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Fish, Birds and AnimalsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake OntarioLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSharon OosthoekHow will tire chemicals affect Great Lakes fish? Some scientists hope to find out
-A relatively unknown chemical has come to recent attention as concern mounts over what it could do to our fish populations.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishLake OntarioLatest NewsMichiganRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchI Speak for the Fish: Not all lampreys are killers, but all are paying the price for their reputation
-Native lamprey species in the Great Lakes generally get reviled by association with sea lamprey even though they don’t normally kill their host fish.
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Commercial FishingFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureJames ProffittLake ErieNewsOhioRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchLake Erie’s once-thriving blue pike is long gone but never forgotten
-Despite the fact the blue pike appears to be a dead end both scientifically and practically, it still regularly blooms anew in fishing forums and on social media.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNatasha BlakelyNewsOhioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsAfrican scientists visit the North American Great Lakes in international exchange
-Nine women from Africa spent two weeks in Michigan and Ohio learning about the Great Lakes research conducted here as part of a program to promote the involvement of women in science.
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DetroitDetroit RiverFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsHabitat RestorationHistory and CultureJohn HartigLake ErieLake HuronLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Lakes Moment: Rewilding Metropolitan Detroit
-Otters, turkey, walleye and more have all made comebacks in the past few decades, thanks to the rewilding efforts of various organizations.
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AgricultureFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchMassive salmon farm gets green light from Ohio DNR
-The aquaculture operation, which would pump 4 million gallons a day from the Michindoh Aquifer, has some residents concerned about what it would do to water levels.
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Fish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishLatest NewsNewsOhioRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchTourismI Speak for the Fish: Inside a trout feeding frenzy
-Gilboa Quarry is a popular Midwest dive destination with underwater attractions that include a helicopter, a plane and an aggressive school of rainbow trout.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishLake ErieLake MichiganLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSt. Clair RiverI Speak for the Fish: How the round goby changed the Great Lakes, twice
-In this month’s column, Kathy Johnson looks at how, when and where round goby were first identified in the Great Lakes.
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CollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsInfrastructureInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration Efforts5 Reasons to Love (and Protect) Freshwater Mussels
-These aquatic heroes do so much to keep freshwater ecosystems healthy — and we’re killing them off at a record pace.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureIllinoisLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganNewsOntarioRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSt. Lawrence RiverTourismWisconsinWho caught the world’s largest muskie? Even the experts don’t agree
-The award and corresponding fame for catching the world’s largest muskie by hook and line remains a hotly contested controversy that, after nearly a century of debate, remains unresolved.
