Tag: mussels
Why smallmouth bass are getting bigger in Michigan waterways
This article was republished here with permission from Great Lakes Echo.
By Victoria Witke, Great Lakes Echo
Every spring for the last 15 years, Gene Gilliland and some friends have gone smallmouth bass fishing in Lake St. Clair in Southeast Michigan for a week.
Long-shut Springbank Dam is still costing London taxpayers money
Even in death, the Springbank Dam still is giving city hall a headache.
Quadrillions of invasive mussels are damaging the Great Lakes, documentary shows
The three-part documentary series, “All Too Clear: Beneath the Surface of the Great Lakes,” uses cutting-edge underwater drone technology to capture life hundreds of feet below the surface of the […]
Saving mussels one dive at a time
Biological collection specialists are divers who travel around the country relocating freshwater mussels and other vulnerable aquatic species before river restoration projects begin.
In September of 2024, a team of 20 divers scoured 40,000 square meters of the Grand River in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. In just two weeks, the team found, identified, marked, tagged, and relocated every native freshwater mussel within their search area.