There's an App for That
Dr. Suzanne Gray studies how suspended sediments and algal blooms affect vision in sportfish and their prey. Students in Stone Lab’s REU program play a hands-on part in those experiments.
“Can fish see the bait on the hook?”
For Lake Erie charter captains, who make a living off sportfish finding their way to their clients’ lures, it’s an important question to answer, and Ohio Sea Grant researchers are on the case.
Dr. Suzanne Gray at The Ohio State University is studying how suspended sediments or algae in the water affect walleye and their preferred prey, the emerald shiner. Because walleye are visual hunters, murky waters could impact their ability to find both shiners, their primary prey, and fishing lures.