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The burbot, bottom feeding fish nicknamed lawyers, are making a comback from the small number that have survived in its native waters of the Great Lakes. The species saw a huge decline in the 1950′s due to the invasive sea lamprey. Unfortunately there’s new research showing the return of the burbot may damage the multi-million [...]
According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, levels in Lake Michigan will continue to be more than a foot below average levels in 2010 and lower than levels experienced in 2009, perhaps even 2008. Lower levels put the spotlight on harbor dredging, which opens up ports to commercial and recreational traffic. View the June [...]
Michigan is a Midwestern state named after Lake Michigan whose name is a French adaptation of the Ojibwa Indian term mishigami, meaning large lake. Michigan has the longest freshwater shoreline in the world. Michigan is ranked third for the number of registered recreation boats, behind California and Florida. Michigan has 11,037 inland lakes. A person [...]
Several species of fish found in the Great Lakes have been declining in population and in size. Why? That’s exactly what researchers are trying to solve with a four-year, $560,000 grant. The initiative includes three schools – Purdue, the University of Michigan and the State University of New York – and two federal institutions. The [...]