Shedd researcher tracks suckers (and what it means) in the Great Lakes

A tagged sucker being released as part of a study tracking migrating suckers in the Great Lakes. (Shedd Aquarium)

Going from studying bonefish in coastal waters to tracking migrating suckers in the Great Lakes seems like going from topwater fishing the Kishwaukee to trotlining the Big Muddy.

Not for Karen Murchie, director of freshwater research at Shedd Aquarium, who said, “They need a PR person and I am happy to fill that position.”