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) is an anadromous fish species, which spawns in freshwater and migrates to the ocean to take advantage of marine resources for growth. As mature adults, […]
Distinct life histories of Great Lakes Yellow Perch revealed in otoliths
Many animals are known for exploiting a range of habitats over the course of their life. Deer traverse forest and fen, salmon make their infamous journey between stream and sea, […]
Fish habitat preference in a heavily regulated river
Biologists use models to predict where fish are and how they respond to changes in their habitat. Many models predict changes in abundance of aquatic animals as a function of […]
Arctic Cod’s Coldwater Circuit: how far they travel and their importance in the Arctic food web
In the Arctic Ocean, sea ice melt is the crux of the food web. As the sea ice begins to melt every spring, sunlight is able to hit the water. […]
A boulder to lean on: Habitat complexity shapes the behaviour of juvenile salmon
Ecosystems consist of many different habitats that interact to support a broad range of animals. Diversity of habitats is measured using ‘complexity’, and high complexity levels are generally associated with […]
Impacts of Wastewater Treatment Plant on Fish Abundance and Richness
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are the first point interface between urban populations and surface water bodies. If the WWTP discharge is not treated fully adverse effects in aquatic environments by […]
The salmon dating game: Are large males more successful in finding mates and siring offspring?
When salmon are looking for mates, do the classic clichés ‘bigger is better’ and ‘first come, first serve’ apply? Sexual selection and mating strategy theory tells us that larger males […]
Climate change threatens lake biodiversity and habitat availability
Lake Tanganyika, located in tropical Africa, is the continent’s oldest, deepest lake. It displays extraordinary biodiversity and provides habitat to many endemic species. Lake Tanganyika has provided up to 200,000 […]
The plainfin midshipman: habitat extremophile
The plainfin midshipman, Porichthys notatus, is a deep sea marine fish. However, researchers don’t need advanced submersibles or complex fishing gear to study this species All they need is a […]
Hooked on Habitat: Recreational Fishers’ Perceptions of Habitat Restoration
There are many reasons that a person decides to fish recreationally. Some people use it as a reason to escape into the fresh air while others invest extensive time and […]
Application of advanced tools to protect habitat in a future construction site
Construction, development, and change in land use are significant parts of human development. Carrying out these activities while maintaining the integrity and functionality of ecosystems is important, but can be […]
Contemporary flame retardants replace yesterday’s – but continue to bioaccumulate in Great Lakes fish
Flame retardant chemicals have been known to wind up in places they don’t belong; in the atmosphere, in lake sediments, and in the tissues of fish and other wildlife. For […]
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Impacted Deep-Sea Ecosystems
Seven years after the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill discharged an estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, research continues on the long-term ramifications. This spill […]
Techniques and tools for getting information about fish habitat
Habitat greatly influences fish abundance and distribution. Information about fish habitat allows us to predict where fish will be and how many will be there. This information includes what type […]
Invisible Islands: Habitat compression in the open ocean
If you spin your desktop globe in just the right way, you’ll see half of the sphere as a single colour of blue representing the vast Pacific Ocean. But if […]
2016 Meeting Minutes
AFS Fish Habitat Section Meeting Minutes 2016 Annual Business Meeting/ http://habitat.fisheries.org/ Kansas City, Missouri Tuesday, August 23, 2016; 5:30 – 6:30 pm Johnny’s Tavern, Kansas City Power & Light District, 1310 […]
Fish on pharmaceuticals: drugs in wastewater effluent may impact fish
Many of us (humans) consume pharmaceuticals to cure or reduce our ailments and generally increase our quality of life. Often times, our body will only break down and use a […]
The Atlantic Ocean’s First Marine Monument
On September 15th, 2016, President Obama proclaimed the creation of the first marine monument in the Atlantic Ocean: Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument. Located approximately 130 miles […]
