Ever heard a bluegill cough?

[tommyboy]

Not only are bluegills one of the best tasting fish under the ice, apparently they are being used to detect toxins in municipal water supplies by monitoring their "coughs."  According to the researcher, "there's no known manmade sensor that can do the same job as the bluegill."  Pretty cool article can be found here.

[bear]

You learn something new every day. That is interesting.

[Auger]

Here's to the little fish with the big fight!

[perchnut]

"thanks for warning the city of the impending disaster.......now git back in that fry pan!!"

[Mainehazmt]

Maine DEP has been using minnows as stream quality detectors for about the last 10 years

[crowkiller]

i say give the bluegill the alkaseltzer

[BUCKSKI]

"thanks for warning the city of the impending disaster.......now git back in that fry pan!!"

Now I understand that tight fighting circle motion, it must be gentics that they know the shape of the pan!
Get into my belly!

[Auger]

i say give the bluegill the alkaseltzer

 

[crowkiller]

you know what im talkin about   

[Auger]

you know what im talkin about   

Sure do!

[Art 53]

Tommyboy  thanks for sharing very intersting I sent it to friends outher wise if I just told them they would not believe me

[pikemaster789]

A friend of mine presented the article in school today. See where would we be without those little buggers 

[icy mike]

I've never heard a bluegill cough, but I have seen a halibut puke.  Yes, it's nasty!

Icy Mike
Palmer, Alaska

[big big rdg]

I saw something about it on the news the other day. Sounds interesting.

[The Clam]

Does the doc have Mr. Blue turn his head when he coughs?

[Lobes]

If those gills are coughing so much, they'd better get them  off the cigarettes and on the patch!
I wondered why it was getting so smokey in my tent. I thought I was just getting my toes a little too close to the heater!