For more than a century, native rough fish like redhorse, bowfin and buffalo were lumped in with invasive species like common carp — and not considered worthy of protection or management. But there’s ...

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The Detroit River has a long history of human use and abuse, resulting in public outcry over water pollution and resource degradation. This public out…

State regulators say the commercial harvest of lake whitefish in Lake Michigan has reached its lowest level since 1990, and some fisheries biologists fear the species might largely disappear in parts ...

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — Scientists, policy leaders and conservation experts from five continents have advanced several major initiatives to protect migratory freshwater fish and their habitats followi...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Charlevoix Fisheries Research Station is based in a building that was constructed in 1917, originally as a federal fish hatchery. It wasn’t the first on this site. An earlier hatchery was built in 1894. The U.S. government was trying to replenish the fish population. Lake trout, whitefish, and walleye were not reproducing at rates fast enough to keep up with the demand of commercial fishing.

Fish and wildlife officials tasked with holding back a species that would otherwise decimate the Great Lakes fishery were among those caught up in a mass purge of federal workers.

Join the IJC’s Great Lakes Science Advisory Board to discuss their recent report on microplastics in the Great Lakes. The report proposes tools to aid the monitoring and assessment of microplastic…

Across Nunavut, food insecurity continues to affect daily life. For many Inuit, the answer lies not in the grocery store, but on the land.

Technology-based innovation challenge focused on the issues facing the Great Lakes and associated freshwater ecosystems. Details can be found here. Challenge Focus Viable technology-based enterprises…

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December 9th, 2024 - GLOS will be hosting the project kickoff for 'Community Ice Thickness Data' at UW-Green Bay. The workshop will include short presentations project details, and discussion to gauge...

Fourwaves - International Conference on Fish Telemetry (7th ICFT)

Community volunteers helped Shedd Aquarium researcher Karen Murchie discover an important trigger of sucker fish migration and along the way they've become vital advocates for freshwater animals.

Suckers (Catostomidae) are the most abundant migratory fishes in the Laurentian Great Lakes region, but they are understudied and underappreciated given their important roles in ecosystems. To overcom...