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Shedd Aquarium's conservation research channel connects you to our experts' projects in the Great Lakes and around the globe.
Joined March 2014
Teaming up with anglers to study the lives of fish in urban waters—check out the new article!.
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To learn more about largemouth bass in the Chicago River, Shedd’s Aquarium partnered with IDNR and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to mark bass using Floy tags. Fishermen and women are by far the...
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🪸New paper alert 🚨.New research published in Coral Reefs, "Short-term stress testing predicts subsequent natural bleaching variation", led by Dr. Carlo Caruso (@CoralResilience), with our own @shedd_aquarium Research Biologist, Dr. Shayle Matsuda, as a co-author.
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Proud that Dr. Yasmin Quintana from @SheddResearch is recognized for her past and current work in leading conservation efforts for freshwater species and habitats.
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Silvia Alvarez-Clare and Yasmin Quintana members of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) recognized by Crain's Chicago Business as 2024 Notable Latino Leaders! The feature highlights top Latino...
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Shedd Aquarium has partnered with the @IUCNssc to strengthen freshwater conservation, close the assessment gap for species like freshwater mussels, and make a difference for these critical organisms that support healthy ecosystems.
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Shedd is using applied conservation science to inform assessments and safeguard freshwater species and environments in key biodiversity hotspots.
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A new study co-authored by @IUCN reveals that 24% of freshwater species are at high risk of extinction. However, the extinction risk for many species, including molluscs, remains unknown due to insufficient data.
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Gland, Switzerland, 8 January 2025 (IUCN) – The largest global assessment of freshwater animals on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ to date has revealed that 24% of the world’s freshwater...
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We invite you to read about our summer research cruise to rescue some of the last known surviving staghorn corals in the Florida Keys. via @shedd_aquarium.
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Shedd coral scientists Ross Cunning and Trinity Conn presented research and connected with colleagues around the world at the #ReefFutures conference last week in Mexico. Thanks to @CoralConsortium for an amazing event!
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The Unglamorous Sucker Fish Plays a Key Great Lakes Role. A Shedd Scientist and Her Band of Volunteers Want to Tell You Why | Chicago News | WTTW
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Community volunteers helped Shedd Aquarium researcher Karen Murchie discover an important trigger of sucker fish migration and along the way they've become vital advocates for freshwater animals.
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For the love of suckers: Volunteers contribute to research on key freshwater fishes via @physorg_com.
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A new paper published today, led by Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, reveals how volunteers across Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan enabled researchers to gather seven years of data on the spawning migrat...
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New work from our coral researchers, titled “Heat stress and bleaching in corals: a bioenergetic model", uses a bioenergetic model of coral-algal symbiosis to test mechanisms by which heat stress causes coral bleaching.
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Coral Reefs - The coral-dinoflagellate endosymbiosis is based on nutrient exchanges that impact holobiont energetics. Of particular concern is the breakdown or dysbiosis of this partnership that is...
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Consulte el último informe de @IUCNssc.para conoser sobre el Taller de Bowmouth Guitarfish realizado en @shedd_aquarium y los impactantes proyectos de #conservación que nuestro CSS Freshwater ha estado trabajando con socios locales en #Centroamérica.🔗
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Check out the latest @IUCNssc report to learn more about the recent Bowmouth Guitarfish Workshop hosted by @shedd_aquarium and the impactful #conservation projects our CSS Freshwater has been working on with local partners in #CentralAmerica!.🔗
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Our coral researchers published a new paper on the ecological relevance and reproducibility of rapid heat stress tests on corals, establishing guidelines for their use in identifying heat-tolerant corals for research and restoration #CBASS #CoralReports
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Coral Reefs - Rapid acute heat stress assays are increasingly used to assess reef coral heat tolerance and identify resilient corals for research and restoration. However, concerns remain about (1)...
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New blog is live detailing progress on our Caribbean reef shark population genetic study. Check it out here:.
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When undertaking a study that aims to obtain shark genetic samples across the extent of a species’ range, you’ll need a little help from your friends. That’s because collecting an adequate number of...
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To be held during the IV Latin American and Caribbean Congress of the @Society4ConBio . 🚨 Submit your abstract before September 30: Contact: yquintana@sheddaquarium.org.
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Estás enviando un resumen para presentaciones orales, pósteres, presentaciones rápidas y presentaciones creativas para el Congreso de Biología de la Conservación de Latinoamérica y el Caribe (LACA)...
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The CSS: Freshwater at @shedd_aquarium in collaboration with the @IUCNssc @FW_Conservation invites you to participate in the interactive session “Efforts and Challenges in Freshwater Conservation under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework” .
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A realizarse durante el IV Congreso Latinoamericano y del Caribe de la #SCB @Society4ConBio En Quito, Ecuador Noviembre 25-29. 🚨 Envia tu resumen antes del 30 de Septiembre .Link: Contacto: yquintana@sheddaquarium.org.
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Estás enviando un resumen para presentaciones orales, pósteres, presentaciones rápidas y presentaciones creativas para el Congreso de Biología de la Conservación de Latinoamérica y el Caribe (LACA)...
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