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Category: Commercial Fishing

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Commercial Fishing, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Infrastructure, Lake Erie, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Ballville Dam Removal: History, trends and impacts

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now December 19, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Commercial Fishing, Culture, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

The Great Lakes-Iceland connection through the 100% Whitefish effort

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now November 15, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inCommercial Fishing, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Great Lakes feature Midwest curiosity: Fish-cleaning houses

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now September 16, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Commercial Fishing, Culture, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Superior, Michigan, News, Ohio, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Setting Lake Erie limits

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now August 30, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inCommercial Fishing, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Invasive Species, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The Catch, Water Quality

Whitefish recruitment

by Great Lakes Now August 8, 2022
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Commercial Fishing, Drinking Water, Industry, Lake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Tourism, Water Quality

JEWEL OF THE GREAT LAKES: Keeping pollutants out

by The Alpena News June 16, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Commercial Fishing, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Culture, Industry, Lake Erie, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Lake Erie’s once-thriving blue pike is long gone but never forgotten

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now June 13, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inCommercial Fishing, Culture, Events and Special Broadcasts, Fish, Birds and Animals, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Michigan, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The Catch, Tribal Governments and First Nations

Tribal fishermen in the Great Lakes region

by Great Lakes Now May 13, 2022
Posted inCommercial Fishing, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Politics, Protect, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Shipping and Ports, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Years of regulation may have reduced invasive species risks in the Great Lakes, study says

by Maya Sundaresan April 29, 2022
Posted inCommercial Fishing, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Food, Forever Chemicals Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Small portions: Michigan puts PFAS advisory on Lake Superior rainbow smelt

by Bridge Michigan March 31, 2022

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  • Enbridge to Pay $275K Settlement for 2019 Wisconsin Spill After DOJ Action
    The Wisconsin Department of Justice announced a $275,000 settlement Thursday with energy firm Enbridge for alleged violations of the state’s spills law over a 2019 spill in Jefferson County.
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    University of Toledo researchers have developed a system of buoys that slowly release algaecide into the surrounding water.

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