Derek C. Sallmann

Gar Lab 2022 | Conservation Science | Ancient Fishes | Endangered Species | Co-host of Badgerland Birding | B.S. Biology from WLC 2017. Views my own.

[U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service @USFWS]

Follow along all week as @SolomonRDavid, @TheGarLab and @OKWildlifeDept celebrate the living fossils known as gar.

OR, you could also listen to the "The Gar Guy" episode of our Fish of the Week podcast where we talk about all things GAR. https://t.co/mR5RhicJeR

📷Alligator gar

[U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service @USFWS]

IT'S GAR WEEK!!!!

WE'LL SELL YOU THE WHOLE SEAT BUT YOU'LL ONLY NEED THE EDGEEEEEE!!!!!!!

[Derek C. Sallmann @SallmannC]

@USFWS Epic picture!

[The Nature Conservancy in Mississippi @ms_nature]

Loch Leven, a 6-thousand-acre floodplain reconnection project on the MS River is proving that fish migration has greatly improved.
The Alligator gar species declining for years is now spawning regularly at Loch Leven.

[Derek C. Sallmann @SallmannC]

@AidenSoellner @thebiggestweek Got him 👍

[Dr. Solomon David @SolomonRDavid]

BOOM.
Minnesota passed the most comprehensive native fish conservation law in the country

These species have long been loosely managed, with high harvest limits if any, little monitoring of population or research into their biology, reproduction & habitat https://t.co/xS670BPFDK

[Simone Biles @Simone_Biles]

just wanted to say thank you packer nation for embracing my husband & I 💚 green bay will always hold a special place in our hearts!

[Zack 🧀 @ShowtymeZack]

Not that i have to tweet this i must say:

To Aaron Jones,

Thank you so much for everything you’ve done for my team, my life, the people you’ve inspired, how you played the game was a true honor to see.

I remember back on March 5th, 2020

U sent me a DM thanking me for all the edits and graphic design i made for you. That meant more to me than you would ever know.

Then on May 16th, 2020. You and I and a few others fans hopped on a zoom call and talked to us for like 20 minutes and I remember you personally thanking me again for the creations I made.

I wish you nothing but the best for you, your family, and all of you future endeavors.

You have fan in me for life.

Thank you @Showtyme_33

[Eli Berkovits @BookOfEli_NFL]

Aaron Jones...

One of a kind.

[Dr. Solomon David @SolomonRDavid]

Making Things Smoother for “Rough Fish”

FINtastic article by John Lyons in Big River Magazine! Great #SciComm regarding the background and ongoing efforts to conserve our native nongame fishes! https://t.co/U84Jn5nlId

[Derek C. Sallmann @SallmannC]

@SolomonRDavid @TheGarLab @UMNFWCB Is that our Bowfin???

[Hidden Below: The Great Lakes @HiddenBelowFilm]

It's that time of year - turning leaves, pumpkin spice, and spawning #laketrout! Nearly a century after being wiped out by sea lamprey, lake trout are reproducing naturally again in #lakehuron. Learn more about this incredible story next year in "All Too Clear"

[Dr. Solomon David @SolomonRDavid]

#GARWEEK returns this November!!! @OKWildlifeDept

Scientists and state officials honor underappreciated fish with Gar Week https://t.co/h6327gudMP

[Kyler Hecke @FisHecke]

Fish Friday: The Saddleback Darter (Percina vigil) is a species with a disjunct distribution across the south-central U.S. They can be found in lowland creeks/rivers consisting of various substrates. This individual was observed in the Saline River (Ouachita system) of Arkansas.

[Michael J Andres @Wormy_Sturgeon]

Sturgeon fishing is going a bit slow (only 1 this far) but @lyssa_pagel's boat got an Alligator Gar!

[Derek C. Sallmann @SallmannC]

@LAWaterthrush I feel like you really needed this one 🦩

[Derek C. Sallmann @SallmannC]

@KurtBenkert can you explain why the Packers’ defense is always bad against the run? Is it coaching? Players? Schemes? Seems like the same thing every year. Thanks ✌️

[Derek C. Sallmann @SallmannC]

@LAWaterthrush Bold

[Corey Dunn @MidSized_Rivers]

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

When life gives you "X"s, tweet about Gravel Chubs (Erimystax x-punctatus). 🐟🍋🐟🍋

[Derek C. Sallmann @SallmannC]

@oliviahhawkins That looks like it! Thanks, Olivia!

[Derek C. Sallmann @SallmannC]

#fishtwitter can I have some assistance with an ID? Found in a tide pool on Cannon Beach in Oregon.