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Whitefish waning. Should Michigan have commercial trout, walleye catches?

by Bridge Michigan May 27, 2026June 11, 2026

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.

Posted inLatest News, News, Whitefish

As mussels ravage Great Lakes whitefish, Lake Superior survives — for now

by Bridge Michigan September 10, 2025November 7, 2025
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 inCommercial Fishing, Culture, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Food, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology & Research, Whitefish

Iconic whitefish on edge of collapse as Great Lakes biodiversity crisis deepens

by Bridge Michigan June 23, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inClimate, Culture, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indigenous Communities, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Anishinaabe tribes work to save a fish significant to their culture and an important source of protein

by Michigan Public May 17, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inClimate, Commercial Fishing, Culture, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Tribal Governments and First Nations

Michigan tribes, state reach tentative deal on Great Lakes fishing access

by Bridge Michigan December 28, 2022
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

Latest News

  • 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.

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