Michigan Department of Natural Resources recently announced plans to release approximately 100,000 Atlantic salmon into Lake Huron and two of its tributary streams during the 2013 spring season. Stocking locations will include the St. Marys River, Au Sable River, Thunder … Continued
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and partner agencies have begun stocking lake herring into Irondequoit Bay on Lake Ontario. Until the mid 1950s, Lake Ontario was home to a diverse group of whitefish that included as … Continued
The Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee (ACRCC) recently announced that intensive monitoring actions would be implemented in the North Shore Channel of the Chicago River after three consecutive rounds of Environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling yielded positive results for Asian carp … Continued
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife recently joined forces with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) to implement a pilot project to continue the restoration of native lake trout populations in Lake Erie. Lake trout … Continued
New York State’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and partner agencies recently announced efforts to re-introduce “bloater” fish, a deepwater cisco, into Lake Ontario offshore of Oswego. Bloaters feed primarily on invertebrates in water depths from 180 feet to 650 … Continued