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I Speak for the Fish: Swiping right on native fish

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now August 18, 2025November 8, 2025

How do you stop a few specific species from entering a river while maintaining access for all the others? FishPass aims to do just that.

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I Speak for the Fish: Think you’re not to blame for overfishing? Think again.

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now July 21, 2025November 8, 2025

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I Speak for the Fish: The hardest lake sturgeon dive in the Great Lakes

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now June 16, 2025November 7, 2025

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I Speak for the Fish: Is it a rainbow trout or a steelhead?

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now March 17, 2025November 7, 2025

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I Speak for the Fish: Hornyhead chubs are cooler than their name implies

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now February 17, 2025November 8, 2025

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I Speak for the Fish: Why do mudpuppies matter?

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now January 22, 2025November 8, 2025

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I Speak for the fish: Sammy the red-nosed sucker

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now December 16, 2024November 8, 2025

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I Speak for the Fish: How Native Americans are saving lake sturgeon

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now November 18, 2024November 8, 2025

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I Speak for the Fish: Where’s the line in fisheries research?

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now October 21, 2024November 8, 2025

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I Speak for the Fish: A Sturgeon goes to Wisconsin and a Michigan muskie visits New York

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now September 16, 2024November 8, 2025

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Bad River tribe, groups sue over waterway crossing approvals for Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute
The Bad River tribe and environmental groups are again suing the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources over decisions that allow work to move forward on Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute at four waterway crossings.
Canada celebrates Gordie Howe bridge opening — without Michigan — amid tariff riff
Canadian officials celebrated the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, honoring the Detroit Red Wings legend and marking the completion of a project more than two decades in the making.
Line 5 tunnel in Michigan clears major permitting hurdle, in blow to opposition
Despite "adverse" impacts on ecological and tribal resources, state regulators said it's better than an oil spill in the Great Lakes.