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John Hageman

Great Lakes’ burbot in a state of semi-peril

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The burbot is a species of fish that only a fraction of Ohio anglers have ever heard of, much less caught, even though they are widely distributed from Maine to Alaska, including many lakes in Canada.
Closer to home, they are found in all of the Great Lakes and throughout many lakes in the Upper Midwest. Michigan fisheries staff are concerned that fishing pressure on this fish combined with diminishing food sources are pushing numbers lower in multiple locations.

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Campbell’s Soup admits to polluting Maumee River

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In a court document issued on Sept. 15, Campbell’s Soup Supply Co. admitted to some 5,400 pollution discharges between April 2018 and December 2024 in violation of the Clean Water Act.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was joined by the National Environmental Law Center, on behalf of the Lake Erie Waterkeepers and Environment Ohio, in a lawsuit filed in March 2024 to force the company to correct long-standing problems with its wastewater treatment plant.

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Ohio workshop details latest science related to the fishery, health of Lake Erie

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About 30 Lake Erie charter captains and 15 outdoor and science writers gathered at Ohio State University’s Stone Laboratory on Gibraltar Island at Put-in-Bay recently for the annual Lake Erie research updates workshop.
Those in attendance were given the opportunity to hear from Ohio Division of Wildlife (ODW) fisheries biologists, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other researchers to make attendees more aware of ongoing and new projects.

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Ohio Lake sturgeon implanted with acoustic tags as part of longterm study

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The Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife’s (DOW) Sandusky Fisheries Research Unit is partnering with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ohio State University, and the University of Toledo to electronically tag lake sturgeon with acoustic tags procured by the USGS.
Fisheries biologist Matt Faust, who is leading this new project that started in June, said that “The purpose of this study is to allow the DOW to learn more about the habitat use and where/when these tagged individuals spend their time over the next 10 years.

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Ohio’s Lake Erie fish ‘cutters’ stay busy with day’s haul

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A necessary evil of catching fish from Lake Erie is that in order to enjoy their culinary benefits they must be processed in some manner.
Most species are typically filleted, skinned, and de-boned, while others are just beheaded and gutted. And in the case of catfish, filleted and usually skinned, depending upon the intended method of cooking. Some of the state parks located on bodies of water where fish are often harvested have a fish cleaning facility to process fish.

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Lake sturgeon will be stocked in several Ohio locations this fall

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This October, in addition to planting fingerling lake sturgeon into the Maumee River as has been done since 2018, and the Cuyahoga River, which was first done last year, the Genoa Federal Fish Hatchery will be bringing additional fish to plant for the first time in the Sandusky River and Cattaraugus Creek in New York.
These efforts are all in the name of re-establishing spawning populations in streams where the ancient species, which dates back 135 million years, historically occurred.

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Commentary: Examining the three separate ‘lakes’ that make up Lake Erie

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On Aug. 4-5, I spent about 22 hours in Dunkirk, New York, at the invitation of the Eastern Lake Erie Charter Boat Association (ELECBA) and the Chautauqua County Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) to get acquainted with fishing opportunities on the “deep end” of Lake Erie.
While it takes me five hours to drive there from my home near Bowling Green, those who live in some parts of Ohio could get there in much less time. It was not my first time there, but this time I took note of the similarities and differences between this unfamiliar Eastern Basin of Lake Erie and the Western Basin.

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Cleaning smallish yellow perch is a snap

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Instead of throwing smaller yellow perch back on the days when schools cannot be located or convinced to bite, I routinely take home fish that are not in the ideal 8- to 10-inch range that I prefer. 
I have cleaned thousands of perch under 8 inches and have settled on 7 inches as the smallest size that produces a worthwhile fillet. For those with less practice filleting, one option for processing small perch is to simply “hog dress” them.

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Ohio State University students report on fisheries research at Stone Lab

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The Ohio State University’s F. T. Stone Laboratory on Gibraltar Island in Put-in-Bay offers scholarships for highly qualified students enrolled in classes each summer through its Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) program.
Stone Lab’s research coordinator, Justin Chaffin, said that for this highly competitive opportunity, 150 to more than 200 students apply each year for four REU projects conducted in the Lake Erie island area that are mentored by university faculty.

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