North America had the highest diversity and density of freshwater mussels on Earth. Discover how the button industry contributed to their decline, leaving these vital species critically endangered ...

The DNR plans to provide 400,000 Arctic grayling eggs to Native American tribes to stock in rivers this spring as ...

The giant freshwater stingray may be the world’s largest freshwater fish. It’s also cloaked in mystery. No one is sure how many giant stingrays are left, which habitats they prefer ...

The documentation of invasive pike in Southcentral estuaries, a North American first, shows that the predators can spread ...

Watch the Video Click here to watch on YouTube Catfish are a popular catch-and-release fish for extreme anglers. They are ...

Freshwater mussels are culturally significant because they were harvested by American Indians and early pioneers for ... Mussels, which cannot see, must make a lure that mimics a juvenile fish, worm, ...

American white pelicans are sailing ... They come to our locale because of the number of freshwater lakes and gulf bays that have abundant fish, which nourish the birds. White pelicans fish ...

Researchers found that 24 percent of freshwater species––including dragonflies, fish, and crustaceans––are vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered due to multiple environmental ...

2 min read Freshwater ecosystems are essential for human survival, providing the majority of people's drinking water. The ecosystems are home to more than 40 percent of the world's fish species.

Unit Leader, Nevada Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit he/him/his Standard Methods for Sampling North American Freshwater Fishes. American Fisheries Society ...

Freshwater infographic. Sarah Streyle - Conservation International The species studied included fish, decapod crustaceans -- such as crabs, crayfishes and shrimps -- and odonates, such as ...