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Tag: fisheries

Posted inAlgae Blooms, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

“It’s a good thing”: Fishflies in Great Lakes region signify healthy water

by Jada Vasser, Great Lakes Now July 11, 2023

Even though fishflies may not be the prettiest insects, they represent good. A large number of fishflies near the Great Lakes area means the water is healthy.

Posted inCulture, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Lake Erie, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Michigan, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research

Fish scientists: From childhood aspirations to Amazonian expeditions

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now September 26, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Commercial Fishing, Culture, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Superior, Michigan, News, Ohio, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Setting Lake Erie limits

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now August 30, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Commercial Fishing, Culture, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Lake Erie, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Lake Erie’s once-thriving blue pike is long gone but never forgotten

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now June 13, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

African scientists visit the North American Great Lakes in international exchange

by Natasha Blakely June 8, 2022November 9, 2025

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