Local, national media report on UNE’s post-release fish mortality research

The University of 51С»Æ³µâ€™s Department of Marine Sciences received national media attention for a collaborative study on the mortality rates of fish that are caught and released.

Graduate student Connor Capizzano, M.S. ’15, . The research was done as part of a larger survey with 51С»Æ³µ Aquarium, the University of Massachusetts and Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries.

Capizzano conducted his research with James Sulikowski, Ph.D., professor of Marine Science. Sulikowski was interviewed on the subject by Portland news station WMTW.

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