An angler caught a 39-year-old lake trout while fishing near Sheboygan on Lake Michigan. The fish is the oldest in the ...

Zebra and quagga mussels, another invasive species, are damaging shipwrecks and artifacts in the Great Lakes. LAKE MICHIGAN – More than $21 billion. That's the economic impact the fishing and ...

Lake Michigan Fish Populations Threatened By Decline Of Tiny Creature Date: March 6, 2009 Source: Wiley - Blackwell Summary: The quick decline of a tiny shrimp-like species, known scientifically ...

One of the state's most iconic fish are struggling with several environmental stressors. Regulators will take up the issue on ...

LANSING — Lake Michigan whitefish populations are on a steady decline in recent years, causing fears for the future of the ...

The fish are stocked or reproduce naturally (mostly in streams in Michigan) and provide world-class fishing opportunities. Although five species - chinook and coho salmon, and brown, lake and ...

As the water cleared up, the fish cleared out. Since the introduction of the mussels, there’s been a sharp decline in nearly all fish species in Lake Michigan, including king salmon, scientists say.

There are 17 species of invasive fish that Michigan officials are monitoring. Skip to main content. ... This silver carp was caught about nine miles from Lake Michigan on June 22, 2017.

That may sound harsh, but she’s not wrong. Michigan oriented its Great Lakes fisheries management around recreational fishing starting in the 1960s and 70s with onset of Pacific salmon stocking.

Chinook salmon and steelhead eggs are collected at the Little Manistee River site in northern Michigan. The new barrier will ...

Could federal cuts impact invasive species monitoring on Lake Michigan? A special report. President Donald Trump signed a presidential memo May 9 acknowledging the dangers of invasive carp.

Frogbit, a prohibited invasive aquatic plant, has been spotted in two locations near Lake Michigan as state officials and researchers are warning boaters of a new law to prevent further spreading ...