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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, I Speak for the Fish, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

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

Overfishing is a global concern that is easy to believe is happening in some far-off distant land by a few bad characters. But we all play a role.

Posted inCommercial Fishing, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Whitefish

‘We can’t regulate ourselves’ out of whitefish crisis, experts say

by Bridge Michigan July 17, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

I Speak for the Fish: Sturgeon vs salmon prioritizing native Great Lakes species

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now May 19, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inBlue Economy, Blue Economy, Commercial Fishing, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, News, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Science, Technology & Research, The Blue Economy, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Keeping the $5.5 billion Great Lakes fishery afloat as Trump administration considers cuts

by Lester Graham, Michigan Public May 13, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inCommercial Fishing, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Why smallmouth bass are getting bigger in Michigan waterways

by Great Lakes Echo May 9, 2025
Posted inLatest News, News

What to expect with the start of 2025’s fishing season

by Great Lakes Echo April 29, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Invasive Species, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Points North: Dirty Laundry, Invasive Species, and the Limitations of Knowledge

by Interlochen Public Radio September 1, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inDetroit River, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Water Quality

Michigan ‘river walker’ program warns anglers on eating contaminated fish

by Bridge Michigan August 7, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Summertime fishing

by Alex Hill July 10, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Commercial Fishing, Featured, Industry, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Lake Erie charter industry rebounding from slump

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now May 16, 2023November 8, 2025

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    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.
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