Official account of #GarLab at the University of Minnesota. Fish, conservation, #SciComm. Authored by PI @SolomonRDavid and team.
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3 Nov 2025
Happy Gar Week everyone! You might be wondering, what is a gar? Well, let us show you...
#GarWeek #Conservation #Fisheries #GarLab #Garology #FishSciComm #Scicomm @SolomonRDavid
ALT What is a gar??? We’re excited to celebrate Gar Week 2025 with posts by our GarLab team members! Swipe through to learn more about all seven gar species, including our two Minnesota native gar species: the Shortnose Gar and Longnose Gar. Comment below with your favorite gar fun fact or gar pun!
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On the importance of “native rough fish” in Minnesota and to aquatic ecosystems overall👍 mankatofreepress.com/sports/…
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In Pursuit of Alligator Gar, the Ancient Giant of the Shallows
New @gardenandgun: gardenandgun.com/feature/in-…
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Feb 10
We back y'all! 👇🐟💙🧡🦅
What is SFAAS?
Tucked inside Auburn University is one of the nation’s leading programs in fisheries science and aquaculture. The School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences.
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31 Dec 2025
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!
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19 Dec 2025
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!
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9 Dec 2025
Outlook in Minnesota with impending snowstorm 🥶
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8 Dec 2025
Guess how big these two Alligator Gars were?
Sorry not sorry 😅
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4 Dec 2025
Bob Seegar, Gar Brooks, Simon and Gar are personal favorites.
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4 Dec 2025
Friend and native fish angler extraordinaire @moxostoma made this and I needed to add it to the list! 😂👍
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4 Dec 2025
“When Did You Get Caught?”
Here’s @TheGarLab’s Spotify Wrapped list, let us know if there are any gartists that we missed 👀
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2 Dec 2025
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
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1 Dec 2025
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
ALT A biologist holds a large alligator gar fish with its mouth open, exposing its large sharp teeth.
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2 Dec 2025
“Why not both Steve?”
Check out our episode @MeatEaterTV chatting gars and native fish conservation with host Steve Rinella!
youtu.be/xLDSV5qbyzw?si=2tzh…
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1 Dec 2025
Hey @OKWildlifeDept, we broke out the Fishmas decGARations over the weekend! 🐠🎄
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28 Nov 2025
What we’re watching right now 🧐
DemoGARgon lives here in the right side up! #StrangerThings #StrangerThings5
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27 Nov 2025
ConGARtulations @RobertIrwin @officialdwts!
6 Nov 2025
Did you know that gars can dance too! Comment down below your favorite Dancing with the Gars couple. #GarWeek
Slides created by: @luxi_feyereisen
#Conservation #DancingWithTheStars #GarLab #Garology #FishSciComm
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