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A group of longnose suckers at a spawning ground in British Columbia, Canada. Photograph by Michel Roggo / NPL

The Rough Fish Revolution

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November 19, 2024

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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Young Baikal seal (Pusa sibirica) at breathing hole. Lake Baikal, Russia, April.

Ice Seal

By Olga Kamenskaya

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Spotlight

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April 26, 2016

Meet Lake Baikal’s most famous resident, the world’s only freshwater-specific seal.