Fish ecologist's research indicates need to conserve iconic migratory snook in Mexico

Allison Pease grew up fascinated by river fish, spending countless summers in a mask beneath the surface of Texas creeks. Now a fish ecologist in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources at the University of Missouri, Pease studies the common snook—an iconic game fish that has filled a significant cultural, ecological, and economic niche in Mexico for centuries. Her latest study focuses on this species' migration patterns and the effects of proposed hydro dams on their population in southern Mexico.