Wisconsin sport fish carry suite of new viruses

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have detected a suite of new viruses in five species of Wisconsin sport fish. Although none pose a threat to human health, one is a type of coronavirus usually associated with birds. It was found in healthy walleyes from Wisconsin lakes.

Northern Waters Smokehaus and Zenith Books featured on Wisconsin Sea Grant’s Fish Dish Podcast

The latest informative and fun 27-minute episode of The Fish Dish Podcast features interviews with the creators of “Smoke on the Waterfront: The Northern Waters Smokehaus Cookbook,” and with a staff member from Duluth, Minnesota’s Zenith Bookstore, who reviewed the book. A finalist for a 2024 Minnesota Book Award, the cookbook offers recipes for the Smokehaus’ famous fish and smoked meats.

Northern Waters Smokehaus Cookbook

Episode 15, 3/22/24 Northern Waters Smokehaus Cookbook Transcript The episode features a new cookbook with fishy connections. The book’s title is “Smoke on the Waterfront: The Northern Waters Smokehaus Cookbook.” The Smokehaus has been described as a “cultural icon of Lake Superior cuisine.” It’s located in Duluth, Minnesota, inside the DeWitt Seitz Building in Canal Read more about Northern Waters Smokehaus Cookbook[…]

Carp, Cats, Perch and Pearls: Wisconsin’s Unsung Commercial Fishery

Carp, Cats, Perch and Pearls: Wisconsin’s Unsung Commercial Fishery By Sharon Moen Wisconsin Sea Grant exists because the state’s boundaries include parts of lakes Superior and Michigan, which are viewed as inland seas by the U.S. government. Commercial fishing for food happens in these waters and Sea Grant works to help these fisheries succeed. However, Read more about Carp, Cats, Perch and Pearls: Wisconsin’s Unsung Commercial Fishery[…]

Great Lakes BioBlitz Webinar 2024

Please join us on Zoom on April 10 to learn about how community science data is used in research. Register: https://go.wisc.edu/xjy402

What Lies Below? Underwater Mapping

The next River Talk will be at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, with “What Lies Below? Underwater Mapping Near and in the St. Louis River Estuary,” an in-person and virtual presentation by Brandon Krumwiede with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. His talk will be held at the Lake Superior Estuarium (3 Marina Dr., Superior, Wis.).

Great Lakes BioBlitz 2024

Educators, students, families, youth groups, and the general public are invited to participate in the Great Lakes BioBlitz, a community science effort to record as many species within a designated location and time period as possible. This bioblitz focuses on the entire Great Lakes Basin US and Canada. It runs for four weeks.  Who should Read more about Great Lakes BioBlitz 2024[…]