How to deal with this self-cloning invasive carp (Magazine: Cottage Life)

PoeschLab member Jesse Shirton interviewed on our research on Prussian Carp. Link to article: ‘Cottage Life’

Also Read:

Ruppert, J.L.W.*, Docherty,C.*, Rudolfsen, T.*, Neufeld, K.*, Hamilton, K.*, MacPherson, L. and M.S. Poesch. (2017) Native North American freshwater species get out of the way: Prussian Carp (Carassius gibelio) establishment impacts both fish and macroinvertebrate communities. Royal Society Open Science 4: 170400.

Welcome to the Tracking Change Youth Knowledge Fair

Dr. Poesch is a member of Tracking Change, a program aimed at connecting local and traditional knowledge in watersheds. The Lab welcomes the youth from Alberta and Northwest Territories for the Youth Knowledge Fair! See Outreach Gallery for some photos.

The Fisheries and Aquatic Conservation Lab helps host the Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research (CCFFR)

For the first time in almost 25 years, the Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research returns to Edmonton, AB. With Dr. Poesch as Local Organizing Chair, the PoeschLab was front and centre helping run the show. The PoeschLab also contributed 14 talks or posters to the event! Great job team!

Attack of the clones: Sperm-stealing Prussian Carp threaten to overwhelm Alberta waterways (CBC News, CBC Radio)

Link to article and radio interview: Attack of the clones: Sperm-stealing Prussian Carp threaten to overwhelm Alberta waterways (CBC)

Invasive Prussian Carp damaging Alberta Rivers (UofA website)

Link to article: 2017_11_04_Invasive Prussian carp damaging Alberta rivers – Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences

Research on climate change impacts to freshwater fishes highlighted in recent magazine (Renew Magazine)

Dr. Poesch’s paper on climate change impacts to freshwater fishes was featured in the Spring 2017 issue of Renew.

Link to pdf: Renew_Spring_2017

Link to paper on “Climate change impacts on freshwater fishes: A Canadian perspective“.

Fish Friendly: Applying science to preserve native fish populations in the oilsands region (Magazine)

Link to pdf: Oilweek June 2016 — Mitacs

Also Read:

Theis, S.*, Ruppert, J.W.R*, Roberts, K.*, Koops, M., Minns, K. and M.S. Poesch. (2020) Compliance with and ecosystem function of biodiversity offsets in North American and European freshwaters. Conservation Biology 34(1) 41-53.

Lakes created ‘from scratch’ try to replace fish habitat in Alberta’s oilsands region (Edmonton Journal)

Link to article: Edmonton Journal

Oil companies create lakes ‘from scratch’ to try to replace destroyed fish habitat in northern Alberta (National Post)

Alberta Conservation Association funds alpine fisheries research

The Alberta Conservation Association provided a grant to help research the impact of stocking of non-native trout on alpine ecosystems. This project is being led by MSc student Allison Banting with the help of Dr. Mark Taylor and Rolf Vinebrooke. Thanks ACA for your continued support of the PoeschLab.