Walleyes get a lot of love across the Great Lakes region for both their sport and flavor. Lake Erie is often called the "Walleye Capital of the World". In Port Clinton, Ohio, residents celebrated the beginning of 2025 with the dropping of a giant walleye! Credit: Wylie Walleye

#DYK that #GreatLakes #sealamprey really do suck?! A resting sea lamprey has a -20 kPA suction, about the strength of a typical vacuum cleaner. The max suction for a sea lamprey is -77 kPA, 4x stronger than a vacuum cleaner! Learn more: #InvasiveSpecies

Don’t miss the next 'Technoscience Thursdays at 2' webinar on February 13 at 2pm ET! The webinar will cover real-time observing systems w/presenters from @RealGLOS and @RAEON_ . Register and view abstracts: #GreatLakesSci #TechInnovation

It's finally here! THE FISH THIEF is now available to stream! The film tells the true story of why the most prized fish in the Great Lakes nearly vanished. Learn more: Watch on Apple TV: And Amazon Prime:

Attention sturgeon lovers & fish spearers! The Black Lake Sturgeon Shivaree and sturgeon spearing season in Cheboygan, MI is happening this weekend! Join us Sat, Feb 1 for educational activities and live entertainment, including viewing live sea lamprey.

#DYK that #sealamprey populations have been reduced by ~90% across the #GreatLakes? Before control, there were ~2.5 million sea lampreys in the lakes. Nowadays, sea lamprey populations are a small fraction of what they once were. #InvasiveSpecies #SciComm

How can our fisheries be used as a force for good? Dr. Vivian Nguyen, researcher at @Carleton_U, studies how underrepresented groups fish the Great Lakes, and how fishery policy and management can better serve them. Learn more at #ResearcherSpotlight

#ICYMI The other day, Lindsey Haskin, director of the award-winning documentary THE FISH THIEF, and Dr. Marc Gaden, GLFC's executive secretary, were interviewed by @fox32news. A live specimen was on deck! Full video: Film info:

This morning kicks off the first day of the Chicagoland Boat, Fishing, and Outdoor Expo in Schaumburg, IL happening January 23-26th. Come visit our booth! Learn more at:

#DYK the Sea Lamprey Aquaculture and Procurement (SLAP) initiative is maintaining #sealamprey in the lab to provide insights into the ecology, physiology, genetics, and control of this #GreatLakes #invasivespecies? Learn more: #SciComm

#DYK that lampreys are not eels? The American eel and the #sealamprey are separate species with many different traits. One important difference is that American eels are native to the #GreatLakes and sea lampreys are #invasive there. Learn more: #SciComm

Reminder: In-person screening of The Fish Thief happening Wednesday (1/15) in Elk Rapids, MI at the @ElkRapidsCinema in collab w/ Green Elk Rapids. Admission: FREE, though $10 donation suggested. Info: More about the film:

Reminder, register for the 1st Technoscience Thursday webinar! We’re talking autonomous vehicles, Jan 16 at 2pm ET w/ @xiaobo_tan + Pete Esselman @usgs. Register: Sign up for listserv: #GreatLakesSci #TechInnovation

RT @LaurierBiology: Graduate opportunities in the Wilkie Lab @ #LaurierBiology! Both #MSc and #PhD students being recruited, with Sept/May…

The GLFC’s 2025 winter show schedule is set! Come visit our #sealamprey booth at any of the following shows to see live sea lampreys, talk to a sea lamprey specialist, and pick up some sea lamprey swag. #GreatLakes #scicomm

Next chance to see the award-winning documentary THE FISH THIEF w/ panel discussion is January 15, 2025 at 6 PM in Elk Rapids, MI! The show will be at the @ElkRapidsCinema in collab w/ Green Elk Rapids. Admission: FREE, though $10 donation suggested. Info:

#DYK The Great Lakes Fishery Commission is a binational treaty organization that protects Great Lakes fisheries to the benefit of millions of citizens in the United States and Canada? Learn more: #GreatLakes #Fisheries #SciComm

Welcoming 2025 with a photo collage re-cap from 2024! #happynewyear #greatlakes #greatlakessci #scicomm #yearinreview

Thought we'd join in the fun! You've heard of Elf on the Shelf. Now get ready for...