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Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

The Toxic Sands Threatening Fish in Lake Superior

by Undark January 18, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology, Research

Lawsuit could complicate drone laws for Michigan hunters and anglers

by Great Lakes Echo January 17, 2024
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, News, Ohio, Region, Science, Technology, Research

Where Northeast Ohio’s wildlife spends the winter

by Ideastream Public Media January 17, 2024
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, I Speak for the Fish, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

I Speak for the Fish: The great seasonal flip

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now January 16, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inBooks, Authors, Art and Music, Duluth, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Food, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Lake Superior, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Wisconsin

Twenty companies pledge to use all parts of Great Lakes fish by 2025

by Great Lakes Echo January 12, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Detroit, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, John Hartig, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Ohio provides example for funding Detroit and Rouge rivers’ sediment cleanup

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now January 8, 2024
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Science, Technology, Research

For the first time in a century, martens have been spotted on Lake Superior’s Madeline Island

by Wisconsin Public Radio January 8, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, History and Culture, Latest News, News, Science, Technology, Research

Points North: The turtle takeover

by Interlochen Public Radio January 5, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Nibi Chronicles: How to craft a memorandum of understanding with trout

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now December 22, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

I Speak for the Fish: ‘Twas the night before Fishmas

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now December 18, 2023November 8, 2025

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  • This northern Michigan program hopes to cultivate the next generation of farmers
    “Nobody gets into farming for sane reasons, other than the sanity of knowing where your food comes from and just general health,” said one student at the Great Lakes Incubator Farm, which teaches people how to work in agriculture.
  • Great Lakes shipping lost third of season to ‘inadequate icebreaking’
    The Lake Carriers Association said in a report that it lost 82 shipping days this year because the US Coast Guard failed to break enough ice. Despite repeated attempts, Congress hasn’t invested in a new icebreaker for the Great Lakes.
  • Whitefish waning. Should Michigan have commercial trout, walleye catches?
    Bills under consideration in the House aim to expand commercial access to walleye and trout as whitefish catch rates plummet. Recreational fishing advocates and state fishing regulators object.

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