Tag: invasive
How Michigan’s Inland Fish Farmers Cultivate a Sustainable Future for the Great Lakes
Despite being surrounded by the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth, Michigan imports the vast majority of its seafood, between 65% and 90%, according to Michigan Sea Grant.
As global aquaculture has grown to meet increasing demand for protein, a small but determined group of inland fish farmers in the Great Lakes region are working to build a more sustainable, local supply.
In the war against invasive sea lampreys, researchers find new success with old ideas
Collaboration on sea lamprey control research at Hammond Bay Biological Station in Millersburg, Michigan, connects today’s work with early breakthroughs, bringing several fish populations back from the brink after facing […]
Bassmaster Elite arrives as Lake St. Clair’s smallmouth break records
As anglers compete in the 2025 Yokohama Tire Bassmaster Elite competition on Lake St. Clair from Aug. 7-10, they’ll likely bring some pretty prize catches to weigh-ins. That’s because the catch-and-release method has allowed smallmouth bass on Lake St. Clair to grow to much greater sizes, according to new research from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
Michigan DNR warns of golden oyster mushroom invasion
A trendy species of mushroom could be a new threat to Michigan’s forests.The golden oyster mushroom is native to Asia. But people here have been growing them for some time as they’ve become increasingly popular in recipes.It’s possible some spores escaped into the wild.
Whitmer meets again with Trump, talks tariffs and Medicaid cuts
The Democratic governor said she had no qualms about partnering with a Republican president with whom she once had a fractious relationship.