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jmhessenauer.bsky.social
Fisheries Research Biologist Studying Michigan's inland and Great Lakes Fisheries from the Lake St. Clair Fisheries Research Station 🇺🇲🇩🇪
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Check out our new paper! We examined demographic tends of a #GreatLakes smallmouth bass population in an effort to explain improvements in size structure. We believe a steady decrease in mortality is the best explanation! Find it here authors.elsevier.com/a/1kXkn1MRgT...

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I am still looking for a Master's student to join my lab at Northern Michigan University in fall 2025. Please get in touch if you are interested, and share with keen students interested in fish, genetics, or evolution!

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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

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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...

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Icy drive back down south from our biologists conference today 🥶

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Black Bass 2025. storymaps.com/stories/baf0...

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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

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Ok... So these are pretty damn cool!! Make yours: scholargoggler.com

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Wrapped up of Lake St Clair Nearshore fish survey today about two weeks later than normal. Tons of big Largemouth Bass and finally got a juvenile Muskie! #Fisheries

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If you age fish with calcified fish structures, check out our new website that displays images of known-age fish. Learn how to age fish and touch up on your skills! www.fishage.org 🐟 #fisheries #fishsky #otoliths

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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

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Some big strong Pumpkinseeds from our nearshore electrofishing survey today. One of my favorite fish species! @bradu20.bsky.social

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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

submitted 108 days ago • 0 comments

Just another day at the office!

submitted 110 days ago • 1 comment

Pretty sweet day today!

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Check out @bradu20.bsky.social and myself in this DNR showcase article! content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MID...

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Amazing setup to tag some inland Cisco this evening! Fisheries!

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Finished up our nearshore electrofishing survey with these beautiful Great Lakes Smallmouth Bass! 🐟🐠🌊 #fisheries #GreatLakes Photo credit to @bradu20.bsky.social

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🚨PhD position in my lab!🚨 Want to work on conservation genetics of one of the rarest trout species in North America in the beautiful Gila National Forest wilderness? Details w/ eligibility and how to apply: preglerlab.com/join Questions should be sent by email. Pls share! 🐟

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🚨MS position in my lab!🚨 Conservation genomics of Pecos pupfish which persist in extreme habitats in saline springs and gypsum sinkholes in the Chihuahuan Desert. Details w/ eligibility and how to apply: preglerlab.com/join Questions should be sent by email. Pls share! 🐟

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Brisk but beautiful day electrofishing. Part of our nearshore survey of Lake St. Clair with @bradu20.bsky.social 🐟🐠 #fishsky

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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

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Beautiful Halloween tiger muskie from our sampling on Lake St. Clair today! 🐠🐟 #fishsky

submitted 489 days ago • 1 comment

Couple highlights from today’s electrofishing efforts on Lake St. Clair. A big Yellow Perch and an extra bright Punpkinseed. 🐟🐠 #fishsky

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