Wildlife
Mr. Great Lakes on raising energy rates and rebuilding a reef
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Plus a discussion about some of Michigan’s electric cooperatives going beyond the state’s renewable energy standard.
Fish
Wildlife researchers not so sure about drones
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Federal regulations, privacy concerns and health of the animals they track are all concerns.
Wildlife
Replacing culverts with bridges could help fish passage
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A pilot project in the Huron-Manistee National Forest suggests replacing culverts with bridges to help with fish passage.
Wildlife
Study: Less than 3 percent of eels survive Ontario dams
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Once a vital, highly nutritious food source for native Americans, researchers say the eel also suffers from longtime overfishing.
Wildlife
Great Lakes salmon face spawning season challenges
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A balance between weather and food supply is off-kilter — with fewer salmon as a consequence.
Climate
Climate change threatens perch, other warm-water fish
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Climate-controlled growth chambers show that the negative impacts of climate change outweigh the positive ones for fish living in mild-temperature regions.
Nearshore
Could fish farm expansion in Michigan hurt the Great Lakes?
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There’s a concern that wild populations of lake trout could be impacted by the expansion of fish farming in the Great Lakes.
Wildlife
Gene discovery may help restore Great Lakes lake trout
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Researchers link alewife gene with vitamin B1 deficiency and the decline of lake trout.
Wildlife
PCBs still of concern for Toronto waterfront fish
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But mercury levels are down in some sport fish. Monitoring to continue.
Wildlife
Shrinking alewife population could deplete Great Lakes salmon
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The alewife, once the most hated fish in the Great Lakes, is now facing steep declines in population, but it’s not a cause for celebration.