Asian carp
Michigan seeks ‘Eureka!’ cry on carp control
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The state is pursuing a game show technique increasingly used to solve difficult natural resource and other problems. Will it be enough to prompt someone to run naked down the street?
Echo
Great Lakes scientists team up to track fish with GLATOS
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The Great Lakes Acoustic Telemetry Observation Systems, or GLATOS, is a network of researchers sharing fish-tracking data from across the Great Lakes basin.
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Great Lakes vulnerable to outbreak of fish virus
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A new study shows that large parts of the Great Lakes can host a virus responsible for thousands of fish deaths in the region.
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Some Michigan fish safe for pregnant women, sometimes
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Pregnant women must balance the risks and benefits to consuming locally caught fish.
Wildlife
Usually the villain, invasive species odd hero for native fish
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Cisco supported one of the largest fisheries in the Great Lakes before their collapse 60 years ago. They’re now mounting a comeback, and an invasive species is opening the door.
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Unique lake trout could help restore Lake Michigan population
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The trout in Lake Michigan were once wiped out, but one strain might help bring them back.
Fish
Scientists worry about lake herring crash, say new restrictions may help
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Cisco is a crucial part of Lake Superior’s food web.
Fish
New method shows some Great Lakes fish consumption advisories may not protect health
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Most fish advisories are based on a single contaminant and don’t include the added health risk of multiple contaminants being present at once.
Fish
CSI Great Lakes: Fish forensics trace contaminants from lakes to streams
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Fish are what they eat, say investigators whose findings inform decisions on eating fish, dam removal and stocking.
Fish
Benefits of eating mercury contaminated fish may outweigh risks
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A recent study investigated health trends in the Anishinaabe, who have deep-rooted cultural connections to fishing.