Genetic mapping boosts hopes for restoring prized lake trout
Associated Press
August 31, 2021
It’s being lauded as “a vital missing link in our efforts to restore lake trout.”
Great Lakes Fishery Commission
A crucial barrier against sea lamprey intrusion, Harpersfield dam fix runs into big problem
Jeff Frischkorn
December 28, 2018
If the 117-year-old dam were to fail, it would allow the invasive species nearly 1,300 additional miles of main-stem and tributary spawning grounds.
Fisheries biologists look for answers, grass carp in Sandusky, Maumee rivers
Ohio DNR Reports
June 19, 2018
Part of continuing efforts to remove invasive grass carp, assess grass carp capture techniques and increase information on grass carp populations in the two rivers.
Federal funds expected to help in construction of sea lamprey barrier
Associated Press
April 3, 2018
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Federal funding is expected to help with the construction of a proposed river barrier aimed at controlling sea lamprey access into a western Michigan waterway. The Great Lakes Fishery Commission expects
Agency increases walleye, yellow perch catch for Lake Erie
Associated Press
March 27, 2017
The Lake Erie Committee of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission agreed to a 20 percent increase in the total allowable catch for walleye and 13 percent for yellow perch.
Study: Grass carp have invaded 3 of the Great Lakes
Associated Press
January 30, 2017
Invasive fish has been found in Lakes Erie, Michigan and Ontario, although it’s uncertain how many there are or how widely they have spread.
