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Brad Utrup
@bradu20.bsky.social
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Fisheries Science is what I do 😎
🌊 Great Lakes
🐟 Native fish
📳 Acoustic telemetry
🤿 SCUBA
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Stable C and N isotope analyses redefine cisco as pelagic piscivores in Lake Michigan

#GreatLakes 🧪

#CiscoInferno

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Stable C and N isotope analyses redefine cisco as pelagic piscivores in Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan’s cisco (Coregonus artedi) population is in the midst of an expansion (2011-present) recovering from near extirpation levels observed in…
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January 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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We don’t get many “nice” December days on the water on the #GreatLakes. No complaints from me today. Last of our #telemetry receivers have been deployed. @jmhessenauer.bsky.social
Outboard motor on the back of a boat running at a fast speed. Water is calm expert for the boat wake. Blue sky with some clouds breaking it up.
December 10, 2024 at 8:23 PM
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Registration for Michigan State University Extension's award-winning Introduction to Lakes Online course is open! This six-week online class is designed for anyone interested in gaining a greater appreciation for inland lakes.

Come learn about lakes with us!

www.canr.msu.edu/courses/intr...
Registration for the award-winning Michigan State University Extension Introduction to Lakes Online course is open! This introductory six-week online class is designed for anyone interested in gaining a greater appreciation for inland lakes including concerned residents, decision makers, local leaders, and lakefront property owners. Course instructors include faculty from MSU Extension and state agency personnel. The course covers a variety of topics including lake ecology, watershed management, shoreline protection, aquatic plants, Michigan water law, and community engagement. These topics are explored online through video lectures, interactive activities, and discussion forums. Additional resources are also provided for those looking to dive deeper. Participants communicate with each other and instructors through lively discussion forums and biweekly Ask-an-Expert webinars which include guests from organizations such as the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy. Registration is open now through January 28, 2025. The cost of the course is $115 per person. Register by January 6 for an early bird price of $95 per person. Scholarships are available. Current individual members of the Michigan Lakes and Streams Association are eligible to receive a $95 reimbursement upon successful completion of the course. A certificate of completion is awarded to those who complete the class. Participants also can receive continuing education credits including 16 Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Pesticide Applicator Re-Certification credits (8 commercial core and 8 aquatic) and educational hours in the MSU Extension Master Gardener, Master Citizen Planner, and Michigan Naturalist programs. Learn more and register at www.canr.msu.edu/lakesonline.
December 5, 2024 at 6:08 PM
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For scientists interested in large lakes of the world. Contact us if you'd like to be added. Space still available.
November 15, 2024 at 2:16 AM
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Came up empty looking for an @glatos-fish.bsky.social receiver in the Flint River today. Receiver is there but buried deep in the sand! Water 45 F 🥶 with @bradu20.bsky.social
Two scuba divers walk into the water on a grey day.
November 22, 2024 at 9:04 PM
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The Rough Fish Revolution

"Fisheries scientists are only now coming to understand the important roles native “rough fish” play in freshwater ecosystems across North America—even as these long-maligned species are increasingly at risk"
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The Rough Fish Revolution - bioGraphic
Fisheries scientists are only now coming to understand the important roles native “rough fish” play in freshwater ecosystems across North America—even as these long-maligned species are increasingly a...
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November 20, 2024 at 2:54 PM
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Northern pikeminnow, a cool native fish that is often made a scapegoat for declining salmon runs.
November 18, 2024 at 5:28 PM
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November 18, 2024 at 2:48 PM
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Found a swan in distress today while working a fish survey. Discovered it was hopelessly tangled in fishing line. 😔 After cutting it free it was exhausted so it rode around with us for awhile. Decided it was time to release it when it bit my boot. 😉 #GreatLakes #birds @jmhessenauer.bsky.social
Mute Swan sitting awkwardly in an aluminum boat. I’m giving the camera a thumbs up in the background. Looking down at a Mute Swan resting in an aluminum boat. A mute swan is swimming away on a calm lake. Trees and houses in the background.
November 19, 2024 at 1:00 AM
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Some big strong Pumpkinseeds from our nearshore electrofishing survey today. One of my favorite fish species! @bradu20.bsky.social
Pumpkinseed sunfish laying on a measuring board.
November 18, 2024 at 11:31 PM
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What an achievement vaccines are. What a monument to our love for each other it is to stare straight into the face of something as horrific and unstoppable as smallpox or measles or polio or cervical cancer and say “You know what, it doesn’t have to be like this.”

