Research shows largemouth bass are at home in Chicago River boat slip

How fish adapt to life in large urban rivers is one of the questions Dr. Austin Happel is trying to answer.
Largemouth bass is a species of particular interest to Happel, a research biologist at the Shedd Aquarim in Chicago. In a partnership with Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant and Purdue University, Happel has been tracking fish movements in the Chicago River for more than a year. The findings have certainly been interesting – both for scientists and for the average angler.

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