The Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River enables shad and salmon to ascend. While some observers speculate that thriving shad negatively impacts salmon, researchers can find no evidence that such is ...

A new study from the University of Chicago has uncovered the surprising origin of the flexible joints that allow us to move ...

Last week we took a look at why shad are such an appealing gamefish in spring as they surge up coastal rivers to breed in brackish portions of the state’s rivers. This week we’ll look at the fishing ...

Comparing the flagship sonar products of just a generation ago to today’s best fish finders is like placing a Model T side-by-side with a modern sports car. The basic concept is the same, but the user ...

A joint team of researchers from Shanghai Ocean University and Jagannath University in Bangladesh has unveiled three groundbreaking discoveries about the hilsa shad, marking a milestone in ...

Huang noted that the hilsa shad species in Bangladesh is closely related to China's, offering potential for aquaculture innovation. The collaboration has advanced research on artificial breeding ...

Submitted photo A reader sent this photo of dead fish along the shoreline of Lake Milton. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Ohio Division of Wildlife, said they are gizzard shad and were ...

But a new study of the most complete skeleton of the species known to exist has answered many questions about the enigmatic critter — first described in 1883 by famed paleontologist Edward Drinker ...

A 62-million-year-old skeleton sheds light on an enigmatic mammal Date: March 11, 2025 Source: Yale University Summary: For more than 140 years, Mixodectes pungens, a species of small mammal that ...

Matt Wolfe, Fisheries Biologist for the Ohio Division of Wildlife, said the fish seen on the north shore, near the Mahoning Avenue ramp, are gizzard shad, and it is common to see them lying there ...

For many fishermen, though, the list of spring fishing adventures is topped by another species — shad. Two species, actually. Both white (American) shad and hickories migrate up Virginia rivers. Both ...