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Contributed by Scott George, Posted 11/7/22: Rainbow Darter were captured in the Hudson River for the first time during a Round Goby survey conducted on October, 17, 2022 a short distance upstream of the Federal Dam in Troy. The native range of Rainbow Darter is believed to only extend as far east as Rochester, but... Read More
Contributed by Jeremy Wright, Posted 11/1/22: Researchers at the New York State Museum and SUNY-ESF have recently published a journal article that demonstrates the existence of at least two species of living Bowfin, which have been widely accepted to represent only a single, widespread species for over 125 years. Using genomic data in conjunction with... Read More
Contributed by Scott George, Posted 10/31/22: Natural reproduction of lake trout was recently documented in Lake Erie for the first time since the species was extirpated in the 1960s. Researchers from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and other organizations published a journal article earlier this month documenting this important milestone for lake... Read More
Contributed by Eileen Randall and Jim Daly, Posted 9/20/22: The New York Chapter hosted a New York mussel identification workshop at the DEC Region 8 headquarters in Avon, NY on August 29 and 30. Twenty-four individuals turned out for the workshop led by Amy Mahar (DEC), Jenny Landry (DEC), Kurt Jirka (Cornell), and Eileen Randall... Read More
Contributed by Scott Wells, Posted 8/9/22: Staff from OPRHP’s Gilbert Lake State Park and DEC’s Region 4 Fisheries office in Stamford teamed up again during NY’s annual free fishing weekend (last full weekend in June). Our main goal was to provide a free fishing event for the public complete with gear, bait, with staff on hand... Read More
Contributed by Lisa Holst, Posted 1/27/22: NYSDEC just announced great news about Lake Sturgeon restoration efforts in New York State. Follow this link to read the entire press release: DEC ANNOUNCES PROGRESS IN LAKE STURGEON RECOVERY. Read More
Contributed by Scott Wells, Posted 12/9/21: For a seventh straight year, DEC’s Region 4 Fisheries organized a group effort in support of this growing outreach event despite the ongoing pandemic. After an off year in 2020, we assembled 15 staff from seven different programs in 2021. River sampling was conducted at three different locations over... Read More
Contributed by Doug Carlson, Posted 11/1/21: This spring-summer, major steps were made toward updating the status of the Threatened fish species, Mooneye (Hiodon tergisus) in three of the six regions of New York. In the three regions with reports in 2021, the Oswegatchie River had the most records or over 60 captures. Also, there were... Read More
Contributed by Scott Wells, Posted 8/18/21: For a seventh straight year, DEC’s Region 4 Fisheries organized a productive group effort to collect and display river fishes for this popular public outreach event. Staff from the DEC Region 4 Stamford Fisheries, Central Office Div of Lands and Forests (Invasive Species), Div of Law Enforcement, and Capitol... Read More
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