And that’s a wrap on 2025 @TheGarLab!
GARgantuan thanks to our students, collaborators, and friends for their ongoing work and support of our freshwater conservation efforts!
BIGGEST Longnose Gar for @TheGarLab team!
At 60.5 inches (154 cm), it’s a true giant for the species.
Caught-tagged-released, it will help us learn more about river-floodplain connectivity👍
I’m aiming the fish toward our collaborators’ sonar, so we can track/measure it!
Spotted Gars think they’re salmon swimming upstream😂
Most gars do in fact migrate to spawn, typically from rivers & lakes to adjacent floodplains.
Some gars, however, swim upstream to spawn. Unlike salmon, gars don’t die after spawning, and often return annually.
🎥 D.McDonald
Smile!
The alligator gar is among the largest freshwater fish in North America. They may grow up to 10 feet and weigh more than 300lbs. These fish are found in the southeast in freshwater lakes and brackish marshes, estuaries and bays along the Gulf coast.
📸Ryan Hagerty/USFWS