Wisconsin Sea Grant scientists have discovered that burbot spawn in deep reefs and also later in the season than previously known. Their findings, published in Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, add a fifth spawning behavior to those already identified for burbot.

For only $6, you could own the brand-new Fish of the Great Lakes poster that beautifully presents 35 species inhabiting the world’s largest freshwater system.

In 2014-16, Wisconsin Sea Grant will fund 19 projects to explore the freshwater seas.

The next monthly River Talk is scheduled for Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. at the Clyde Iron Works Restaurant (2920 W. Michigan St., Duluth, Minn.). Emily Graham, a researcher with the University of Colorado-Boulder will present, “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: How Microscopic Critters Impact the Health of the St. Louis River Estuary,” which deals with how chemicals and microbes interact.

There are four fellowship opportunities pending through Wisconsin Sea Grant.

Backed by UW Sea Grant, a grad student will use a concept called storm transposition to show Wisconsin communities why they may want to invest in climate change resilience.

Dr. William Karasov, whose work with frogs and ecotoxins has achieved national acclaim, is one of four UW-Madison professors inducted into the prestigious scientific association for 2013.

The timeless AIS holiday classic receives a 2013 update. Sing along, won’t you?

Sea Grant plans to expand its aquaculture outreach through a more formal arrangement with the Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility to the benefit of existing and prospective fish farmers.

Recently, Sea Grant’s Aquaculture Specialist Fred Binkowski made a very special–and prehistoric–delivery to the Shedd Aquarium. 14 Lake Sturgeon will be taking up residence in the aquarium’s newly refreshed Great Lakes gallery.