Virginia Tech Ichthyology Class

A blog for teaching and learning about Ichthyology at Virginia Tech. For students enrolled in Ichthyology (FIW 4424) and other interested fish enthusiasts.

Sunday, August 11, 2019

First Trout Hatcheries in Virginia, by Don Orth

By the 1870’s Virginians were aware of the great depletion of major food fisheries due to overfishing and multiple dams blocking fish runs....

Monday, August 5, 2019

What's New In the World of Freshwater Fishes of Virginia? by Don Orth

The Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Virginia will be released by September 24 th . I promise that even those ...

Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Should We Stop Stocking Non-native Trout? by Don Orth

Did we ever decide that non-native stocking was wrong? The question is value laden. Science can explain much about the phylogeny and com...

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