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Great Lakes fish thought extinct for decades rediscovered – in an unexpected place
It's a fish story with a big, unexpected plot twist. A native Great Lakes whitefish thought extinct for nearly 40 years has been rediscovered by scientists – in the wrong Great Lake. The ...
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Have You Seen This Fish Thief?
Teeming in a small aquarium, the sea lampreys elicited mixed reactions from the audience. Eel-like and squirmy, with a ...
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These Shimmery Fish Disappeared From Michigan Nearly a Century Ago. Can They Make a Comeback?
Great Lakes tribes and state biologists are working together to reintroduce Arctic grayling to northern Michigan's waterways ...
Great Lakes invasive carp project on hold because Illinois governor doesn't trust Trump
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has halted a key project meant to defend the Great Lakes from invasive carp, citing federal funding ...
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Sea lamprey collapsed the Great Lakes commercial fishery. A 'silver bullet' chemical brought it back
A new documentary released to streaming services on Jan. 31, 'THE FISH THIEF: A Great Lakes Mystery' tells the story of the ...
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The Fish Thief: How a Parasite Nearly Decimated the Great Lakes Fisheries
After all, they’re the ones pulling millions of pounds of fish from the water. In the case of the Great Lakes in the 1940s and 50s, this same narrative unfolded. The lake trout population was ...
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Gone a century, Arctic grayling return soon to Michigan. Can they survive?
Logging, overfishing and competition from non-native trout wiped out Michigan’s Arctic grayling population nearly a century ...
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How an eel-like bloodsucking invasive species nearly wiped out fishing in the Great Lakes
The Great Lakes region has long been heralded for its commercial fishing industry and large hauls. That wasn't always the case, thanks to a mysterious invasive species that began popping up across ...