HUMANS!
November 15, 2024 at 1:59 AM
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Biggggg Largemouth Bass were the highlight of this morning’s electrofishing survey on Lake St Clair!
@jmhessenauer.bsky.social
#GreatLakes
#fish
Livewell on boat full of fish and vegetation Largemouth Bass on wood measuring board Another Largemouth Bass on wood measuring board
November 15, 2024 at 5:34 PM
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One of our weird discoveries: 1st field-documented case of a zebra mussel attached to a fish (lake chub). This phoretic association could facilitate 1) within-basin spread of zebra mussels via fish migration & 2) overland transport by anglers moving baitfish. redpath-staff.mcgill.ca/ricciardi/Ri...
Juvenile zebra mussel attached to a fish.
November 15, 2024 at 3:14 AM
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Just another day at the office!
Lake St Claire largemouth bass A large white crappie
November 13, 2024 at 7:14 PM
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Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,252,080!
A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #1,252,080, Brad Utrup ‪@bradu20.bsky.social‬, joined on Sep 28, 2023"
September 26, 2024 at 11:53 PM
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This acoustic receiver mooring was in #LakeStClair for one year. Unbelievable Zebra and Quagga mussel growth has covered nearly every square inch of the float and receiver.

#GreatLakes #GLATOS
August 31, 2024 at 1:46 PM
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Check out @bradu20.bsky.social and myself in this DNR showcase article!

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Showcasing the DNR: Pro anglers help DNR
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January 4, 2024 at 1:09 PM
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there have been at least two more mass shootings—in austin and las vegas—since this was published yesterday.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023...
US breaks record for most mass shootings in single year after weekend murders Country has had 38 mass shootings – in which at least 203 people have died – so far this year, passing previous high of 36
December 6, 2023 at 9:33 PM
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jmhessenauer.bsky.social
Amazing setup to tag some inland Cisco this evening! Fisheries!
Fish surgery setup inside ice shanty.
November 30, 2023 at 1:55 AM
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jmhessenauer.bsky.social
Finished up our nearshore electrofishing survey with these beautiful Great Lakes Smallmouth Bass!

🐟🐠🌊
#fisheries #GreatLakes

Photo credit to @bradu20.bsky.social
Two fishery scientists holding up two large Smallmouth Bass
November 15, 2023 at 3:37 PM
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jmhessenauer.bsky.social
Brisk but beautiful day electrofishing. Part of our nearshore survey of Lake St. Clair with @bradu20.bsky.social

🐟🐠 #fishsky
Fisheries scientists collect fish via electrofishing
November 3, 2023 at 1:40 AM
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Close call for this steelhead! 😬 It appears they had a run in with a Muskie and lived to tell about it. #fishsky 🐠 🐟 🎣 @jmhessenauer.bsky.social
Fish lying on measuring board with ‘v’ shaped wounds on each side.
November 2, 2023 at 10:22 PM
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even wipes labeled flushable shouldn’t be flushed. some claim to break down better than others but as a general rule we advocate only flush bodily waste and TP.
November 2, 2023 at 9:53 PM
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Couple highlights from today’s electrofishing efforts on Lake St. Clair. A big Yellow Perch and an extra bright Punpkinseed. 🐟🐠 #fishsky
Two fish laying flat on a measuring board.
October 30, 2023 at 9:18 PM
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A cooperative pair…. Tubenose Goby (top) and a Round Goby (bottom) sit patiently to be measured and released. I thought this pic really showed off how different their head and snouts are. #fishsky
Pair a fish laying next to each other in a yellow tub with water.
October 27, 2023 at 3:50 PM