The Great Lakes Fishery's unique pest control program is close to eliminating the sea lamprey, a parasitic fish threatening ...

As they age, some lampreys become parasitic and suck blood and flesh out of prey via a circle of sharp teeth while others stop feeding entirely, likely living off stored energy. Some adult ...

A nine-inch silver lamprey surprised local anglers when they found it attached to a four-pound northern pike pulled through the ice on Sand Bay recently. “The silver lamprey is one of two native ...

The invasive sea lamprey brought Great Lakes fishing to its knees in the fifties and sixties, until local communities and scientists battled back. The new film ‘The Fish Thief’ explores the fight.

Sea lampreys typically spend a couple years developing in tributaries before heading into the lakes as adults and feeding on lake trout and other fish. Because of this life cycle, scientists are ...

Some recent research projects include jellyfish feeding, lamprey locomotion and nematocyst firing. Each of these systems presents interesting challenges in modeling how animals interact with their ...