In Wisconsin, the waters of the Bay of Green Bay have risen four feet in four years, allowing anglers to reach areas they haven't in over a decade and also benefiting the shipping industry.
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In four years, water in the Bay of Green Bay have risen four feet, allowing anglers to reach areas they haven't in over a decade and also benefiting the shipping industry.
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According to Michigan DNR, the lake sturgeon are doing well. Along Lake St. Clair and the St. Clair River the DNR hasn't done any stocking of the fish, yet it's believed they have the highest sturgeon population of any body of water in the area.
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In his proposed 2018 budget, President Donald Trump eliminated $300 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. That money has been a major factor in the resurgence of the Lake Sturgeon.
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Michigan Department of Natural Resources fisheries officials have announced improved access to good fishing opportunities at the Victoria Dam near Rockland via a boat launch facility improved recently by the Upper Peninsula Power Co.
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Eighteen Mile Creek in Niagara County, New York, is so polluted that the state health department doesn't want people to eat the fish, but this hasn't stopped the state and local governments from promoting the creek as a fishing destination.
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Huge numbers of non-native common carp -- which scientists have been trying to confine to Hamilton Harbour in Ontario for decades because they are destructive to adjoining marsh lands -- have been escaping in record high water levels.
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An estimated 6,000 lake sturgeon are now swimming in the Detroit River, according to research by Canadian conservation groups and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is cancelling plans to collect fish eggs from the Detroit River due to a widespread virus that killed a large number of fish.
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In Alpena, Michigan, over 28,000 Atlantic salmon were released into the Thunder Bay River as part of new stocking efforts by the Dept. of Natural Resources.
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In Alpena, Michigan, over 28,000 Atlantic salmon were released into the Thunder Bay River as part of the DNR's new stocking efforts.
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A native fish -- the Great Lakes cisco, also known as lake herring -- may be poised for a comeback in the Great Lakes with the help of an invasive species.
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A native fish - the Great Lakes cisco, also known as lake herring - may be poised for a comeback in the Great Lakes with the help of an invasive species.
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Oden State Fish Hatchery located in Oden, Michigan, is the only hatchery of the state that feeds into the Huron Watershed and it is the brood stock supplier for the state for brown and rainbow trout.
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The amount of mercury found in fish tissues from the Great Lakes has dropped steadily over decades since the 1970s, but over the last several years, that started changing.
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The Illinois Department of Natural Resources could limit commercial fishing on Lake Michigan if a bill unanimously passed by the house on March 15, gains Senate approval as well.
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U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Rob Portman (R-OH) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) introduced bipartisan legislation to spur Great Lakes funding and research efforts and help support effective fishery management decisions.
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In Pulaski, New York, local anglers voiced the challenges they faced as the state Department of Environmental Conservation ran through its statistics and management practices for Lake Ontario and its tributaries.
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A new study suggests eating Great Lakes fish that contain mercury may threaten your health, but the nutritional benefits may outweigh the risks.
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A Leamington, Ontario, fishing boat captain was ordered to pay $20,000 after he pleaded guilty to 24 commercial fishing violations.
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Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources fisheries staff will be on hand in Door County, Wisconsin, to collect salmon eggs and milt needed for the next generation of fish for Lake Michigan stocking.
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