Fish
Hurricane recordings point to possible future for Great Lakes monitoring
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Great Lakes researchers hope that year-long recording of underwater sounds near Puerto Rico could lead to similar recording of fish and other watery sounds here.
Endangered wildlife
Video: Great Lakes sturgeon repopulation efforts underway in Wisconsin
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Scientists in Wisconsin are raising the next generation of this endangered fish. Some of these sturgeon could someday grow to lengths of up to eight feet and weigh 800 pounds.
Fish
#ChicagoFishes reels in rare catch
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A young angler reeled in the catch of a lifetime during the first annual #ChicagoFishes event.
Fish
Anglers’ curiosity spurs fish recovery research
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Hundreds of fish with implanted acoustic trackers were recovered by anglers across Lake Huron and Lake Erie in response to rewards offered by researchers.
Wildlife
Warming rivers threaten iconic Michigan fish
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A beloved, cold-loving state fish is in danger of overheating.
Fish
Pisces porn: Could the sounds of spawning lure lake trout?
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Researchers have discovered that the fish make noise on spawning beds, a finding that could lead to better monitoring and perhaps help boost their numbers.
Fish
Do two fish contaminants create greater health threat than the worst one?
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A new study says that Great Lakes fish consumption advisories would be more restrictive if regulators considered how multiple contaminants could combine into a greater health threat.
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.