Catch of the Day
Overfishing less of a threat in Great Lakes than oceans
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Ability to more easily switch to other species before they are threatened reduces fishing pressures.
Wildlife
Health of minnows improving on industrial river
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But gender ratio, deformities and reproduction remain a concern on Indiana’s Grand Calumet.
Wildlife
Grass carp shows up in St. Lawrence River
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The invasive fish may have traveled from Lake Erie.
Birds
Can cormorants help control Great Lakes invaders?
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A recent study finds that native cormorants don’t have near the impact anglers fear they do on popular Lake Michigan game fish. But they do have an appetite for invasive species.
Fish
The fate of a half-century sport fishing tradition
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Fifty years after the Great Lakes salmon introduction, dwindling populations reveal a cautionary lesson in single-species management.
Art
Good anglers, bad marriages and fish that fake orgasms
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New book explores the lore and legacy of fishing in the North Woods.
Fish
Bacterial disease threatens fish throughout the Great Lakes
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It affects wild fish and those raised in hatcheries.
Fish
Increasing levels of flame retardants in smallmouth bass threaten Lake Erie fish consumers
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The invasion of round goby in Lake Erie has created a link in the food chain that allows hazardous flame retardants to bioaccumulate in smallmouth bass.
Wildlife
Some Native American tribes in Michigan battle fish farming proposal
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The tribes are citing the 1836 Treaty of Washington, which treaty grants Michigan tribes occupancy and access rights to the Great Lakes and their neighboring lands.
Wildlife
Researchers eye trout spawning sites from space
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Researchers discovered that satellite imagery depicting algae cover of lake beds can help identify places where lake trout spawn.