In conjunction with a $500,000 grant from the New York State Power Authority Habitat Enhancement and Restoration Fund, UB Dept. of Enviornment and Sustainability professors are spearheading a new ...

The Niagara River is a powerful force in Western New York, helping to supply electricity to areas throughout the entire state — and the fate of its water quality relies heavily on fish and their ...

Mussels are freshwater heroes — dubbed the “kidneys” of the waterways they occupy — but their populations have significantly plummeted in the Niagara River Basin over the years.

Scientists at the Newport based research facility have had great success breeding juvenile freshwater pearl mussels ...

The fish disguise — formed by part of the mussel’s fleshy body — evolved to lure in predatory fish. And the clip below shows just how convincing some of these lures can be.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has announced the launch of a $100 million freshwater fish ...

Freshwater fish live in rivers and lakes, and their needs are relatively simple. They don’t ask for too much—just clean water, good food, and a little love.

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Amanda Lefton recently announced the launch of a nation-leading $100 million freshwater fish hatchery modernization plan. The ...