Wildlife
Seafood Summit explores future of Michigan aquaculture
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Michigan Sea Grant Director Jim Diana says Michigan could boost its seafood industry by investing in aquaculture.
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Hormone-mimickers widespread in Great Lakes waterways, fish
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Great Lakes waterways are contaminated with known endocrine disrupting compounds; scientists warn that fish are at risk
Wildlife
Prison ahead for illegal deer trafficker
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Lawyer unsuccessfully argues that deer bred and raised in captivity are not wildlife.
Wildlife
This creature turns water into jelly
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Declining calcium means this zooplankton is increasing in many inland lakes, clogging water intakes and disrupting the food web.
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Mr. Great Lakes on mosquitoes, Oak Wilt and Saginaw Bay invasive plants
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Mr. Great Lakes, Jeff Kart, discusses a tire cleanup in Bay County to ward off mosquitos, Oak Wilt as a potential danger to Bay County and the fight against invasive plants in the Saginaw Bay watershed.
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New fish vaccine technique could save fledgling industry time, money
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It goes into different nostrils, allowing two different kinds to be administered at once without limiting their effectiveness.
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Fish farmer says regulatory hurdles hinder industry expansion
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Experts say that fish farms can efficiently produce protein to meet the demands of a growing population and help rural economies.
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Researchers battle disease that hinders aquaculture growth
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The virus has cut into profits even though it has not yet been found in fish farms.
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Fish farm escapees grow fast, die young
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Study assessing potential environmental impacts says farm fish are poorly equipped for survival in the wild.
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Aquaculture: Weighing economic potential, environmental risk
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Industry officials, scientists and regulators gather in East Lansing Thursday to discuss the opportunities and barriers to expanding Michigan aquaculture.