In the shallows of Minnesota’s Rice Lake, the bigmouth buffalo fish returns each spring, older than any fish has a right to be. These are the world’s longest-lived freshwater fish. Some reach ...

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If you’ve been to a Lake Erie beach over the past week, you may have noticed a putrid smell and dead fish littering the ... to the Atlantic Ocean and some freshwater lakes and rivers along ...

Millions of alewife died over the winter and are now washing ashore. Fear not, however, as the die-off can be seen as Mother ...

If you're in the throes of setting up a home aquarium, you may be curious about the types of freshwater fish you can keep as a pet. Often the first fish that springs to mind is a goldfish ...

The NYSDEC says that millions of alewife fish were killed this winter due to the substantial ice coverage along Lake Erie.

Houston's long and winding Buffalo Bayou is a staple of the city's waterway systems and a popular place to hike, fish and enjoy the outdoors. The slow-moving river is home to a variety of fish ...

Kirk Kirkland caught a giant, 153-pound alligator gar on ultra-light line. The gar is a new pending world record. It’s also the heaviest freshwater fish ever landed on 2-pound test, according to the ...

Recent studies have revealed a surprising fact about the Bigmouth Buffalo (Ictiobus cyprinellus): some individuals live up to 90 years, making them the longest-lived freshwater teleost fish.

With the news that the the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is starting its program to poison and kill the larvae of a ...

that was the last time there was a massive fish kill event involving Alewife. Alewife are native to the western Atlantic Ocean, and during their breeding season they make their way to freshwater ...