Contributed by Doug Carlson and Aidan Perkins, Posted 8/9/24: While microfishing in Cattaraugus Creek in 2022, an angler caught and photographed a minnow that appeared to be a Silver Chub, Macrhybopsis storeriana. Aidan Perkins has been in pursuit of rare fish in New York through his college years at ESF, and he had the help... Read More
Contributed by Doug Carlson, Posted 5/21/24: Changes in names of New York’s inland fishes include several commonly caught members. Most noteworthy among the changes are: The Largemouth Bass known here in the north continues with the same common name, but the species name went from salmoides to nigricans Bowfin has become the Emerald Bowfin, Amia... Read More
Contributed by Scott George, Posted 3/13/24: Congratulations to Doug Carlson for receiving the inaugural, ‘Fintastic’ Science Blog Contribution Award at the NYCAFS 2024 annual meeting. Doug has been a strong supporter of the Science Blog since its inception in 2015. Going forward, the author of the Science Blog post with the most views in the... Read More
Contributed by Scott George, Posted 8/29/23: During June and July 2023, the USGS New York Water Science Center partnered with Smith-Root and the USGS READI-Net Program to pilot the use of a new prototype robotic eDNA sampler. This robot was installed inside the USGS streamgage at the Hudson River in Troy, NY. The robotic sampler... Read More
